Did something stupid this morning …

[Shellywoozle]

Originally Posted by HooliganDan

Let me put it another way. The chances are very high that the riot van will not pull you as opposed to a marked T5! I don't mean tear past at 100mph hoiking a wheelie but certainly I filter past paddies over zig zags (well, I refuse to sit in stationary traffic) and I've never been pulled yet. You takes your chances.

I only say that because I am often in a riot van and love stopping people - it takes forever as the blue lights are so high up and noone knows you want them to stop !!

As for the assume thing ... bit of a personal joke, my ex used to say it to me all the time and it used to get on my bits too LOL sorry folks think I will shut up now and SMILE

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

I assume that wouldn't be the most efficient or effective method?!!?

Its more likely just to casue bruising!!

It certainly would take some time.

I would have considered it my little project.

Originally Posted by graemepaterson

Following a Pan European Police bike at the weekend in derbyshire down a hill. Decided to take my baffles out completely rather than just half out for some reason that morning.

Anyway I'm following the Paneuro and come to the bottom of the hill where there is a long bridge to go under (tunnel like), so I need to stop coasting and put some gas on......as soon as i let the clutch out BANG BANG BANG, exhaust was popping all over the place.

Luckily he just looked around and went off in another direction lol.

LMAO, Yeah, following you, I was cringing at exactly the same thing. Guess it sounded worse from the back though.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Furry Ginger One

Let them know that as you are holding your arms up admitting a crime that you fully expect them to do the same, especially as they have a duty to uphold the law.

And just a note to all the lads in the job on this site, I am not against all police, just those that think they can abuse the trust put in them by the public.

I expect that would just wind the copper up and get you nowhere.

Originally Posted by Shellywoozle

Why won't a riot van pull you?

Can't really see a transit van making much headway compared to an SV in heavy traffic

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

I assume that wouldn't be the most efficient or effective method?!!?

Its more likely just to casue bruising!!

It wouldn't be an effective method, it would however be hilarious

Originally Posted by HooliganDan

I fliter on those zig zags all the time. If I saw a cop car though , like you I would hold back but a riot van is fine. As far as I remember a paddy wagon won't really pull you for traffic offences.

Don't bank on it. I've been stopped by one.

Originally Posted by AndyW

Ass out of you and me thing:

I absolutely hate that saying, its so blatently untrue. Its impossible to function without assuming something about everything.

How about this one Andy: Chillax.


There's no I in team but there is a ME. There is an I in Team America.

I'd pass on a zig zag. Never even considered it's illegal.

Originally Posted by Shellywoozle

I only say that because I am often in a riot van and love stopping people - it takes forever as the blue lights are so high up and noone knows you want them to stop !!

Okay why were you in a riot van. what had you done Shelly!? (it's okay, I get that you are an officer).

But would you pull a bike for filtering over zig-zags in heavy traffic?

[Shellywoozle]

Originally Posted by HooliganDan

Okay why were you in a riot van. what had you done Shelly!? (it's okay, I get that you are an officer).

But would you pull a bike for filtering over zig-zags in heavy traffic?

Me pull a bike for filtering over zig-zag's ..... nah don't be daft!! Got better things to do

I use my discretion unless told otherwise by the higher ranks .... if you had made a stupid/dangerous maneouvre then you may get a tug, words of advice etc etc ... I probably would go into Woozle mode and talk bikes for ages .. dribble and wish I wasn't at work.

I am a nice police occifer

I did exactly this in Kempton/Hampton area today and the 2 police cars i passed wern't interested. I was more worried about being pulled for my exhaust.

I also saw a police bike today, i havn't seen one for ages. He was going the other way and slowed right down and took a really close gander at my can. I let him go around the corner then blasted off.

Traffic are generally those who will pull you for specific stuff such as Con & use offences as there is quite a catalogue of offences which during our training, you dont cover. You have to specifically look for those offences in traffic duties manuals. However, generally if you think something isnt right, it generally isnt and there is an offence there somewhere. It then depends upon the discretion of the officer to choose what action to take. For a response cop who is a slave to the radio, they might be less inclined to be proactive in their traffic duties.

There's nothing wrong with what you did.

You are entitled to overtake any vehicle within the zigzags EXCEPT the vehicle nearest the crossing.

The zigzags on the far side are related to parking, not overtaking.

Rule 191 in the new highway code:-

191

You MUST NOT park on a crossing or in the area covered by the zig-zag lines. You MUST NOT overtake the moving vehicle nearest the crossing or the vehicle nearest the crossing which has stopped to give way to pedestrians.

[Laws ZPPPCRGD regs 18, 20 & 24, RTRA sect 25(5) & TSRGD regs 10, 27 & 28]

HTH.

Chris