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Old 26-07-2010, 01:05 PM   #1
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picture this ,,8pm wet friday nite in ballina,,drive down to get some cash out hope back into my car and pull out behind 1 white fully marked SS commordore highway patrol car followed by 1 white fully marked xr6 turbo falcon highway patrol car,,i followed them both through 2 roundabouts then up to a set of red lights and sure enough the falcon pulls up next to the ss,,lights turn green and all hell breaks loose,, the ss was sort of incontrol but the xr6 turbo was fishing tailing and almost collected the gutter.
i flashed my high beam a few times and a couple of seconds later they backed off,,now if that was you or I we would cop a fine loose points and loose our cars
so i get home which is just around the corner and called ballina cop shop and asked about hoon laws and explained what i just witnessed and asked what would come of it, reply, they will be spoken to,,,yeh rite

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Old 26-07-2010, 01:06 PM   #2
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Old 26-07-2010, 01:09 PM   #3
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Don't see this thread lasting!!!
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Old 26-07-2010, 01:20 PM   #4
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Old 26-07-2010, 01:12 PM   #5
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set of red lights and sure enough the falcon pulls up next to the ss,,lights turn green and all hell breaks loose,, the ss was sort of incontrol but the xr6 turbo was fishing tailing and almost collected the gutter.
i flashed my high beam a few times and a couple of seconds later they backed off,,now if that was you or I we would cop a fine loose points and loose our cars
So the big question is, when you so rudely interupted play, WHO WAS IN FRONT?
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Old 26-07-2010, 01:13 PM   #6
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Friday must have been a play day for them.
I was driving to work along the SE freeway at Springwood Friday AM, went to pull out into the right lane from middle lane but saw a red FG marked car hurtling up behind and stayed where I was. Two young officers on board easily doing dollar fifty NO LIGHTS, NO SIRENS.
They, and I, are probably lucky I am more observant than some on the road.
One law for all I thought.
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Old 26-07-2010, 01:13 PM   #7
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I've seen a very young cop use his lights to make an illigal u-turn...to go to Subway.
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Old 26-07-2010, 05:44 PM   #8
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I've seen a very young cop use his lights to make an illigal u-turn...to go to Subway.
He should be fined for choosing such a crap fast food joint.
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Old 26-07-2010, 01:16 PM   #9
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Its just the way things are, many examples of people abusing their power, like the police bike power standing up the street from Harrys Diner (local car gathering place in Brisbane) yet pulling up a car for chirping his wheels into second.

Of course you're not going to hear back from them, it is all "within the family" so to speak when it comes to discipline.

Edit: Forgot to mention, I have seen them run red lights without their lights flashing, make illegal manuvers then pull into food places (as seen above) and a host of other stupidy like stopping someone in the middle of the road, holding up BOTH lanes of traffic.
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Old 26-07-2010, 01:53 PM   #10
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nope.. whenever they are pulling moves like that they are coming after me....
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Old 26-07-2010, 01:58 PM   #11
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Isn't it times like those above when you wished you had filmed it :

In all seriousness though I do know of a few police officers that have been caught out playing silly games and being done for it.. the difference is that they get a desk job for a while and the cars are left alone to be driven by the next ones on the list to be driving
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Old 26-07-2010, 02:05 PM   #12
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It would be funny to see a Highway Patrol car in the impound yard though. EPIC FAIL. hahaha.
I find it hard to fathom why they did it in front of Joe Public. Surely they knew the doo doo they would be in if caught.
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Old 26-07-2010, 02:05 PM   #13
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Yeah pitty you couldn't have got a pic on a mobile or something and then it would be good, ACA or such here I come, lol..
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Old 26-07-2010, 02:17 PM   #14
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News just in. Police are human.
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Old 26-07-2010, 02:30 PM   #15
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Old 26-07-2010, 02:54 PM   #16
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Spot on, as much as i disagree with this we in our ocupations often do something that isnt right no matter what it is major or minor we still do it. That said id much rather a HWP officer doing it then someone driving beyond their skill limit.

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Old 26-07-2010, 07:54 PM   #17
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Spot on, as much as i disagree with this we in our ocupations often do something that isnt right no matter what it is major or minor we still do it. That said id much rather a HWP officer doing it then someone driving beyond their skill limit.

DO NOT TURN THIS INTO A POLICE BASHING THREAD
I think the bottom line is, and regardless of whether they are trained drivers or car enthusiasts, we all see the news, we see what happens when speed is involved. Police are out to enforce the law to prevent fatalities and injuries, and if you have a couple of them having drag races up the main street, what example do they set for the rest of us, and what should something go wrong? People have been booked for less. As law enforcers, they should follow the law as much as they expect us too. As soon as their is fatality on the road cause by hoons or P Platers, they are on the news talking about the road toll and how high it is. The car enthusiats, P platers or what ever section of the community are suddenly targetted and the next thing you know, theres a thread on ford forums whinging and complainging about singled out by the police.
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Old 26-07-2010, 02:19 PM   #18
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Well said xalent...well said!
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I think you will find any of the TMU or traffic guys in general, are all car enthusiasts.
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Yep, that's the reason why most would go into highway patrol/traffic, to drive fast v8 powered cars. otherwise they'd go be a detective or something else boring lol
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Yep, that's the reason why most would go into highway patrol/traffic, to drive fast v8 powered cars. otherwise they'd go be a detective or something else boring lol
Not always. Quite a few of them have no clue about cars, but there are a couple who have lowered personal cars with tint that they would book you with if it was your car.

Member VS Member racing is not uncommon and have seen myself back in 2004, when a BA Divisional van had a "fun race" with a marked VX SS in Albert Park. No chance for the van though.

As others have said, get it on video and keep it until the day you are wrongly accused of something. Remember, we don't have uniform rules here for the public, police and government.
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Old 26-07-2010, 03:37 PM   #22
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good on em i reckon.... puttin up with all the crap they do.... whinge bloody whinge get em on tape ACA.. TT.. have a sooky la la....
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good on em i reckon.... puttin up with all the crap they do.... whinge bloody whinge get em on tape ACA.. TT.. have a sooky la la....
x2, they're better trained drivers for starters. All this crap reminds me of that copper that got sacked for doing a few doughies in a paddock at a show with his lights and sirens on.
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x2, they're better trained drivers for starters. All this crap reminds me of that copper that got sacked for doing a few doughies in a paddock at a show with his lights and sirens on.

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Old 26-07-2010, 09:30 PM   #25
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good on em i reckon.... puttin up with all the crap they do.... whinge bloody whinge get em on tape ACA.. TT.. have a sooky la la....
x3 - geez, they are not doing anything most on here do not want to do

if it is such a benefit of the job, join the force - just be prepared to put up with all the crap the do . . . . nah, that would be just too hard. much easier to whinge here
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The copper in Narooma always parks in the no parking zone
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Old 26-07-2010, 05:54 PM   #27
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thats where you need one of those little in car cameras... stuff aca, just chuck it in youtube and watch it go viral...

ive been meaning to get an in car camera...
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Old 26-07-2010, 05:55 PM   #28
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Leave them alone, they were just doing some scientific testing, as I do also.
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LOL, I think it's amusing that the SS was still in control whilst the XR was gutter to gutter!

Go you good thing!

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ok, you still havent told us who was ahead!
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