Cops Reporting Traffic Offences When Off Duty?!

[Kaido_RR]

This guy was most likely not a cop.

Making a speeding fine stick these days will take more than the say so (verbal) of a cop. The vehicle would have to have a calibrated speedo.

as for the "to be f$%ked" business. Not acceptable conduct....sounds fake

I've been pulled over by an off duty cop...they are never off duty.

interested i know i few riders who have been done by cops and the cops were allowed to sight the speed upto 20km/hr over

Edited September 24, 2010 by Kaido_RR

[Mayuri Krab]

Well ages back when my mum still had her VN commodore, one day we got a cop knocking on the door & proceed to hand my mother a fine for dangerous driving...

Apparently a off duty cop was riding on his push bike & he claimed that my mother was driving recklessly & cut him off & he had to take evasive manuavours... (you know the usual exaggerated BS) this off duty was apparently a senior officer & he filed a claim, so this junior ranked cop is chasing up with it.

The fine was $100ish & had a point or two... the points my mother couldn't care less, but the $100ish dollars... that was a BIG DEAL.

You just don't mess with a cheap-ass Asian Woman's money...

She outright refused to accept the fine right in the junior cop's face (which shoked him I think...) & agreed to go to court with it, she was all prepared & got a English to Chinese translator on court day but when they got there they found that the off-duty cop who made the original claim had withdraw his claim.

When she got back she said she forgot to counter-sue this cop for wasting her time & should demand for compensation for the time she had to take off work (& hece lost on more $$$) to go to court.

[ix9]

I was once driving down a 50km/h residential street, shifting in to 5th at 50km/h (yes, i dont speed as there are many children always playing around)

As I was driving I notice a man unloading shopping from his boot on the side of the road, only for him to twirl a shopping bag at me and yell at me to slow down. Knowing I was doing nothing wrong I slam on the brakes and reverse up to the guy, giving him a mouthful "Have you got a radar on me mate? I was doing F*CKING 50 dickhead" - he then whipped out a cop badge and said "i said slow down!! i'll see you in court" (thinking his cop badge will make me change my tune) after telling him politely to "go f**k himself" for being a righteous dick i drove off....

never heard anything from him again. the end.

[hooray]

about 20 years ago my brother and i (he was driving) overtook a cop that was off duty out in the back streets of wanneroo on his personal motorbike, he followed us to our house but thankfully only gave him a warning .he did say if he ever saw him doing that speed again he would arrest him on the spot. admittingly he was doing 150 in a 80

hooning wasnt even herd of back then it was just called speeding

[LANDSCRIBBLE]

I was once driving down a 50km/h residential street, shifting in to 5th at 50km/h (yes, i dont speed as there are many children always playing around)

As I was driving I notice a man unloading shopping from his boot on the side of the road, only for him to twirl a shopping bag at me and yell at me to slow down. Knowing I was doing nothing wrong I slam on the brakes and reverse up to the guy, giving him a mouthful "Have you got a radar on me mate? I was doing F*CKING 50 dickhead" - he then whipped out a cop badge and said "i said slow down!! i'll see you in court" (thinking his cop badge will make me change my tune) after telling him politely to "go f**k himself" for being a righteous dick i drove off....

never heard anything from him again. the end.

[jawrgy]

Was in NSW, and was on a 2 lane road overtaking a car as the speed was going to drop to 50 from a 70 zone. As i go to accelerate to take over maybe hitting 80 as the 50 zone approached the car i was overtaking was keeping up. , as a car was turning right further i gunned it to avoid a collision with the turning car. (yes i could have slowed down but i was in the middle of overtaking and the prick who i was overtaking was keeping up and sitting in my blind spot), As i get in front and in the left lane the car i just overtook swings around to the right lane after the turning car and pulls and makes gestures with his hand to slow down. Anyways i pull up to lights i roll my window down and see the guy was an off duty cop , i could tell by the police shirt her was wearing. He goes you know thats a 50 zone and you atleast hit 100.... SLOW DOWN!!!, I reply why the f*k did you speed up when i was overtaking, i wouldnt need to speed up if you knew how to drive. Knowing i had just admitted to speeding and was being a smart ass, i turned off and took the back streets home. Happened over 6 months ago didnt hear from the cop.

[IEatPelicans]

some points:

1. an off duty cop can only book you for speeding ONLY if they have their ticket book with them. Having worked with cops, i can say that only a few traffic cops tend to carry their ticket books on them whilst off duty.

2. The post above is correct: don't stop unless you see blue flashing lights OR they give you a clear view of their badge.

3. If you get a summons for a traffic charge and you were not pulled over and questioned at the time of the alleged offence (leaving aside multanovas etc), give serious consideration to challenging the charge.

4. If an off duty cop does pull you over, make a good note of how fast they had to go to catch you!

5. don't be a smart arse. you are far more likely to talk yourself into getting a ticket you otherwise probably would've just a stern talking to for.