Anyone had one of these?

[VNA]

Bit fed up with the po-po myself at the moment, They're after me for an "interview" over my crash the other night.

Crash?  Nae luck.  Hope you are OK.

But yeah I remember a few years back the police were doing ride outs out of the town here.  Improve your riding skills, reduce accidents was the idea.  I never went but those who did told me, the rules were 30mph speed limits must be respected - no ifs - no buts - out on the open road no ton up stuff.  You set off, they followed, stop at an agreed cafe or whatever and review riding skills, then back down the road practising what you have leaned and a chat at the end.

So they were pretty cool about folks pressing along country roads as long as they did it safely.

Now I've just had my first ticket and 100 quid fine.  Was I breaking the speed limit, sure, was I riding like a loon, no.  Was I polite and honest - yes, did it do me any good - no.  Straight to ticket, process me as quick as poss and pull the next bike.

It's zero tolerance and KPI's.

Next time I'm minded to pull out the smart phone, start recording and .............


Of course the other thing is I'm pissed I didn't spot em first, and yes they are trying to noise folks up (Dunoon police hitting their KPI's).  Grrrr.

[nick crisp]

I have had some very good advice: never voluntarily speak to the police. There's no profit in it, only heartache.

[stevierst]

There's no such thing as 'zero tolerance' when it comes to traffic law. It's the only set of laws where cops are allowed to use his judgement and decide on the outcome. Some cops are just a bit crap at judging things.

And nothing wrong with volunteering info and talking to the cops either. If your house/car/bike had been robbed, you'd want everyone to sing like a bird wouldn't you so the Bugger gets caught!

Oh , and they're not all bad.........

[nick crisp]

Why do they want to interview me about my crash Stevie? No one was injured but me, no property was damaged but mine, and no one has made a complaint against me. Is it because they're very caring people? I think not.

And if my bike had been stolen, they'd probably show bugger all interest.

[Exupnut]

Maybe ur recent speeding NIP?

[nick crisp]

Maybe ur recent speeding NIP?

Done and dusted. No, this has nothing to do with that. They're just seeing if they can catch me out by getting me to say something to incriminate myself; the main thing they'll be interested in is what speed I was doing when I came off, or whether they can get me for undue care. But I'm not obliged to say anything, so safer not to.

[Exupnut]

Nick... Of course they will tug you as they r not stupid to miss the fact yv had a recent Nip @ 90 mph or whatever it was. They got ur reg for the accident so they will check any activity for ur reg and you history will help them decide what to do.

[stevierst]

Depending on how long ago it was you got your nip, they might not have access to that info.
Normally they only see the points on your licence when it's been finalised by DVLA, so it might not be the case.

Accident investigation relies on accident information. Road conditions, weather, traffic weight, speed, etc, etc.
It's not always about getting you 'done'.

[Exupnut]

But there's always hope ;-)