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Six Addict wrote:i believe as has been suggested by the our resident policeman before, you should put your bike on the stand, walk over to the pedestrian crossing and push the button... this will activate the change in sginals...

As I understand that, unless you actually PARK the bike, that's illegal too, something about abandoning a vehicle or words to that effect.

Six Addict wrote: you should put your bike on the stand, walk over to the pedestrian crossing and push the button

That's what I do down the road from work, except I don't get off the bike I just bounce it up the footpath and push the button

i thought motards could use the footpath anyways paul

Nelso wrote:

greg wrote:he says you will probably recieve fine in the mail.....Is this the norm???why didn't they issue me on the spot....? Hoping

Yep, common for General Duties. They often take details and fill in the book when they get back to the station and send it out. I'd have to confirm it but I'm pretty sure GDs don't carry infringement books around with them like highway do and just use the one back at the station when they get back in.

Its true. We don't always have the penalty book handy like the TMU guys do. Very often (nearly all the time) we simply gather the information we require and fill out the notice's at the end of the day and send it them in the mail.

As for the arguement about the traffic light rotation. It actually sounds almost like a good arguement. I have come across the issue myself as a rider though so I might be more understanding than some. If you did contest and you were to decide to make that arguement in court, in front of a Magistrate, under oath then it i would love to know what the out come of it would be. The general duties will have made notes (that you have not, and probably will not see) in regards to your actions leading up to the alledged offence though, so i'd be careful about saying something like "i was there for ages" when the constables notes (correct spelling) say something like "observed motorcycle approach intersection after traveling north on blah blah, then turn left heading east on blah blah" or so on.

dutch80au wrote:

Nelso wrote:

greg wrote:he says you will probably recieve fine in the mail.....Is this the norm???why didn't they issue me on the spot....? Hoping

Yep, common for General Duties. They often take details and fill in the book when they get back to the station and send it out. I'd have to confirm it but I'm pretty sure GDs don't carry infringement books around with them like highway do and just use the one back at the station when they get back in.

Its true. We don't always have the penalty book handy like the TMU guys do. Very often (nearly all the time) we simply gather the information we require and fill out the notice's at the end of the day and send it them in the mail.

As for the arguement about the traffic light rotation. It actually sounds almost like a good arguement. I have come across the issue myself as a rider though so I might be more understanding than some. If you did contest and you were to decide to make that arguement in court, in front of a Magistrate, under oath then it i would love to know what the out come of it would be. The general duties will have made notes (that you have not, and probably will not see) in regards to your actions leading up to the alledged offence though, so i'd be careful about saying something like "i was there for ages" when the constables notes (correct spelling) say something like "observed motorcycle approach intersection after traveling north on blah blah, then turn left heading east on blah blah" or so on.

How come non of you coppa bastards took my bait?

seiko1 wrote: How come non of you coppa bastards took my bait?

you got it the wrong way round mate. We trap you, remember?
























































that'll get me in trouble.

robracer wrote: I have had to do this quite a few times on Sunday mornings when there is no other traffic, P

Was it on the corner of old windsor and power's rd by chance?....I waited there for @ 15min's going to your work last year ....And ended up just running the red

Disco wrote:

robracer wrote: I have had to do this quite a few times on Sunday mornings when there is no other traffic, P

Was it on the corner of old windsor and power's rd by chance?....I waited there for @ 15min's going to your work last year ....And ended up just running the red

Thats the one..... ever since the freeking waste of space bus lane whent it its been all farked up.

I had two dodgy sets of lights that i had to use at Ivanhoe every day while working in Melb. Very frustrating.

dutch80au wrote:I had two dodgy sets of lights that i had to use at Ivanhoe every day while working in Melb. Very frustrating.

Argh yes.......but did you run them?

We don't have traffic lights in the bush...or traffic either....hehehe...

Bugger Greg! how about getting a camera and recording you @ the lights for the 10 odd minutes hehe then u can use this as "evidence" in court when you contest it im sure the judge will make a reasonable decision unlike those cops.

seiko1 wrote:How come non of you coppa bastards took my bait?

You're still on the ignore list.