Thanking coppers as they hand you a fine??

wazza1234 · Post by **wazza1234** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:45 pm

What was I thinking I hear you ask. I scored my first ever traffic infringment today. 113km/h in a 100 zone. When the cop handed back my licence and fine I thanked him and went on my way. Is this weird???

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The thing he did realise was that no more and 30 seconds earlier I was doing 135 in the same zone. Nothing like a lucky fine.

I must say though, my trip home was probably the hardest ever as I spent more time looking at the speedo than the road, and 113 isnt very far from 100.

Discuss this and other traffic infringements you or others have got/had.

HemiDuty · Post by **HemiDuty** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 11:07 pm

Man I do the same thing!!!!

I cannot take something out of someone elses hand without saying thankyou, it is wierd.

I hate it.

hidepenny · Post by **hidepenny** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 11:13 pm

same me here, when i was fined $500+ for driving an unregisterd car and $200+ for throwing out cigy butt from the window

thank you sir for 2 fines!

photomike666 · Post by **photomike666** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:35 am

I remember way back, I was designated driver for a mates 18. We got kicked out of the pub, then McDonalds and finally pulled over for doing 42 in a 30mph limit. The copper told me the points and fine - I responded, "that's a bit steep" and he let me off

We then went and got thrown out of a motorway cafe for having a water fight.

Redback · Post by **Redback** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:56 am

Do they reimburse your widow your licence cost if you run up the arse of a semi while checking your speedo?

wazza1234 · Post by **wazza1234** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:26 am

Redback wrote:Do they reimburse your widow your licence cost if you run up the arse of a semi while checking your speedo?

If you were riding at the speed limit I dont think you would run up the back of a semi...I think it would be the other way around, they never travel at the speed limit.

Strika · Post by **Strika** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 8:14 am

I am always courtious and polite .......right up to the moment that they put pen to paper on an infringment notice. Once the pen has started moving, I make sure that the officer gets an opportunity to utilise some of the training they recieve.

Namely, once the ticket has started to be written, I start verbally spraying them. Things like- I bet you were one of those weak little wimps who got picked on at school....................

As long as you do not use fowl language or threaten them, there is absolutely nothing they can do. A smartarse copper one day when he was writting a ticket out and I was issueing him with a verbal spray, he threatened to arrest me and take me down the station etc., I pissed myself laughing and explained how funny it would be to see the pissed off look his boss gave him because he got the shits and arrested a motorist for giving him a bit of lip!!!!! Seriously their Sarge would tear strips off em for that petty shit.

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 9:24 am

I cant help being polite... It annoys me sometimes....

z900/zx9 · Post by **z900/zx9** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 10:22 am

Im with strika polite till i know hes gonna book me,then its open season.Oh this is the sort of police work that you were trained to do with my tax dollars

Are you sleeping with or related to steve bracks and doing us all a favor

FrogZ · Post by **FrogZ** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 10:34 am

Speaking from VERY recent experience I am the nicest guy when I have BROKEN the law and yeah I say "Thanks" too..... shits me
BUT if I get pulled for BS I do a lot of "verbal spraying" that unfortunately can get out of hand, but the anger management classes are working (jokes).
But like Strika said it would be pretty embaressing taking someone through for assualt, resisting arrest etc. over a minor infringement like a mono, ALLEGED burnout in your driveway

or such...
As to swearing, I thought if you spoke like that all the time, ie. called everyone a motherf***er, then they couldnt do you for that either ?

Rossi · Post by **Rossi** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 2:36 pm

I am always polite, ALL the time. I said it before and I'll say it again........
They are the poor bastards who have to knock on your next of kins door when it all goes tits up.

If you don't like the fines dont do the crime

and FYI I've been banned 5 times and have more points than I want but I do enjoy riding fast

aardvark · Post by **aardvark** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:22 pm

Strika wrote:I am always courtious and polite .......right up to the moment that they put pen to paper on an infringment notice.

That's when they say "You keep talking, I'll keep writing." and you then also get fined for other pointless crap and have your bike defected.

At the end of the day, most coppers could care less if you wanted to sprout off. You're the one going home with the ticket.

tape · Post by **tape** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:45 pm

aardvark wrote:
Strika wrote:I am always courtious and polite .......right up to the moment that they put pen to paper on an infringment notice.
That's when they say "You keep talking, I'll keep writing." and you then also get fined for other pointless crap and have your bike defected.

At the end of the day, most coppers could care less if you wanted to sprout off. You're the one going home with the ticket.

I love the way people think that their own tax dollars pay my wages, oh and that they have the right to abuse an officer/inspector. Hang on a tick... If you didn't do anything wrong in the first place you would have nothing to complain about.... One day I would just love to see one of these big mouths getting a Rodney King done on their arses...

that'd make em shut up next time.

You be a smartarse, I'll find more shit wrong, is what's going through my mind when investigating arseholes.

Cheers have a happy day now.

ZX10R King · Post by **ZX10R King** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:45 pm

Last time I was pulled over by a cop, he was a smart a*se C**t...

I got two tickets, one for speeding, and onr for "trying" to hide, commonly known as "Disobeying a direction from a police officer"

Total cost was $585, and I think I still said thanks

Anyway, that is my story, thank you for listening

bonester · Post by **bonester** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:02 pm

Damn it's a pity that you were so polite that they didn't knock 1km/h off the fine- I'm pretty sure that 13km/h over is a 3 pointer rather than 12km/h is 1 pointer.... bugger!