My first harrassment by cops.

[JAS-25T]

ive had a cop have a powerr trip on me,

it was actually before i had my line, they tried to rrip me for crap i didnt do (usual story)

anyways on another note, a mate of mine is a cop and he has a nice RX3

[Z32 Airlines]

Reidles, you're not related to Nathan Hinton are ya? (He's a cop also)

[CerealKiller]

I've been pulled over for taking a corner "too fast". I argued hard with the cop that what I was doing was legal - he argued that my tyres were screeching (they weren't) so it was a his word vs my word type thing. He was looking hard to defect me but couldn't, his mate in the paddy wagon then called him back to go chase someone else.

[JimX]

I've been pulled over for taking a corner "too fast". I argued hard with the cop that what I was doing was legal - he argued that my tyres were screeching (they weren't) so it was a his word vs my word type thing. He was looking hard to defect me but couldn't, his mate in the paddy wagon then called him back to go chase someone else.

Hmm, maybe being pulled up for no reason is a sign that there's not enough crime being committed in your area.

[GTR R35]

JimX,

All I can say is take it to court.

I was zipping through the backstreets of Gladesville when I noticed far behind me a car trying to keep up. I was in my brothers WRX at the time and I could just make out a paddy wagon about 400m behind. I pulled over and these 2 fat ugly chicks got out of the PW and told me to get back in my car. I am 6'5" and said that I was fine standing up and what was their problem. They said I was speeding and that I was gonna get a ticket. I asked how they measured my speed and they said they had a radar......yeah right, I asked to see the radar and that PW are not fitted with calibrated speedo's. I was being a tad obnoxious and the next thing I know I had 3 other cars speeding in from all directions. I was shocked as I was not aggresive, I stayed leaning up against the car the whole time. Anyway, I got a ticket for 15-30kmh, as soon as they wrote out the ticket, I borrowed their pen to fill out the court election. They were not impressed.....

I went to court 4 months later and the prosocutor dropped the charges as they knew I had all the ammo I needed to win.

The cops will give you all the police statements and your driving record before you go into court. These 2 DUMB ass cops had conflicting statements, they had followed me on different roads for different distances and even got the car colour wrong.

While I will admit to exceeding the speed limit, I was not reckless. While we must adhere to the road laws, the cops must also adhere to the laws.

Take it to court, you would be suprised how easy it can be, make sure you write a statement and get all the details about where you were stopped and what an angel you are on the road. Get some statements from reputable friends who have been in the car when you are driving. Other Cops, doctors, judges, etc are great ammo.

Have a go, if you loose you will only have $45 more to pay.

Winning the court case was just reward as both cops were there and were not happy when I won.

[JimX]

JimX, All I can say is take it to court.

Well, I would have, but I didn't get a ticket

[Greggo666]

Man, cops are alright in Bathurst, that is untill they do a blitz and bring all the Syd cops with em and they dont hold back cos they arent local and they dont give a toss who they pi$$ off, which is nearly everyone. Best thing to do is leave your car at home and get drunk somewhere . When i used to have my 31 and was on my way to work at bout 11 and doin bout 100 in a 60, a car come up behind me, and it had pretty blue and red lights and a cool sound, it was an old camry with 2 plain clothed detectives. Anyway i co-operated handed the license over, did the breathyliser and apoligised, he just said if he caught me doind that kind of speed again hed take my license off me, very lucky indeed.

[Bax]

I wouldn't worry too much about it, it only annoys the shit outta me when I'm late for work or something similar, when I'm not actually speeding, but I'm not slowing down as much for round abouts and corners and taking them rather quick, when they pull you over for an RBT and a check up.

Pisses me off, but hey, if somebody had stolen my car and the cops pulled them over, I'd be thankful for a long long time.

And yeah they don't like it when you don't brake for corners and round abouts, I was driving the girlfriends car today, the speedo is out something shocking, 50 on the speedo feels like 60km an hour, I was sitting on 50 and they were gaining, I wasn't about to accelerate.

Got to a roundabout, made sure I was on the brakes for ages.. I don't like the 150 dollar fine for not having my licence on me.

[32show]

hey bax, u know what would attract a defect? im knew to the scene and don't know what counts as a legitemite(is that correct spelling?) defect.

[Z32 Airlines]

JimX, my life of owning imports has been a difficult one with a father who was in the police force for 18 years and Highway Patrol for 15 of those, he was always on my case, but in the few times that the police attention could have been classed as unwanted and unwarranted "harrassment" he helped me out, one such time I was in the same situation as you, ask them for proof that you were speeding, ask them for proof that your tyres were "screeching" which indicates excessive speed for the road surface or conditions i.e. unsafe, ask them to prove that you ran a red light, stop sign, no left/no right turn. If they cannot prove any of the above and they have "booked" you for speeding, then there would be no grounds for the ticket, also then go to chat with the guys at Injection Perfection at BK airport and ask some general questions about radar equipment (they do alot [ALOT] of the police radar calibration) such as range of the equipment accuracy etc. this will help you prove that they may have been out of the effective range of the radar equipment anyway and so they may not have had an accurate taking of your speed. With this info and those questions at hand, when in court your case should, be thrown. Good luck and don't let the bastards win!!!

[JimX]

Pisses me off, but hey, if somebody had stolen my car and the cops pulled them over, I'd be thankful for a long long time.

Oh, definitely. If they had pulled me up and said "We've had a spate of Skyline thefts in this area lately, we are just checking to make sure yours wasn't stolen" then that would have been perfectly fine. It was just the attitude of the cops and the alleged reason behind the pull-over that pissed me off.

Z32 Airlines thanks for the info, it is greatly appreciated But I don't think I made it clear enough in all the waffle of my first post - I didn't actually get a ticket. But still I will keep your advice in mind if I do get an attempted ticket in future. Thanks again!

[Z32 Airlines]

Nurries Jim, I mean don't get me wrong, if I have been in the wrong I cop it sweet, but when it's wanky would be's making names for themselves on in-accurate info (which is highly illegal and can have them reprimanded) then I say stick it to em... Also if they arent in a vehicle fitted with radar ask them if they would care to prove in front of a court how they are so sure you were speeding (I dont mean if you were doing 160 in a school zone!!) but chances are it will again then be their word vs. yours but take it easy and have fun :-)

[GTR-80Y]

Just a word of warning to u guys on the north, they seem to be cracking down a bit. I got canaried on tuesday at 9:30am in the fricken morning! Unmarked plain clothes officers pulled me over for no reason then called the highway patrol. 30mins later and a nice yellow sticker an i was on my way. As soon as highways come ur stuffed. I just pop the bonnet, pull my cap nice an low, sit in the gutter, hav a smoke, an let em do wat they want. He ran outa room on the defect notice haha :wassup:

[ric777]

Well it had to happen sooner or later. Coming home last night, turned right off Victoria Rd and onto the back streets to get to my house. Unknown to me, an unmarked cop car occupied by 2 female cops was in the oncoming traffic. They didn't like the speed at which I took the corner and so hung a left to follow me. I didn't cut them off or anything, they were miles up. But I like taking that corner pretty fast usually. Nothing dangerous at all, just moderately fast. Nowhere near losing traction, and not revving it or anything.

They followed me and pulled me up several corners later about 10 metres before I got to my driveway, and asked to see my licence. They said I had been pulled up for speeding, and the manner in which I was driving. I said I was never speeding (it's very hard to do on the street I turned onto anyway, it's full of speed humps so why would you bother?) but said I had accelerated quickly up to the 50kph speed limit.  

So anyway, I never got a ticket, but I am kinda pissed off that they chose to pull me up at all. I think they couldn't get me for anything because they knew I wasn't really speeding or driving dangerously, they just wanted to see if they could hit me with a trumped up ticket. Since I haven't lost any points on my licence, they would have realised it'd be a waste of time to give me a ticket because I'd contest it and win.

Anyway the point of this post is I don't think I handled the situation properly. I was very cooperative, didn't really question what they were doing other than to ask why I was being pulled up. But aside from that the bitches^h^h^h^h^h^h^h cops were pretty blunt and rude. If they felt that they could have given me a ticket and made it stick I've no doubt they would have done so. I handed over my licence etc and did everything asked without complaining.  

What I really want to do next time is discourage cops from pulling this sort of stunt again. It wastes everyone's time and only serves to give the cop/s in question a power trip, and lets them know they got away with it and they'll try it again. Anyone got any advice? Like what can I say to tell them they're being xunts and wasting everyone's time.

Believe me, you handled it correctly. The rude type cops are just waiting for their victim to react. It then justifies their manner. Not sure of the laws regarding unroadworthy vehicles in the state you live in, but here in the west, it only takes a small thing and they can put a sticker on your car, something that they wouldn't normally bother with. So if their victim reacts, then they go looking for that little thing and that can cause so much more time wasting and frustration for you than just being pulled over as you were. Also, they will keep their eyes open for you in the future and if your car stands out at all, it makes it all that much easier for them.

You might think that they beat you, but you actually won, because you didn't fall for their provocation, thereby saving yourself a lot of unnecessary frustration.

You will get the odd cop that will book you for something regardless how you well you conduct yourself, but most will back off when they see that you are being respectful, even if they don't deserve it.