Sa's New Hooning Laws

[Madaz]

Good call

[Garage Menace]

fair enuff they can speed i say, it is a necessity... and of course some will abuse it, its human nature (i know i would be tempted to if i had that power ). One thing no one has mentioned is how much trouble the police get in if they get in an accident while travelling over the speed limit (the word reamed comes to mind).

its not just trying to set the land speed record in a commonwhore on a donut run and damn the consequences they are very accountable for their actions, more so than the public (they just have different parameters to behave within)

Very true.

I have a mate who was responding to a house on fire with an aggressive male out the front refusing to allow firies to do their thing. Long story short, he was zapped by a flash for cash doing 84km/h in a 50km/h zone while in a marked car enroute to assist firies. Received a $450 odd fine (including the relevant demerits - 6 I think) which he is having a shiteload of trouble getting out of. Fine goes to him personally.

Even anti-Police types out there must think this is rediculous? Otherwise, watch the response times blow out...

If they cop this type of scrutiny over legit urgent driving, who in their right mind would risk the shitestorm that would come their way for a bit of hoooning?

Out.

[SLED]

Very true.

I have a mate who was responding to a house on fire with an aggressive male out the front refusing to allow firies to do their thing. Long story short, he was zapped by a flash for cash doing 84km/h in a 50km/h zone while in a marked car enroute to assist firies. Received a $450 odd fine (including the relevant demerits - 6 I think) which he is having a shiteload of trouble getting out of. Fine goes to him personally.

Even anti-Police types out there must think this is rediculous? Otherwise, watch the response times blow out...

If they cop this type of scrutiny over legit urgent driving, who in their right mind would risk the shitestorm that would come their way for a bit of hoooning?

Out.

A cop in a cop car responding to a legit emergency will always get off a fine because they are exempt under the road traffic act.

If your mate is having trouble, he's not telling you the full story.

[Madaz]

wow cant sleep Pete

i also tend to agree funny how the minor details get lost in the heroics of a storey

[bezender]

wow cant sleep Pete

i also tend to agree funny how the minor details get lost in the heroics of a storey

so true... who would want to let the truth get in the way of a good story eh?

:laughing-smiley-014:

[Garage Menace]

A cop in a cop car responding to a legit emergency will always get off a fine because they are exempt under the road traffic act.

If your mate is having trouble, he's not telling you the full story.

Not true.

It is very easy to verify whether an officer is responding to a legit emergency.

All it takes is a minor breach in procedures, like lights activated but no siren for the officer involved to either wear the fine, or be internally charged.

Second, it is a judgement call made by someone (not a Police Officer so they have no idea what the job is like) in the Police Complaints Authority (usually a lawyer) who decides whether or not the officer wears the fine based on the speed, time of day etc. The officer's judgement is being constantly called into question by someone who has never ridden in their shoes.

I am beginning a rant but my mate is telling the full story, and there have apparently been close to 20 fines lately where officers have been responding to legit emergencies that have been forwarded for prosecution so no, they do not automatically get off speeding fines if responding to an emergency.

SAPol is trying to obtain a squeaky clean "We are not above the law" image for the sake of appearances with the resultant persecution of hard working people heading towards things that most people run away from...

I will leave it at that.

Edited January 17, 2008 by Garage Menace

[chops]

SAPol is trying to obtain a squeaky clean "We are not above the law" image

Not a bad thing IMO

resultant persecution of hard working people heading towards things that most people run away from...

Don't like their methods however.

It's a thankless job I wouldn't do, and people should remember that if we piss off all the people that WILL, then no-one will be left to do it.