Thread: Escaping traffic infringement

Sorry, but I don't feel sorry for you, You broke the law regardless of whether we think the law is just or not is beside the point. I see so many drivers on the roads today disregarding the road rules it reall annoys me. I try to do the right thing, sticking to the speed limits for instance and I invariably get some cranky, impataient driver behind me, honking on his horn for me to speed up.
I have been driving since I was 17 in various countries over the last 52 years and I have never had a traffic infringement. Maybe doing the right thing does pay off.
Pay the fine, what gives you the privilage of being outside the law. Just my two bobs worth.
Hope I don't sound disrespectful because I don't mean to be. It just annoys me that so many people break the road rules and then look for excuses to flaunt the law.

Like the above posts said "pay the fine" .


The laws in place so that anyone using a phone whilst driving is penalised to remind them of the inherent dangers of doing so.


I dont care that you've been a good boy in the past,those people can still have cause accidents by the apathy that can come with the comfort of being a good boy.


Cop it sweet just as you would have to if you ran into/over someone whilst being in attentive with driving.

Cheers

Originally Posted by glenn k

I obviously wasn't being as observant as I should have been other wise I would have seen him.

You're missing the point; it's not about spotting the cops before they book you, you broke the law and could have killed someone!

Originally Posted by glenn k

Looks like I've done $234 and gained 3 demerit points. If I was the copper I would have booked me too. I obviously wasn't being as observant as I should have been other wise I would have seen him.

That's what the copper said to me when I was pinged for doing 53 in a 40 zone. 38 years with out any tickets and rubbing my son's nose in it (he's been pinged about a dozen times in about 8 years). I had just been out buying wood working gear and managed to wrangle the price down by $150 below RRP and was on my way home daydreaming bout what a good deal I had wrangled!

Originally Posted by Woodwould

You're missing the point; it's not about spotting the cops before they book you, you broke the law and could have killed someone!

I think you missed the point I said "I obviously wasn't being as observant as I should have been" while driving that is

Originally Posted by glenn k

I think you missed the point I said "I obviously wasn't being as observant as I should have been" while driving that is

There's an art in recognising when to lay the shovel down.

I think he's admitted his mistake.

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There's an art in recognising when to stop beating people over the head with it too.

Originally Posted by glenn k

I obviously wasn't being as observant as I should have been other wise I would have seen him.

Youve just proved to yourself why driving while using a mobile phone is so dangerous. The cop you didnt see could have been the car full of kids you failed to give way to at an intersection.

Originally Posted by BobL

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There's an art in recognising when to stop beating people over the head with it too.

I haven't come across that one before. Is there a precedence where lives are concerned, or maybe there's a course I should attend?

If its under 10km hr and you have a very good driving record, there is definitely an opportunity to have the fine reduced to a warning. Bit different, but I got off a big fine. https://www.woodworkforums.com/f43/un...nt-fine-18189/


I got a discounted fee for renewing my 10 year license for being a good driver. Ive had 2 fines in the last 3 months now. Rubbish, all of them under 10k......nothing but revenue raising.

As a policeman freind of ours said even he has been known to flout the law but if you look at how many times you actually do it for the amount of times you get caught it works out to be very minimal.

Just think to your self how many times you have driven over the speed limit or over the alcohol limit or used the mobile phone and not pulled over, it can work out to be big numbers over the year.

But it is just once that you wander because of any of the above reasons that can kill or maim somebody else.

I am not preaching here as I am just as much to blame for all of the above reasons and lost points and a licence.

Suck it up you did the wrong thing and openly admited it, just think before doing it again.

You broke the law, you endangered other road users, you are an idiot! Pay the fine!!!

I did this 4 years ago, I broke the law, I endangered other road users, I was an idiot. I paid the fine.

LEARN THE LESSON! I did.

Originally Posted by martrix

Ive had 2 fines in the last 3 months now. Rubbish, all of them under 10k......nothing but revenue raising.

So how much over the speed limit is ok? Setting a margin to allow for inaccuracies in speed measuring equipment is the only justifiable reason for letting someone exceed the speed limit by any amount.

Slightly off topic but the fine approach to speeding doesnt seem to really work. Driver education and an attitude amongst many drivers that driving is a God given right that comes without responsibilities are two issues that need addressing.

Originally Posted by BobL

I think he's admitted his mistake.

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There's an art in recognising when to stop beating people over the head with it too.

when they stop moving.