Obscuring number plates
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I presume you mean RS & not me.jaz1259 wrote:Get a grip!
Yes .... thirty years mostly traffic patrol ... motorcycles. Started 1965 on Velocette 200cc 'Noddy' bikes, last working day K1100RT
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Richard Simpson
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I really don't know how I managed life before without your wise words.
I realise now it was so very wrong of me to criticise the police.
They can clearly do no wrong, and I promise I'll never ride my motorbike again as they are so easily upset.
I realise now it was so very wrong of me to criticise the police.
They can clearly do no wrong, and I promise I'll never ride my motorbike again as they are so easily upset.
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You clearly have a chip on your shoulder Sir ....Richard Simpson wrote:I really don't know how I managed life before without your wise words.
I realise now it was so very wrong of me to criticise the police.
They can clearly do no wrong, and I promise I'll never ride my motorbike again as they are so easily upset.
Now what does all this have to do with the original post of obscure number plates
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He was correcting a statement made about section 59's and there are plenty of cases of them being issued to people doing nothing wrong by the Nazi police.
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RE Richard Simpson's words.
The vast over whelming majority of the police are fantastic. But just like every other organisation or group of employees there are some total twats, job worths, etc and when we have dealings with these numpties in other areas of life we ignore them, tell them to 'get a grip' or take them aside and have a quiet word with them.
With the police and others, there is a huge feeling of helplessness, that turns to anger when we either feel know that they where in the wrong or just being abusive.
It doesn't help that you can get redress by letter writing, phone calls and such. Plus the way our brains work we are more likely to ruminate on the negative (why the unmarked BMW jammed it breaks on in lane 3 of the M8 and drop from 75 to 35mph, flash the red metrix sign at me that said 'error' then speed off. Sticks with me more than the dozens of times i see him/her on the hard shoulder talking to a car driver and keeping the roads safe)
Still i wouldn't trade our police for anyone elses in the world. Now our MP's etc, happy to line them up against the wall and .....
PS. It was my village police man who taught me to wheelie through the village. Oh, the sun filled days of my youth.
The vast over whelming majority of the police are fantastic. But just like every other organisation or group of employees there are some total twats, job worths, etc and when we have dealings with these numpties in other areas of life we ignore them, tell them to 'get a grip' or take them aside and have a quiet word with them.
With the police and others, there is a huge feeling of helplessness, that turns to anger when we either feel know that they where in the wrong or just being abusive.
It doesn't help that you can get redress by letter writing, phone calls and such. Plus the way our brains work we are more likely to ruminate on the negative (why the unmarked BMW jammed it breaks on in lane 3 of the M8 and drop from 75 to 35mph, flash the red metrix sign at me that said 'error' then speed off. Sticks with me more than the dozens of times i see him/her on the hard shoulder talking to a car driver and keeping the roads safe)
Still i wouldn't trade our police for anyone elses in the world. Now our MP's etc, happy to line them up against the wall and .....
PS. It was my village police man who taught me to wheelie through the village. Oh, the sun filled days of my youth.
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Totally agreeJiMcI wrote:Well said dave ac, chill pill every one...
Jim..
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I bet you don't do it now !dave_ac wrote:
PS. It was my village police man who taught me to wheelie through the village. Oh, the sun filled days of my youth.
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Richard is right about these offroad bike cops its a fun job with no real results. They only ever give section 59s to the people who stop because they believe they are legal, all the rest get away. :laugh:Richard Simpson wrote:Worry, inconvenience, days off work...and all because those who are supposed to enforce the law appear not to understand the law they are paid to enforce.Micky wrote:So what's all the fuss about then ....Richard Simpson wrote:
Anyway, to cut the long story short, the riders concerned did eventually get their warnings withdrawn ....
:huh:
If I do poor work...I don't get paid.
Shame the same discipline doesn't apply elsewhere, because it seems certain policemen are given toys and paid to play on them when they haven't done their homework.
That's what the fuss is about...you seem to think it's acceptable.
Oh dear!
I saw a green lane cop pull a wheelie over a big puddle once, cool! But isn't it illegal pull a wheelie on a public road? He would have got me a ban if Id done it in front of him.
