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From: George W Frost on 5 Apr 2010 08:07 "atec7 7" <""atec77 \"@ hotmail.com"> wrote in message news:hpcgnb$19u$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > tipsy(a)beerlover.com.au wrote: >> Just saw a NSW highway patrol cop on a motorcycle working my area. Doing >> a roaring trade, >> too. I thought the bikes were only used for Apec meetings and US >> presidents these days! >> > Driving back from the farm today heading north through Beaudesert I was > > breathalysed , first time in 12 years and only second sighting in 6 or so > > blew so sober it was painful for the coppa I think that most coppers would prefer to see you blow a zero than over the limit
From: atec7 7 ""atec77 " on 5 Apr 2010 09:40 George W Frost wrote: > "atec7 7" <""atec77 \"@ hotmail.com"> wrote in message > news:hpcgnb$19u$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> tipsy(a)beerlover.com.au wrote: >>> Just saw a NSW highway patrol cop on a motorcycle working my area. Doing >>> a roaring trade, >>> too. I thought the bikes were only used for Apec meetings and US >>> presidents these days! >>> >> Driving back from the farm today heading north through Beaudesert I was >> >> breathalysed , first time in 12 years and only second sighting in 6 or so >> >> blew so sober it was painful for the coppa > > > > I think I doubt it
From: tipsy on 5 Apr 2010 17:22 On Mon, 5 Apr 2010 02:20:29 -0700 (PDT), Diesel Damo <Diesel_4WD(a)yahoo.com.au> wrote: > On Apr 5, 1:07 pm, ti...(a)beerlover.com.au wrote: > > Just saw a NSW highway patrol cop on a motorcycle working my area. Doing a roaring trade, > > too. I thought the bikes were only used for Apec meetings and US presidents these days! > > Where abouts are you? They use bikes a fair bit in Goulburn. Sydney's north west.
From: George W Frost on 5 Apr 2010 18:59 "Athol" <athol_SPIT_SPAM(a)idl.net.au> wrote in message news:1270482573.573969(a)idlwebserver.idl.com.au... > George W Frost <georgewfrost(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> I think that most coppers would prefer to see you blow a zero than over >> the >> limit > > Certainly in NSW that's the case. They are required to do a minimum of > one hour of RBT per shift unless there is an emergency (eg crash) that > takes precedence. Sometimes, they're tasked to do more than the usual > hour. > > If you go over, they have to do the whole arrest process, take you to > court, etc.. That's a lot more work than issuing easy tickets for > speeding, illegal parking, etc.. > > Hell, they don't even care if the driver is crossdressed and doesn't > even go close to matching their license photo. If the driver blows > zero, the car is in rego and the license is current, off they go. Go > on, ask me how I know this. :-p > > -- > Athol > <http://cust.idl.com.au/athol> Linux Registered User # 254000 > I'm a Libran Engineer. I don't argue, I discuss. You got pulled over when you were in your crossdressing outfit using someone elses licence??
From: jonz on 6 Apr 2010 01:32
On 4/5/2010 2:01 PM, hippo wrote: > tipsy(a)beerlover.com.au wrote: >> >> Just saw a NSW highway patrol cop on a motorcycle working my area. Doing a > roaring trade, >> too. I thought the bikes were only used for Apec meetings and US presidents > these days! >> >> >> > > At least 6-8 around Nowra over this w/e. Several around the Central Coast > too - not just fwy and main roads either, in both cases. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ one of them came a little further......seen in Moruya Sun afternoon, first time for about 18 months!..... > -- jonz "Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea - massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind - boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it." - Gene Spafford,1992 |