Police harasment at a new level

No Place for the caddy in a Nats event , but I was asked to goin the supercruise .

Got more attention than most hotties lol

when i did my roadworthy course the instructer asked how many defects before a canary most answered 3
corect answer was 1
cheers

What no place for the pimp daddy machine :-))

Do they still run the soundoff or db drags in conjunction with the nats ??

I didnt see a sound off , Didnt really see many stereo vehicled either ,

Eric, the empty washer bottle has done it many times from my understanding.

Mind you the camera cars are now back out in force after taking weeks off prior to the election. Can usually smell them but they are using all sorts of odd vehicles now. Blacked out windows of course are standard. Of course they aren't used for revenue raising are they, we just had an absence of 'safety' period prior to the election so no one would get ugly surprises in their mail......

Could be that they're as jealous a hell cause the only hot thing they get to drive is a clapped out crumbledoor! Although when you look at the age of some of these Officers, maybe they're p*&%$d off cause they could never do what we were able to in our younger days. Mind you there are plenty of rice burners with turbos gettin round here at the mo.

Sorry Stephen , I dont agree with you. If people were driving around like idiots , I would be the first to point them out to the cops. When a mid 30's Bloke with his wife and child in the back get stopped 3 doors before there driveway and get asked to go to the epa station, like they were second class citizens , it wakes my blood boil. Caught up with the bloke 2 hrs later , as he was staying 3 doors from our room. His vehicle came in at 95 db that 1 db under legal. So 4 cops went thought it till they found something, in the end , it must have been to hard to find something wrong with a 69 mint XP wagon, so they got him for leaving the tow bar tounge on his car. Public safety ? what , it might have hit you in the head if he ran over you ?
The locals were supporting us , because were clowns ?

what about the poor girl with the washer bottle ., Bloody leathel that. Come on , lets not catogorize everyone that loves cars as hoons. If it was the case , why even pick on people towing there hotties?

Hi Rock Crawler,
Please read my response again. I am in no way praising the Police for what they did, I am in fact on your side and having a dig at them and what their excuses would have been, just like speed camera's saves lives and are not money making tools for governments - Ha Ha

I think it is about time that the Police should be accountable for their actions.

Stephen

I agree with your thoughts , but acountablle to who ? we are to lenient here in oz i think

I looked up the QTA website re towbar tongues and the only comment in there was that they not be a "dangerous" protusion, and no sharp corners. No mention about removing them when not in use.

cheers
T/R

I am all for rules , but what you say dosnt add up , I can go over your car and defenently find something wrong with your car, even if its the most insignificent thing. All that was asked , was to have some decency and not treat everyone like a criminal. I was there and experienced over the top. there was NO tolerance, just a get everyone. If this was the iligal street drags , I would say , bust everyone. But this is a well organized event , all the racing and burnouts happening on the track.

And its this image of the police that is being blown away by the bad cops who are being bleep s. Booking someone for leaving a towbar toungue in , or no water in a washer bottle. I mean for god sake come on!

This is why I left the modified car scene, and Ive lost heaps of old freinds from doing that. I was just sick of being booked for things that I didnt think were any problem. I had a twin turbo VL commodore and Im telling you it was safer than alot of cars on the roads that never got booked EG MY DIAHATSU ROCKY. It no way can pull up quicker than most cars and its probably got worse emissions too!

SO the damn police are targetting an easy crowd, in one place, for good revenue in my opinion and they dont give a bleep what image that is showing to the public.

Since I left the modified car scene and joined the 4wd scene ive never been harassed, but by god if they start targetting us also, theres going to be hell to pay.

Yes
With an over worked liver from all the 1/2 price Mac'donalds they eat.

The ones i hate are the Shopping Center security wankers who think there Copper's.One started asking me if my wheels were legal in a Gestpo like fashion.

Gave him a serious dressing down i can tell you he still turns and walks the other direction when he see's me LOL.

Regards Shane.

thats what i cant fathom

if the trailer is designed to carry the wieght of and the load is securely fastened, and towing vehicle is suitable and roadworthy and trailer is roadworhty...then how can they give you a defect notice...something must be wrong

also doubt if they could give you a defect for no water in washer bottle

Maybe, and this is a guess.
If the car on the trailer had license plates, it could be checked for not being road worthy, since it can be legally driven on the road?
Now, if they put the car on the trailer and took the plates and rego sticker off, the police would have no reason to check it?
Makes you wonder about transporting a car while you are doing it up, and may have parts stripped off it.

thats doesnt make sense either..it was on the trailer..it was not being driven...they cant defect the car if its not on the road

Any registered vehicle can be checked and defected MN1, on a trailer or not

but couldnt that be the reason its on the trailer?

I never said it was fair, its just the way it is

What about a vehicle on the back of a tow truck, same deal

no/yes?
it should be on a tray top carrier if not registered?...else if on a tow truck it would need to be registered i guess...or do they have exemption and/or trade plates to cover those areas

I been reading the comments as I get them on my emails , What about Car Carriers , TNT , Patricks, and all the other companies carrying cars, Yes I drove a roadtrain Car Carrier Bris-Darwin and many of the cars were unregistered , unregistered new cars etc , They are just freight and no difference to a pallet of bricks when they are on the trailers,then there is the Dozers, dump trucks , and other wheeled machinery moved all over Australia , the coppers don't worry about that except to make sure required Permits are carried , the smaller stuff don't need permits, the permits are for weight and dimensions,

what?...crap!

been there, done that baby,,,,couldn't believe it either, but thatis what was on the docket.
Fire hazard inside cabin.
Car was three days old, with 200km on the clock.
mind you,,,,it was a commodore...lol

meow.

rick.

now thats pimp

When u gettin one?

I am looking Bonzy im looking lol

YDV.. ????

I have

I got booked and fined 5 hours after getting my license for "obstructing traffic". Apparently my rear end was sticking out a little far while I was turning right (bugger if I knew it, didn't look like it to me). All I had was the peice of paper I received in the morning after my test. I was careful, driving to the speed limit and going to pick up my mum from work (this was about 12 years ago) and the police officer was rude, arrogant and didn't give two bleep s about anything I had to say. ( I was being polite). It gave me a bad taste about the police and I must say I don't think I have ever had a positive experience with them ever since. I have no respect for them, I hate them, and I don't think I'm the only one who feels that way. I wanted a clean driving record, after getting a fine and losing points on my first day of driving, while trying to do the right thing, I instantly gave up. I was a hoon after that, I didn't give a bleep . For years I drove like a moron until I grew up. Reflecting on it, I honestly don't think I would have been such an idiot on the road if it wasn't for that incident... The amount of times we were pulled over as young blokes and had our vehicles stickered for pathetic things that really were not saftey issues is countless. Cops vs saftey in my mind are completley un related. The amount of dangerous things I see on the roads, people's driving habbits and vehicles that they drive are also countless. Unfortunatally the coppers are too busy bleep in each others pockets, making themselves feel powerful harrasing people that are trying to do the right thing and they seem to miss all of the dangerous stuff out there. It's crazy, wrong and pointless. I hate to scoop people all up into one basket and label them, and I'm sure there are good coppers out there somewhere.... I have had many a run in with them in my driving career and have not once had anything nice to say to about them.... BTW - before anyone harps on that I am not a responsible driver, I have all my points and don't very often speed, so I think it's fair to say that my comments are based on at least a reasonble driver.

>>>and the police officer was rude, arrogant and didn't give two bleep s about anything I had to say.

standard issue 400 stone fat useless donut punching slob with a badge.. Most filth were people beaten and picked on at school... becoming a stinking corrupt scum was the only way to get some "respect"...

yet to find a filth worth bleep on,,

NMWVOT.

NOBODYS!

D-Jack, well put. If only these youngsters could come to grips with 'the facts of life'....

If you are caught with undersized fish - you get pinched

If you are caught parking in a No Standing zone - you get pinched

If you are caught with an un-registered dog - you get pinched

If you light an outdoor fire on a Fire Ban day - you get pinched

If you are caught making unauthorised building additions to your home - you get pinched

You drive a heavy vehicle that is overloaded - you get pinched

You drive a heavy vehicle and exceed your driving hours - you get pinched

If you are caught driving on a closed track in National parks - you get pinched

If you are caught on Native Lands without appropriate permits - you get pinched

No Desert Parks Permit - you get pinched

and dare I say it, IF YOU ARE CAUGHT SPEEDING - YOU GET PINCHED

along with - IF YOU HAVE AN ILLEGALLY MODIFIED OR UNROADWORTHY VEHICLE - YOU GET PINCHED

and so it goes on and on...

In all of the above examples, the person issuing the expiation (fine etc) is doing their job in accordance with the terms of their employment and in accordance with legislation. Just because someone doesn't agree with that and probably because they weren't taught as youngsters to have respect for and compliance with the 'rules/law' GROW UP, welcome to the real world.

That's life. Get over it.

'Play the sailor - pay the price'

Seems to be lately that if you even look like having a little fun ...YOU GET PINCHED . ....Some bureaucratic clown sitting behind a desk making rules that they really have no bloody clue about. For example how does a crack in a indicator lens make the vehicle unsafe. Or a stone chip on your windscreen make your vehicle dangerous. I believe in following the law but some times the"law" needs a little wake up call to the powers that be...Coppers only do there job BUT some times they need to use a little COMMON SENCE. By all means book the clown doing circle work on the main drag (usually with very stupidly & illegally modified vehicles. But the bloke (& shelas) who spend there time & big dollars on making a show car usually don't want to wreck there cars doing circle work or being stupid. Its just that show cars stand out more than the usual hoons sleeper & therefore is targeted (often very unfairly) by the police...just my thoughts ...666toy

Man , what can I say. Some cops just need to get a life. The council alows a event and also organizes th cops to bust everyone ? come on guys , look at the big picture , its all about bucks. If someone got booked for iligal activity , then so be it. But when people go to the trouble of taking there vehicle to Deca on a trailer , dosnt it signify that he is ttrying to do the right thing????? setting up a epa station and booking tow balls and washer bottles is a discrace , I am imbarased to call myself Australian. Sit back and smerk , lets get rid of the hotties , then where is the money going to come from ? 4 wheel drives , there was a report today that thats the next target . When they book your tow bar , or bull bar , then we will see how much you smile .

If I inspected your vehicle , I bet i find enough on it to make you cry. if you are with the law , you shouldnt be above it. Whens the last time you got booked , or was the freddy enough to get you off .

I felt sorry for the local boys in blue , they were im,barased as hell.
Then you wonder why the hurl bottles at police when they have enough.