so i got defected

[blk_shadow]

why all these are mostly in bloody Melbourne "the place to live" Victoria????

[DC4Integra98]

I've been pulled over quite a few times now especially for 'random' breathe tests... heck even at 7.30 in the morning!

Most surprising was the latest incident when I was pulled over straight after heading out of a shopping centre carpark at around 8pm. The coppa comes around and asks me "do you know why you were pulled over?",

I reply nicely and said not at all, he then explains to me the biggest bs i've ever heard and tells me that I had apparently cut a bmw off whilst coming out of the shopping centre.

There was obviously no bmw since the cop was right behind after coming out of the carpark... however i resisted to argue. He then further asks if i was on the phone etc etc

After a while he asks where im headed to and lets me go. He then proceeds to follow me to my destination (wtf?)

So far been very lucky that whenever i've been pulled over it has been in a very dark area or when im suited up going to work, so no defects and fines so far touch wood

[WATAJK]

I've been pulled over quite a few times now especially for 'random' breathe tests... heck even at 7.30 in the morning!

Most surprising was the latest incident when I was pulled over straight after heading out of a shopping centre carpark at around 8pm. The coppa comes around and asks me "do you know why you were pulled over?",

I reply nicely and said not at all, he then explains to me the biggest bs i've ever heard and tells me that I had apparently cut a bmw off whilst coming out of the shopping centre.

There was obviously no bmw since the cop was right behind after coming out of the carpark... however i resisted to argue. He then further asks if i was on the phone etc etc

After a while he asks where im headed to and lets me go. He then proceeds to follow me to my destination (wtf?)

So far been very lucky that whenever i've been pulled over it has been in a very dark area or when im suited up going to work, so no defects and fines so far touch wood

LOL @ that bullshit
See those are the sort of cops that annoy me.
When it comes to the lights i aboslutely fly off but to shit the copper ill stop and keep within the speedlimit haha
When the next set of lights come, i do a head check, giving me a dirty look..
Felt sorry he couldnt book me lol

[blasdf]

it's BS you guys get all these problems. I've been living in QLD for over a year now, originally from NZ. I lost my license for 6 months back home because I pulled out of an intersection with my mate in the car, nailed it from 1st to 2nd, and a cop came past and did my for some boy racing law. Complete shit that I would have argued had I not had a few beers and would have been over the limit. So used my skills to actually make him forget to take a breath sample from me...holding the breath meter thing in his hand as he jumped out the car.

Ive been a good driver here, got my little civic with not too much power.

But I have to say, the only time I got pulled up here was in a car with no rego, my mates car of all things, but it was rego'd it just hadn't been received and he was also new to Australia. They were nice to me, said it's rego'd, just take the old one off as that's a fine here. Let me on the way, maybe because my mate is an older guy and we didn't look like racers.

But I definitely feel cops use personal feelings and human emotions to pull over people and react. Which really, they should be hooked up to a matrix machine, have all their thoughts wiped from memory and be programmed to only use the law and be matter of fact, no personal feelings...sure this will never happen, but that's the problem people face.

Has anyone in teh Gold Coast had bad run in with cops for no real good reason...and I don't mean like my mate had getting busted going 270 down the M1 and escaped jail time with a good lawyer. I mean driving along, and get attacked by cops yada.. To be honest the only time I really see cops pulling cars over here are if you have a Suby or Skyline.

Sorry to blab away in this thread, but I feel the pain with this and hope it eases with the hounding.

[WATAJK]

it's BS you guys get all these problems. I've been living in QLD for over a year now, originally from NZ. I lost my license for 6 months back home because I pulled out of an intersection with my mate in the car, nailed it from 1st to 2nd, and a cop came past and did my for some boy racing law. Complete shit that I would have argued had I not had a few beers and would have been over the limit. So used my skills to actually make him forget to take a breath sample from me...holding the breath meter thing in his hand as he jumped out the car.

Ive been a good driver here, got my little civic with not too much power.

But I have to say, the only time I got pulled up here was in a car with no rego, my mates car of all things, but it was rego'd it just hadn't been received and he was also new to Australia. They were nice to me, said it's rego'd, just take the old one off as that's a fine here. Let me on the way, maybe because my mate is an older guy and we didn't look like racers.

But I definitely feel cops use personal feelings and human emotions to pull over people and react. Which really, they should be hooked up to a matrix machine, have all their thoughts wiped from memory and be programmed to only use the law and be matter of fact, no personal feelings...sure this will never happen, but that's the problem people face.

Has anyone in teh Gold Coast had bad run in with cops for no real good reason...and I don't mean like my mate had getting busted going 270 down the M1 and escaped jail time with a good lawyer. I mean driving along, and get attacked by cops yada.. To be honest the only time I really see cops pulling cars over here are if you have a Suby or Skyline.

Sorry to blab away in this thread, but I feel the pain with this and hope it eases with the hounding.

Mate if u ask me, cops should focus on the real criminals not us

[Moey.C]

Mate if u ask me, cops should focus on the real criminals not us

couldnt agree more

[aaronng]

it's BS you guys get all these problems. I've been living in QLD for over a year now, originally from NZ. I lost my license for 6 months back home because I pulled out of an intersection with my mate in the car, nailed it from 1st to 2nd, and a cop came past and did my for some boy racing law. Complete shit that I would have argued had I not had a few beers and would have been over the limit. So used my skills to actually make him forget to take a breath sample from me...holding the breath meter thing in his hand as he jumped out the car.

You just admitted to drink driving on a public forum.......... Be careful because anyone can read this section.

[EGB18CT]

there was a report in the hearald sun the other day (sunday i believe) with an ex 'oldie' cop saying cops should go back to they way they used to be before, concentrating on 'real crimes' not speeding/hoon laws driving around the street booking people while other more serious crimes are happening and getting away. Of course, this 'old' cop got crucified.. story went something like that.

[aaronng]

there was a report in the hearald sun the other day (sunday i believe) with an ex 'oldie' cop saying cops should go back to they way they used to be before, concentrating on 'real crimes' not speeding/hoon laws driving around the street booking people while other more serious crimes are happening and getting away. Of course, this 'old' cop got crucified.. story went something like that.

Not much you can do now.... Back then there were "cops". Now you have "general duties", "highway patrol", "detectives". They are specialised now that you can't ask a highway patrol cop to become a detective and solve crimes. So the highway patrol cop keeps doing what he does best. Catching people for speeding and pick on modified cars.

BTW, latest use of the word "hoons" on the news was for cars with extra loud sound systems just cruising the streets slowly. I think this was Channel Nine, it's the channel with the old guy as a newsreader.

[Limbo]

yeah would be good if cops focused on real crimes.
Can't get them to even come out even when you have an accident......

[Nepolian]

yeah would be good if cops focused on real crimes.
Can't get them to even come out even when you have an accident......

Street racing and illegally modded cars aren't a crime???

Also if all cops went to all the accidents, who would be doing the police work???

As Aaron said, Police are specialised now and the workload is spread out! Just have to wait.

[Ashwee]

Today, driving along near an unmarked car, hung back a bit to avoid the hassles, a car pulls out blowing a tonne of blue smoke (hello EPA).. and who do they pull over? the completely harmless looking newish hilux from a plumbing company. Gotta love that crap.