F*ck Me...

[hoony]

before you read i must note: i'm not making a big deal out of this, i just like telling stories... don't expect too much

okay guys here we go...

let me 'woo sa' at myself first and before i go on i must all tell you now that yes i was an idiot and i feel as dumb as the dumbest animal on earth (whatever that may be)

anyways, just have a question for you all i hope you can answer or at least help me with, here goes;

turning right (with the East Perth Police Station on my left and the WACA infront of me) onto the road with that big hill and Queens Park is on your left hand side there was this Camry going EXTREMELY slow (i was going to turn left where Queens Park and the City LockUp is) and i contemplated to myself if i should shift down and overtake them

NOTE - i was in a BIT of a hurry, girlfriend is having complications with her pregnancy so we were going to go to the hospital and i was a bit stressed...

anyways, i didn't so i kept travelling at 35km/h but there was this 4WD behind me i think was Patrol or LandCruiser with wooden planks and a surfboard or something on the roof behind me, driving just as slow... i just ignored it but i did think to myself 'there's something odd about that car', i drive past the lockup and there was one highway and undercover patrol car parked in the centre bays i think they were getting ready to start setting up RBT's or so... thought nothing of it

at this point in time i'm facing the WACA on my left and the lights are coming up, they're green and this stupid Camry is going super slow and there is this 'S' turn you have to take that gets you on the Causeway, anyways i stayed in second and at this point in time my mind was made up that when the lane splits from one to three i'm going to just go for it and fly past him, you know the little rush you get when you wanna ride your girl that little bit harder...

anyways flew past him (not exactly sure how fast i was going but i was over the limit for sure) and then that 4WD lights up the red and blue and i'm just thinking 'WHAT THE F*CK is going on, that bloody car looks like it's going to Meekathara or something!?!' so they flash and put on the siren briefly and i pull over into FabCar on Albany Highway and these two boys in blue hop out but they're wearing like Detective/Swat uniforms, those full length navy coloured ones and this is the conversation;

Officer: 'good afternoon mate, how are ya?'

Myself: 'yeah not bad officer...'

Officer: 'could you please step out of the vehicle with your license please'

Myself: *get out of car and pull license from wallet*

Officer: 'now have you got any idea as to why we pulled you over?'

Myself: 'yes officer' *nods head*

Officer: 'so are you in a rush to get somewhere or something?'

Myself: 'yes, well... kinda, yeah but of course there's no excuse right?'

Officer: 'is this your car?'

Myself: 'yes sir'

Officer: 'and who's name is it registered to?'

Myself: 'my mother's'

Officer: 'so if we look up this vehicle, it will be registered to this address?'

Myself: 'correct' *nods head*

AT THIS POINT IN TIME i start shitting thinking to myself 'do NOT take my car please'

in all seriousness i was going at least #30km/h (# represents a number you guys can think of yourselves)

i was thinking this because i was talking to one of the SAU boys from the cruise last night with an R32 GTR (sorry dude forgot your name) and he was telling me how he got done just after he got it out of the shop and the cops didn't sound too nice and these guys were whipping out notepads and everything... what made it was what he said a little later on...

Officer: 'now have you got any outstanding warrants or anything against your name i should know about right now?'

Myself: 'none sir'

Officer: 'anything in your history we might need to know about?'

Myself: 'i have lost my license before for three months'

Officer: 'and that was for?'

Myself: 'just repeated speeding infringements'

Officer: 'alright matey... so tell me where you're off to in such a hurry...'

Myself: 'well i'm actually on my way to my partner's house, she's pregnant at the moment but having a few complications and we don't want to take any risks like she's (then i talk about the complications she's having) so i'm just going to take her to the hospital now...'

THIS is where is shit myself...

Officer: 'i'll tell ya what's going to happen now, i'm going to confirm your details with the database and see if what you've told me is true and the seriousness of your past offences'

i seriously thought he was gonna say if it was bad enough he'd bring a tow truck, instead he says;

Officer: 'if they're serious enough we'll send out an infringement notice to you, if not we'll let you off with a warning okay?'

Myself: *deep down inside i have my eyes wide open in super dooper surprise mode* 'yes sir'

Officer: 'drive safely okay and slow down'

Myself: *still in shock as to how nice they were* 'definately, thank you'

AND OFF THEY WENT!

now my question to you guys is... did they not give me a ticket straight away or at all because;

they weren't a patrol car and couldn't prove or analyze how fast i was going?

they just can't give me a ticket?

what's happening with my girlfriend is quite serious and they felt sorry for me?

and why on earth didn't they hoon law me? i think it's an 80 zone there i'm sure i was going at least 5xkm's over the limit

and SHOULD i expect a ticket in the mail anytime soon?

everytime i've sped even 8km's over the limit i get done straight away on the spot, these guys just had a chat to me and let me go...

anyways, please keep flaming to a minimum PLEASE i know i did wrong and i know how people can get intolerant when others break the law but i've only shared this story to get your opinions and advice, it still phases me as to why my car is in my garage and not impounded, i wasn't a really safe driver infront of a police car for at least 700m...

please share

cheers,

Andrew

[inthisglass]

you got really lucky

the patrol wouldn't have been able to tell if you were speeding but they could have booked you for reckless driving or any amount of other things

perhaps they did feel sorry for your situation or perhaps they were just nice?

but consider yourself a lucky chap

[ossie_21]

Probably because you were just completely honest with them & knew you did the wrong thing I think that's why they have given you a warning. They were behind you & they probably wanted to do the same thing

[ztuned]

buy yourself a lottery ticket with that sort of luck

[NISZILA]

Definately very lucky there mate. As Steve says, go buy a lotto ticket

[32vspecII]

if these were traffic cops you would be gone , thats their job

more important cops have better things to do unless your an idiot , unlicensed driver , wanted criminal , crack dealer , meth head etc

hence the checks

[bnr#@]

Probably because you were just completely honest with them & knew you did the wrong thing I think that's why they have given you a warning. They were behind you & they probably wanted to do the same thing

So are you saying that speeding to help someone in an emegency is doing the wrong thing? I would say that he was doing an illegal thing but not wrong.

[MattyP]

Yeah count yourself lucky.

Last night..or should I say early this morning (around 2am) I was heading NOR on the Kwinana Fwy (right from the start of fwy) and another car and I were just keeping up with each other, then all of a sudden as its getting close to the Berrigan Rd exit, this car comes out nowhere from the bushes and the other car puts on the brakes first (must have noticed it first) and then I look back and its a Highway Patrol Car (behind the other car). I then slow down to a point of doing 80 as I didn't want to go overtake the other car, which I think the HPC was hoping I would do. Then the HPC just floors it and flies in between the other car and I and puts on like 5-600 meters in seconds even after I get back to 100. No lights on, nothing...I had video camera on hand next to me and for some stupid reason didn't put it on to record them.

Could have been my first 'Police Hoons' video, would have looked good for them over the Easter Break when they are promoting the road safety / don't speed message!!

I bought a few Lotto tickets after my thing a few weeks ago..won $12..probably covered the cost of the tickets I originally bought hahaha.

Also, if those guys were D's / Tactical Responce...they usually don't bother I think handing out fines from what I've seen so far when I've been out on the road with detectives for work. Just means more stupid paper work for them in the office, and they've got better things to do.

Edited March 22, 2008 by MattyP

[infamous_t]

Everyone has moments of weakness, can't say what you did is any different to what I might do in the same situation.

You were just unlucky to have a police vehicle behind you.

[ish]

Lol ... you will be fine as mentioned above ... they sound like they weren't traffic police.

I have had 2 strange incidents with the police in my late R32gtr ...

first week i got it i came out of the bottle shop , cruized up to the lights, took left hand turn and WUUP WUUP unmarked pulled me over where i turned into the side street because no parks on main road etc ...

I am thinking ohhh here we go ..the dreaded Skyline bashing etc ....i get out of the car the same time he does and we meet in the middle somewhere... He goes did you just leave the pub mate and i said sorta i just went through the drive through bottle shop > see 4pack of JD. He then goes ohhhhhhh i thought you had just left the pokies no worries . At this point i am like WTF , he doesn't bretho me but takes my license for a chekum. we both go sit in our cars .... I am getting a bit worried now thinking the worst that maybe there is an unpaid , hes radioing to his mates to do RWC checks, dont pop the bonnet , maybe he thinks i am Ivan malat etc ...cause hes taking ages... after 5/10 minutes or longer he gets out of his car and starts heading towards me with a huge grin on his face ??? I sat there going here we go ...

He reaches through the window with his hand extended and says beautiful car mate, Shakes my hand and introduces himself first name (this has never happened to me ever)... See ya on the road, bye...

I was Gob smacked

Later i found out he has an R33 Gtst as his personal ride... strangest interception i think i have ever had

the other story i will save for later ... 2 plain clothed D's that couldn't catch up to us until they did the flashing dash board thing ...lol

[ossie_21]

if these were traffic cops you would be gone , thats their job

Real cops have better things to do unless your an idiot , unlicensed driver , wanted criminal , crack dealer , meth head etc

hence the checks

Fixed

So are you saying that speeding to help someone in an emegency is doing the wrong thing? I would say that he was doing an illegal thing but not wrong.

If it was quite serious (emergency) she would have called an ambulance first, who could get there sooner & start treating her right away, not her boyfriend. I could understand why Andrew did it but could have gone about it a bit differently.

[ix9]

Spank my ass and call me charlie, luckiest man ever!

I remember one time burning around the corner, fully on-gate, quick but not out of control.... A cop from an undercover car see's me, gets out and flags me down. I proceed to paint my pants brown.

He asks for my license, I said "sorry for going pretty fast around the corner, I put my foot down to make the break in traffic" he asks to open my BOOT, rummages around for a bit, finds nothing. Asks me about my sticker on the back window ("RIP MrMeaner") I tell him the story, and he says well OK, take it easy next time and be careful.

Must've been a detective, he was wearing plain clothes. Not all cops are dicks eh!

[Denver]

In instances like this when you get pulled yp, and you KNOW they have no form of speed reading, deny everything, and demand proof if they want to try something on..

just because you over took someone on a 3 lane road does not make you a hoon. they need to proove without a doubt that you where doing something wrong..

[NA_Goodness]

your lucky mate, very lucky!! I've driven behind your before, and you're not a hoon. Just sheer dumb luck!! I got pulled over friday night for a licence check and random breath test. Didnt comment on why I turned my exhaust off, but did notice the directions for the cruise earlier that night!! I'd left the cruise cos of the cops at Burswood, had them follow me from Scabs to Burswood, and now they'd pulled me over!! Thankfully they said nothing and I left, but they have been out in force this weekend!!

Hope yr gf's ok as well.

[hoony]

thank god for me guys...

forgot to buy my bloody lotto ticket though!

so does this mean i probably won't get anything in the mail?

yeah and jana's doing okay, we're going to doctor's next week

[NA_Goodness]

No. If they pull you over, they give you the fine on the spot. That's what I've always seen, when people I know get pulled over. Never heard of them mailing one out to you unless you were caught on camera. Does anyone disagree to this? I may be wrong.

[Ashy Larry]

TRG or D's

Lucky man....

Slick Pick on Thursday night?

[Daniel R32]

No. If they pull you over, they give you the fine on the spot. That's what I've always seen, when people I know get pulled over. Never heard of them mailing one out to you unless you were caught on camera. Does anyone disagree to this? I may be wrong.

Nah not always. . i got pulled over one night and the cops took my details and didnt give me anything . . got the court summons bout 2 - 3 months later in the mail

[Lucy in the Sky]

they were probably also frustrated with the 35km p/hr camry and understood why you did what you did

[Stinky Rooster]

Yet more proof that cops are people too IMO. There are some real arseholes out there, but there are also some pretty decent blokes that will TRY and do the right thing.