Policeman

[Rossmac]

Er, £950 for a newly qualified driver on a 1.4 semi-boy racer car in Northern Ireland?

Sounds like he got an amazingly good deal.

Dad as first driver with god knows how many no claims bonus years, then brother, then me. Total 1080 pound. I would have to admit, he is bit of a racer, ie. going 50 in a 40, often faster - and his reasoning: "cause the other cars are going that speed, the police won't be able to tell if I am going over the limit"... daft.

Without my dad as first driver his insurance by himself was quoted at 2400+

 

[Drazic]

Misisis was pulled opver last night when she picked me up on the way home. Was asked for a road side producer and info check, insurance, mot, txt, liencec and any conviction randomly which they can do.

He then looked over the car and opened my door and asked me a few questions about my leg as it was in plaster asking was in an acident or did she do it.

Waste of our time but other people could have needed the polices help.

 

[Burned_Alive]

I have absolutely NO sympathy for people who get pulled over then come and moan about how much of their time was wasted.

I firmly believe there is no such thing as a completely random pull over by the police - you have to be doing something to attract their attention, probably your driving style, even if not neccesarily illegal.

I believe I can say this with a reasonable amount of confidence becuase I have never, ever, been randomly pulled over by the police despite driving around in cars which would often be tricky to insure at my age, often late at night, often with others in the car with me, and until recently, in a modified car as well. So thats all the stereotypes people reckon police pick on.

Even since I got the 5 Series I still don't get pulled over, despite apparently looking like I'm 12

Drive sensibly and normally and they won't hassle you.

Completely agree, ive been driving for 7 years and have never been pulled over. I drive a modified car and would be a prime target for being pulled over, yet its never happened.

 

[jezsoup]

my local police are ok considering some of the things ive been caught doing.

150 in a 50... up to 80mph of that on 1 wheel and overtaking cars, scraping knee across roundabouts, all with an illegal exhasut, plate and visor.

took him 3 miles to catch me and he put me down as 75. all on video too lol.

3 points was fair i thought...

If that is true then you are a total and utter pillock.

 

[thelonecrouton]

my local police are ok considering some of the things ive been caught doing.

150 in a 50... up to 80mph of that on 1 wheel and overtaking cars, scraping knee across roundabouts, all with an illegal exhasut, plate and visor.

took him 3 miles to catch me and he put me down as 75. all on video too lol.

3 points was fair i thought...

'Sup fellow biker retard?

About 10 years ago I got pulled over for doing about 120 past the (then) Rover factory and over the flyover round the Oxford ring road. Plod sticks his finger down my exhaust, burns himself, examines the deposit on his burnt finger and tells me I'm running illegaly lean... They then sit me in the plodmobile and ask me how fast I thought I was going, so I deny everything like a plum and plod says he'll jolly well show me, reaches out, and pushes the wrong button on his Vascar thing, resetting it. Suddenly it's reading 000.00mph and I'm saying surely I was going faster than that Officer... Got let off eventually after a 20 minute lecture about riding like a twink.

On the day of 9/11 I was working in our Hemel office, finished early, and there's no-one on the roads so I give it some beans up the A41 - don't think I dipped under a ton, and often a lot faster, all the way to Aylesbury. Slowed down and discovered a plodmobile sitting right behind me who'd obviously been behind me for miles (quite impressed he kept up actually ), pulled over, but they just drove straight past - obviously wanted to get home and watch the telly like everyone else that day.

These days I ride like a sane person. And I've never, ever been pulled over while driving. But I'd cooperate if I was. I can't imagine how much crap a copper must put up with on a day to day basis, poor sods. No wonder some of them are a bit hormonal sometimes.

 

[Justintime]

It was probably 5 minutes before shift change and they all fancied some overtime.....

Heh, my dad got mugged just up the road from where he lives, less than 1 1/2 miles from a fed station, he fought back and luckily only escaped with a few bruises and cuts but was on a dark sidewalk propped up on a wall with his glasses broken up, being 54+ and being beat on by 2 chavs does that to a guy, no matter if hes still stronger than me. Managed to dial the feds on his phone then enter a state of sorta shock, they got there 30mins later, knowing he was alone on a dark road, no one came out (doubt anyone was home, though it was dark it was only 5ish during winter months). All that happened was they drove him down the road and took a statement, got a letter a few days later expressing sorrow he was mugged lol. Not mad about the result, just mad about the time they took to get there. Anyhow, so far through my life i've only been harassed, never helped by the police, should i respect or admire them?

 

[helpimcrap]

If that is true then you are a total and utter pillock.

in the eyes of the law i was riding responsibly. giving people space and indicating well.... also slowing down for urban areas helped a lot.

he also thought i was a talented rider and clearly in control by the way i put the front wheel in the air and scraped my knee across the roundabout.

 

[helpimcrap]

word

i ride nice and safe nowadays too - i race motorbikes on tracks not roads...

after hitting limiter in top on my 600 (171 on clock. )... then hitting a tree, hedge, signpost it helped me give up road biking lol.

 

[jezsoup]

in the eyes of the law i was riding responsibly. giving people space and indicating well.... also slowing down for urban areas helped a lot.

he also thought i was a talented rider and clearly in control by the way i put the front wheel in the air and scraped my knee across the roundabout.

Thats nice... I, and I would guess, a fair few other poeple on here, wont agree with that

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Seems you have learnt your lesson

 

[helpimcrap]

Thats nice... I, and I would guess, a fair few other poeple on here, wont agree with that

Edit

Seems you have learnt your lesson

i am a complete and utter nob on the road in anything with an engine and the ability to redline.

therefore i refuse to buy quick cars and go round in a 1.8 non turbo escort diesel.... still 80mph everywhere in that but it takes so long to hit 80mph i normally get to the other end of the road well before lol.

but i have a 190mph+ 1000 sat in my garage for playing.

 

[SGCWill]

I'm lucky in the fact that my bike can only do 110 @ 22Krpm, still got my license taken off me for 3 weeks for doing 79 in a 40 dual carriageway at the harbour - a totally unnecessary speed limit, as its a straight road with no turn offs - thats no excuse, just because you dont agree with a law means you can ignore it.

Anyhoo, i've been stopped for accelerating too hard as well, which was annoying, especially seeing as it was a 50cc supermoto (with 29bhp)

 

[furnace]

I'm lucky in the fact that my bike can only do 110 @ 22Krpm, still got my license taken off me for 3 weeks for doing 79 in a 40 dual carriageway at the harbour - a totally unnecessary speed limit, as its a straight road with no turn offs - thats no excuse, just because you dont agree with a law means you can ignore it.

Anyhoo, i've been stopped for accelerating too hard as well, which was annoying, especially seeing as it was a 50cc supermoto (with 29bhp)

What law did you break by accelerating too hard But still, there's no point in accelerating hard 'cos if the person infront stops or something else happens you could go flying into the back of them Plus it makes you look like a wideboy Hehe no offence

There's loadsa roads with stupid speed limits >.< But tbh, 79 in a 40 ... lol. 50-55 in a 40 I could understand if it's a big road with some stupid speed limit, but at 79 y'asked for it

 

[PMKeates]

What law did you break by accelerating too hard But still, there's no point in accelerating hard 'cos if the person infront stops or something else happens you could go flying into the back of them Plus it makes you look like a wideboy Hehe no offence

There's loadsa roads with stupid speed limits >.< But tbh, 79 in a 40 ... lol. 50-55 in a 40 I could understand if it's a big road with some stupid speed limit, but at 79 y'asked for it

I feel quite lucky, having survived 80 in a 40 with just a warning. I actually said I was "not familiar with my car", as I had only owned it for about 6 hours. It was only for a brief period though - I used an underpass to create 40-80 in just a few seconds, then slowed back down.

 

[big_white_dog84]

In my experience people that join the police do so because they can't get decent jobs in the real world. Our police forces are full of poorly educated, corrupt little wannabe Hitlers.

 

[sunama]

In my experience people that join the police do so because they can't get decent jobs in the real world. Our police forces are full of poorly educated, corrupt little wannabe Hitlers.

I have to disagree with you on that point.

I routinely work with the police. Indeed, some of them are poorly educated, but some do have decent education behind them. Even those that are poorly educated (perhaps left school at 16/18 and joined the force as teenagers), in general, come from decent back grounds.

Of course you will always get some who fit the description in your post, but from my experience at least, these are in the minority.

 

[TheVoice]

In my experience people that join the police do so because they can't get decent jobs in the real world. Our police forces are full of poorly educated, corrupt little wannabe Hitlers.

I'd have to completely disagree, and add that it's blatantly unfair to generalise as you've done. I'm doing a Policing degree which involves a fair amount (albeit perhaps not enough) contact with police officers, and they're fantastic, dedicated people. I've yet to meet one who I didn't think deserved to be a police officer.

Certainly, the perks of being a police officer attract people with the characteristics you mention, but the vast, vast majority will be easily weeded out during the application process, should they even make it that far.

 

[furnace]

I'm doing a Policing degree

G'luck with that dude - keep your attitude right and people with bad experiences with police might learn to respect police.

I know I've no right to give you advice... but don't patronise, respect privacy, and don't suspect anyone for anything without good reason, and don't let your bad mood (should you ever have one!) affect the way you deal with things. Those, IMO, are the problems with many police

 

[helpimcrap]

i had a rally exhaust on my XR2.. got stopped by a policeman when he stepped out in front of. said he could hear me booting it from about 3 miles away and was waiting for me lol.

he let me off though, although he told me off me for driving with my leg in a cast (broke it 2 weeks earlier).

 

[Chris [BEANS]]

But if a policeman pulls me over and asks to search my car, I'd say no, not unless you have a warrant or good cause for suspicion.

This is the second time you have stated that you would refuse a search.
There is no such thing as a voulentary search. A police officer will not ask to search you or your car. If you or/and your car are to be searched then the police officer will tell you "You are detained for the purpose of a search" as they are entitled to do by law. This means if it is necessary to handcuff and sit on you in order to search you then they will.

If, like a normal and sensible person, you do not object to the search then no force whatsoever will be used.

 

[Chris [BEANS]]

All the times I've been pulled over by the police, they were for very genuine reasons. On one count I was acting suspiciously (Unintentionally), and the other I was speeding in a car that wasn't yet registered within 100 miles of where it was, nor on the insurance database - so that's fair enough!

In both cases, after about 15 seconds talking to me, I think they'd decided to "let me off". I think it's all about attitude.

Absolutely, it is all about attitude. The police have the right to use descresion. If it is a minor offence/infraction then you will be spoken to. Good attitude and you may be given words of advise and sent on your way, bad attitude and the officer can use that descresion to treat you with the same regard that you threat them and stick you on for it.