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Hey....the story....It's 3.30am I'm running alttle late for work......... at traffic lights intersection.....lights are not changing....i'm waiting, waiting, waiting 10 mins..... soooooo i have a brain explosion and turn left onto hwy against red light... yep....general duties pull me over....i obviously embarrassed.... they ask me if l have been in trouble b4......I said minor speeding offense 2 years ago.......they breath test me....write licence details in their note books...give nme the lecture... i know one of the cnst...he says" pretty stupid greg" even though no traffic..i said yep...No ticket issued...he says you will probably recieve fine in the mail.....Is this the norm???why didn't they issue me on the spot....? Hoping

Probably going to have a chat with their boss and flip a coin . You could still be in the clear .

Bugga!

If you do get the fine could you write a letter saying that because the induction loop sensor didn't detect your bike for so long you had no choice but to run the light?

greg wrote:...i know one of the cnst...

You spelled it wrong

tim wrote:Bugga!

If you do get the fine could you write a letter saying that because the induction loop sensor didn't detect your bike for so long you had no choice but to run the light?

I have had to do this quite a few times on Sunday mornings when there is no other traffic, it sux knowing its all you can do & is against the law but I would contest it anyway.


+ add that your bike was starting to overheat you were there so long so you had to get moving

robracer wrote:

tim wrote:Bugga!

If you do get the fine could you write a letter saying that because the induction loop sensor didn't detect your bike for so long you had no choice but to run the light?

I have had to do this quite a few times on Sunday mornings when there is no other traffic, it sux knowing its all you can do & is against the law but I would contest it anyway.


+ add that your bike was starting to overheat you were there so long so you had to get moving

Done it plenty of times, there's one intersection that only sees me if i stop in the right spot. NExt time make sure no one's around Greg

OK, the law from my memory states, that if the signals fail to activate, after waiting for three rotations of the signals, then you are legally allowed to proceed. Should you be issued an infirngement notice, I would take it to court and suggest that said constable was not in viewing area during those three signal rotations.....!!!!

Strika wrote:OK, the law from my memory states, that if the signals fail to activate, after waiting for three rotations of the signals, then you are legally allowed to proceed. Should you be issued an infirngement notice, I would take it to court and suggest that said constable was not in viewing area during those three signal rotations.....!!!!

That's how I understand it too. Not sure if is correct tho.

Doesn't happen to me anymore
I got a couple of horshoe "neodymium" magnets out of a busted hard drive and stuck the underneath
the bike....not a prob with lights since

as for sitting forever at a light that will not change for you....I can see how common sense would appear stupid to a
fucken robot brained coppa

seiko1 wrote:Doesn't happen to me anymore
I got a couple of horshoe "neodymium" magnets out of a busted hard drive and stuck the underneath
the bike....

You serious????? Cause i don't mind my leg being pulled.. as long a si know it is being pulled..

Supafrog wrote:

seiko1 wrote:Doesn't happen to me anymore
I got a couple of horshoe "neodymium" magnets out of a busted hard drive and stuck the underneath
the bike....

You serious????? Cause i don't mind my leg being pulled.. as long a si know it is being pulled..

Mate I have a good dozen of them, PM your address and I'll send you a couple
They work really well

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.

down here the MRA sometimes helps out with things like this (particularly getting done for parking on the footpath when the inspector doesn't know the law). do you have something similar up there?
can also report the sensor doesn't pick you up. get a crap reply but at least its on record there's a problem.

seiko1 wrote:Doesn't happen to me anymore
I got a couple of horshoe "neodymium" magnets out of a busted hard drive and stuck the underneath
the bike....not a prob with lights since

Also stopping and starting your engine can help too as the starter motor cranking over can be enough to disturb the magnetic field in the sensors

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...

having said that i'd have probably done what you did, maybe checks the mirrors first tho