Adelaide Street Scene

[SLED]

if you encounter a cop that is being a flat out wanker for no apparent reason simply ask for there badge number so you can file a complaint against him/her later on. it is an offence for them not to provide you with this information.

just about all of the cops i have delt with have pulled there head in majorly after i have asked for this information,minus the one dickhead that refused to give the number to me and subsequently lost his job over it in the end.

what the............!!

At the end of the day, when a cop pulls anyone over for whatever reason he feels like, remember that he's holding all the cards and if you choose to give be an arse to him in a defectable car (95% of cars on here are), he will own you.........so your best bet is to stfu and smile

[Sambo33]

i gotta say i keep a low profile these days, im carefull where/when i go for a drive. but ive never had any real problems with police.

i think the cause of this problem is the minority out there that feel the need to drive like a dickhead everywhere they go, and/or do hektik burnouts in the suburbs, ect. but most skylines i see drive respectfully, and good on them!

[rad100]

its heavy police presents that detour me from driving my car alot..

its sad that u can be pulled over for being sensible...

i think by all means if ur a ass in ur car doing stupid stuff u deserve it!

but yes its sad

[Absent]

The truth is the car scene has shifted to motor bikes due to police and petrol prices

Most people have got bikes for their speed fixes, the amount of times I've seen groups of bikes flexing around the streets, cops don't bother them cos there sooo fast

Also, dunno about everyone else but my car is 18 years old now and I just don't want to drive it around Adelaide for 3 hours (got a feeling others feel the same), I'd be keen to meet up some where and chat/chill

[rhys5169]

what the............!!

At the end of the day, when a cop pulls anyone over for whatever reason he feels like, remember that he's holding all the cards and if you choose to give be an arse to him in a defectable car (95% of cars on here are), he will own you.........so your best bet is to stfu and smile

100% of the cars on here are

[RubyRS4]

The truth is the car scene has shifted to motor bikes due to police and petrol prices

Most people have got bikes for their speed fixes, the amount of times I've seen groups of bikes flexing around the streets, cops don't bother them cos there sooo fast

WTF? Do you ride a bike Matt?

The bike scene has always been here in Adelaide, just as long as the car scene. We just changed with the change in machinery available to us, and the law. We've always been the target of cops, altho we do our best to keep a low profile. And an absolute majority of us are not speed junkies or stunt junkies. You make it sound like cops won't chase us because we speed everywhere and we'd just run from cops. Far from the truth mate. You've just taken that false view that Joe Public has of motorcyclists and spoon fed it here. Don't go blaming the false view that because "cops don't bother" catching us, that they target car drivers like yourself.

There is a small population of dickhead riders, but they just "passing thru". They are a minority and they usually give it up thru lack of commitment or because they "hurt themselves" You ride a bike, you learn to tolerate the attention from the law.

Me and my mates ride together all the time. We get out to Mallala for track days very regularly.

BTW fuel prices has resulted in increased sales in scooters. And scooter riders are not motorcyclists

[Boof]

The truth is the car scene has shifted to motor bikes due to police and petrol prices

Most people have got bikes for their speed fixes, the amount of times I've seen groups of bikes flexing around the streets, cops don't bother them cos there sooo fast

Also, dunno about everyone else but my car is 18 years old now and I just don't want to drive it around Adelaide for 3 hours (got a feeling others feel the same), I'd be keen to meet up some where and chat/chill

Mate i've got a 25 year old skyline in the carport, and i have NO problems with driving it for 3+ hours!!! Its a joy for me to drive it, so when its back on the road again i'll be driving it flat out (apart from when its stinking hot then i'll be sitting in the inlaws pool!!!) If you've got that kinda attitude might be time to either A) sell it or B) buy a boonga and learn to appreciate what you've got more

[Lil Miss 32]

I remember when i little a lil girl and my family and i went to Adelaide for holidays, my brothers were always pointing out skylines and showing me. I remember these skylines... clean, nice and fresh!

[DSTROY]

I dont know if im just lucky, but i drive my car through the city and bay nearly every weekend for the past 3 or so years, and i hardly ever get pulled over, only ever been defected for a loose air filter. People just need to modify there cars more smartly.

[Dohmar]

I remember when i little a lil girl and my family and i went to Adelaide for holidays,

Ur family went to >adelaide< for >holidays<?

(cries)

love our little town but man if I came here for a holiday I'd be really let down

-D

[Jack88]

i think your missing my point pete,what gives them the right to pull someone over that is by no means doing anything wrong, just minding there own buisness in a seemingly clean legal car,obveiously if you have a loud exhaust or things like that thats a different story but its a generalisation on there part, its like me saying to a customer oh i refuse to work on your car because you look like the kind of person that doesnt have any money

now if i said something like that id get freakin shot! so what gives them the right to think oh its a performance car so it must have something illigal on it lets pull it over.

another thing that grinds my gears is how consistantly dumb the police are getting,95% of them wouldnt know a what blow off valve was if it jumped up and kicked them in the nuts. i for one think they should at least have some sort of training on at least the basics before they get the right to decide what is deemed legal or not on ones car.

i do agree tho most of the cars are defectable tho lol.

lol at what you said dommar too haha.

[steveP]

problem is cops are getting smarter. everyone owns or has owned a import at some time in their life. they are cheap and common as hell. and cops are learning.. and learning how to defect them.

cops arnt about fighting crime, its about making quota's.

i think being on P's make cops target u 10x more. everytime i go thru RBT's i get asked if im on my fulls. im like yep and get let thru. only thing cops have done me for is 'out of track'. and my rims were 30mm's out the gaurds. they only pulled me over coz it was obvious. apart from that never had probs. but thats coz i know my mods and know what to tell them. i manage to talk my way out of it.. and having 'just passed regency papers' in my glove box helps but they do treat me like a criminal. like driving below the speed limit in the left lane.. but they still have a need to pull a u turn and request a random licence check every time.

but like said previously. just be nice and comply.. it will get u out of a lot of shit. but if they start writing up a defect notice.. give them a piece of ur mind, they deserve it and what they gona do.. double defect u for abuse lol.

cops need a major shake up. yes a lot of cars are defectable.. but come on.. priorities!!!! so many people driving around uninsured, no licence, have a warrant, driving drunk or on drugs, people speeding and no respect for road rules. surely these are more important than a 'unsecured pod filter'.

Edited August 24, 2008 by steveP

[Pauly33GTS-t]

I'm into bikes now, because of authority i am over the performance car scene.

[Rocky88]

everyone owns or has owned a import at some time in their life.

Alright that's a bit exaggerated...

Anyways, might be just that I'm lucky, but I dont very often see cops on the streets (might be cause I live in western suburbs). And even when I do see them they dont pull me over even when I drive a bit over speed limit or if my bov goes off etc... *knock on wood* On friday night I was doing close to 5000rpm on Hindley street, my bov was loud as f**k, and then I realised there were cops just next to me... and they didnt do anything... One time I drove past cop car with my front bumper missing and intercooler hanging out and again nothing... And I'm P-plater...

I better dont push my luck though... I know soon or later I'll get pulled over... it's just that so far I've been lucky

[DamageInc]

100% of the cars on here are

including mine for bad wheel fitment haha

but seriously , it would be good if we had a meeting spot where we could all go and just talk , suss out each others cars and just be civilized and not have to worry about the cops sitting on our arses

i know of a few good spots around the cbd that don't have police presence but depends on how many cars go there i suppose

[Damo_R34]

lol, what a funny read. Cops are our enemies?

[CRoNic...]

I think so.

[RubyRS4]

I'm into bikes now, because of authority i am over the performance car scene.

I've always been into bikes. Cars are just an in-between interest. You're frowned upon as much as you are driving an import. But it does come down to where and when you ride. Just like if you cruise the city and bay Fri and Sat nights, you could be targetted as much. Same if you ride your bike the same stretch or in the known 'hot spots' in the hills. With the exception of RBT stops, I get pulled over on the bike 3-4 times a year. I haven't been pulled over in the car yet. Even tho I'm frowned upon more on my bike, it doesn't deter me whatsoever.

Owning 5 bikes and 2 cars is evident of where my heart is at

What do you ride?

Edited August 25, 2008 by RubyRS4

[Boof]

cops arnt about fighting crime, its about making quota's.

Yer proof of that is the fact that since they've bought in the drug driving laws im yet to get pulled into an RBT station for a drug check (not that they'd get a +ve result)...Infact can't remember the last time i was pulled into an RBT at all!

[fullyhyperlite]

I've never been pulled over, RBT, or anything to do with the cops.....

but then again....cops aren't gonna pick on a lil lowered laser with chrome rims and a chill sound system LOL