worst day EVER!

pech135 · 11-23-2009, 03:44 AM

I was driving behind a truck which was literally throwing stones and dirt along the back of the carriage. i wanted to stay well away and merged to the right hand lane to overtake avoiding damage..

After overtaking, i was met with a police bike and radar gun, was franticly signalled to pull over and was hit with a $338 speeding fine, 98 in a 70 zone which i highly doubted, but whos to argue. officer said i was 2km/h off losing my licence for 3 months and a fine of $600+!

point is... i wasnt aware of the speed, i was driving up a hill in 6th gear and the cars just spooled up and landed me in hot water! far out

so the question is.... can i dispute the fine and use the excuse of..'but sir, its a 135i, i take no accountability for the seamless, effortless capabilities and 60-98 in 1.1 seconds??!'

To make matters worse, i've left some tradies at my place and an hour later i get a call that they've driven over my water meter and flooded the road! **clenches fist*

only consolation is i got 1 point left... no more spirited drives for me for the next 12 months. anyone for the track?

zenderm3 · 11-23-2009, 04:02 AM

Pech.... mate I am really sorry to hear that! Drive safely or find an address in adelaide and get your South Australian Drivers licence... SA doesn't have a point system!

Zuzu · 11-23-2009, 05:04 AM

Good luck fighting the offence mate...

Some years ago I was driving through North Kempsey at around 8am in my 330Ci.. Speed limit was 80km per hour and I was in a single lane road sitting behind a very slow local driver.
Overtaking lane came up and I took the right lane to pass. As I was accelerating to pass the slower driver in the left lane a highway patrol D###head drove pass in the opposite direction, gave me the look, then quickly did a U turn and pulled up behind me, all the time I had my eye on him so I didnt overtake cause he then would of pulled me over for speeding.

Well this dick still pulled me over and fined me for being in the overtaking lane and NOT overtaking. I explained that I noticed him pull out behind me and that if I DID overtake that he would of pinched me for speeding, so then I maintained my speed within the limit.

No f##### go with this top cop.

WHO the fuck in this forum has ever been nabbed for " BEING IN THE OVERTAKING LANE AND NOT OVERTAKING"

I disputed the fine and went to court only to get another dick wit judge..Obviously lost the case..

Good luck..

pech135 · 11-23-2009, 05:17 AM

lol, thats the worst, my mrs read your post zuzu and shes just cracked up! glad you can make someone happy :P

some coppers are the worse, might as well punch me in the guts, it would be less painful

Zuzu · 11-23-2009, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by pech135

lol, thats the worst, my mrs read your post zuzu and shes just cracked up! glad you can make someone happy :P

some coppers are the worse, might as well punch me in the guts, it would be less painful

Glad to cheer you up mate on such a sour day..

Also forgot to mention that it was long weekend, so double demerit points applied, plus it was my birthday...

zenderm3 · 11-23-2009, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Zuzu

Glad to cheer you up mate on such a sour day..

Also forgot to mention that it was long weekend, so double demerit points applied, plus it was my birthday...

Geees guys.... I feel lucky amongst you both

pech135 · 11-23-2009, 06:32 AM

yeah.. lap it up while your carless, just wait until that ///M arrives

zenderm3 · 11-23-2009, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by pech135

yeah.. lap it up while your carless, just wait until that ///M arrives

I'm seriously worried about how long my licence is going to last.... definitely going to be putting on my speed warning to 60 and 100kms per hour....

TimMc · 11-23-2009, 08:10 AM

I rode down to Phillip Island last month with about 10 others, including three wallopers and a screw. There were very few times that we weren't speeding and the wallopers (motorbike cops) tailgated everybody. I think I've still got my last point...

SP 7757 · 11-23-2009, 10:35 AM

Points system in SA too...

zenderm3 · 11-23-2009, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SP 7757

Points system in SA too...

Really SP? I thought they didn't have one!? How does the point system in Adelaide work?

05C4R · 11-23-2009, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Zuzu

WHO the fuck in this forum has ever been nabbed for " BEING IN THE OVERTAKING LANE AND NOT OVERTAKING"

i got pulled over and warned and then lectured for a good 10 minutes by some cairns coppers for driving in the overtaking lane and not overtaking. funny thing was it was 2am and not another car in sight so not really impeding anyone. theyre eyes lit up when they saw i was from sydney and they kept saying over and over "well in Sydney you might do this....

amk2912 · 11-23-2009, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by beemer

i got pulled over and warned and then lectured for a good 10 minutes by some cairns coppers for driving in the overtaking lane and not overtaking. funny thing was it was 2am and not another car in sight so not really impeding anyone. theyre eyes lit up when they saw i was from sydney and they kept saying over and over "well in Sydney you might do this....

I think the rules of the road say "Keep left UNLESS overtaking"

Zuzu · 11-23-2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by amk2912

I think the rules of the road say "Keep left UNLESS overtaking"

And your point is..

... Only kidding..

As if it is ever enforced..Just depends if the boys in blue are having a low revenue day me think..

05C4R · 11-23-2009, 05:16 PM

you ever work as a cop in cairns?

amk2912 · 11-23-2009, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Zuzu

And your point is..

... Only kidding..

As if it is ever enforced..Just depends if the boys in blue are having a low revenue day me think..

I was pulled over (in 1985) for the same thing (not keeping left) on a dual carriageway that wasn't marked as it had just been resurfaced. I just got a caution, though...........probably because I was a poor uni student driving a 1975 Datsun 120Y. Doubt I'd get the caution now!

BMW86 · 11-23-2009, 06:37 PM

I hate pigs

Zuzu · 11-23-2009, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by amk2912

I was pulled over (in 1985) for the same thing (not keeping left) on a dual carriageway that wasn't marked as it had just been resurfaced. I just got a caution, though...........probably because I was a poor uni student driving a 1975 Datsun 120Y. Doubt I'd get the caution now!

He probably couldnt believe that you where in the overtaking lane in a 120Y..

They where like 0 to 100km in 45 seconds...

My cousin had an automatic 120Y in 1978 when I was on my "P" plates.. remember taking it for a drive and thinking that there must of been a gale force 140km/h wind in my face..man it was the slowest car on acceleration.. Especially after getting out of my dads 273 cubic inch V8 valiant.

TimMc · 11-23-2009, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Zuzu

He probably couldnt believe that you where in the overtaking lane in a 120Y..

They where like 0 to 100km in 45 seconds...

My cousin had an automatic 120Y in 1978 when I was on my "P" plates.. remember taking it for a drive and thinking that there must of been a gale force 140km/h wind in my face..man it was the slowest car on acceleration.. Especially after getting out of my dads 273 cubic inch V8 valiant.

Yeah, an ex girlfriend back in the 80's had one of those. I remember holding the wheel at full lock with full throttle on a gravel road - trying to light up the rear tyre(s). No chance of wheelspin even then!

x5mad · 11-24-2009, 01:09 AM

Man, our cars are magnets for tickets. In the 14 years I have been driving I have only ever got 1 speeding ticket -72 in a 60km/h as I wanted to put some distance between me and the jackass 4wd tailgater behind me.

Since getting the 135, within 1 month I have been pulled over twice and 1 speeding ticket. The tempatation is just so hard to resist. Like the other day, an absolute dick was tailgating everyone and overtaking at every opportunity to show off how fast he was. Well,I was in the 135 and unfortunately rose to the challenge. Blew past him and before I knew it was approaching 200. Yikes! (for legal reasons 200 can mean anything and is only posted for entertainment purposes only)

I am seriously worried about my license!

amk2912 · 11-24-2009, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Zuzu

They where like 0 to 100km in 45 seconds

That must have been the sport version!! More like 45 minutes in my one!

Damn good car though...reliable as anything. Believe it or not I got rid of it around 1988 and last year I saw it in a suburb nearby....STILL GOING!!! If I see it again I may approach to owner and see how it's going reliability-wise.

When I got rid of it, it had done about 100,000km and the engine had never been touched.

d3syd · 11-24-2009, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by amk2912

That must have been the sport version!! More like 45 minutes in my one!

Damn good car though...reliable as anything. Believe it or not I got rid of it around 1988 and last year I saw it in a suburb nearby....STILL GOING!!! If I see it again I may approach to owner and see how it's going reliability-wise.

When I got rid of it, it had done about 100,000km and the engine had never been touched.

My brother had one in the early '80s. One outstanding feature of was the AMAZING turning circle. You could almost do a U-turn in a back alley...

11-23-2009, 03:44 AM	#1
pech135 Enlisted Member 2 Rep 48 Posts Drives: BMW 135i Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia iTrader: (0)	worst day EVER! I was driving behind a truck which was literally throwing stones and dirt along the back of the carriage. i wanted to stay well away and merged to the right hand lane to overtake avoiding damage.. After overtaking, i was met with a police bike and radar gun, was franticly signalled to pull over and was hit with a $338 speeding fine, 98 in a 70 zone which i highly doubted, but whos to argue. officer said i was 2km/h off losing my licence for 3 months and a fine of $600+! point is... i wasnt aware of the speed, i was driving up a hill in 6th gear and the cars just spooled up and landed me in hot water! far out so the question is.... can i dispute the fine and use the excuse of..'but sir, its a 135i, i take no accountability for the seamless, effortless capabilities and 60-98 in 1.1 seconds??!' To make matters worse, i've left some tradies at my place and an hour later i get a call that they've driven over my water meter and flooded the road! *clenches fist only consolation is i got 1 point left... no more spirited drives for me for the next 12 months. anyone for the track?
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zenderm3 Lieutenant Colonel 95 Rep 1,996 Posts Drives: E36 M3 DY/2010 E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane iTrader: (0)	Pech.... mate I am really sorry to hear that! Drive safely or find an address in adelaide and get your South Australian Drivers licence... SA doesn't have a point system! __________________ ________________ My ///M is in my garage .... and it is a beast! 2010 E92 M3 Space Grey \| Fully Loaded 1996 E36 M3 Dakar Yellow - SOLD 2004 Honda Accord Euro - SOLD
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11-23-2009, 05:04 AM	#3
Zuzu Major General 2816 Rep 7,637 Posts Drives: M2C HS 6MT Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sydney Australia iTrader: (0)	Good luck fighting the offence mate... Some years ago I was driving through North Kempsey at around 8am in my 330Ci.. Speed limit was 80km per hour and I was in a single lane road sitting behind a very slow local driver. Overtaking lane came up and I took the right lane to pass. As I was accelerating to pass the slower driver in the left lane a highway patrol D###head drove pass in the opposite direction, gave me the look, then quickly did a U turn and pulled up behind me, all the time I had my eye on him so I didnt overtake cause he then would of pulled me over for speeding. Well this dick still pulled me over and fined me for being in the overtaking lane and NOT overtaking. I explained that I noticed him pull out behind me and that if I DID overtake that he would of pinched me for speeding, so then I maintained my speed within the limit. No f##### go with this top cop. WHO the fuck in this forum has ever been nabbed for " BEING IN THE OVERTAKING LANE AND NOT OVERTAKING" I disputed the fine and went to court only to get another dick wit judge..Obviously lost the case.. Good luck..
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pech135 Enlisted Member 2 Rep 48 Posts Drives: BMW 135i Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia iTrader: (0)	lol, thats the worst, my mrs read your post zuzu and shes just cracked up! glad you can make someone happy :P some coppers are the worse, might as well punch me in the guts, it would be less painful
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11-23-2009, 06:32 AM	#7
pech135 Enlisted Member 2 Rep 48 Posts Drives: BMW 135i Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia iTrader: (0)	yeah.. lap it up while your carless, just wait until that ///M arrives
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11-23-2009, 08:10 AM	#9
TimMc Lieutenant Colonel 44 Rep 1,883 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Brisbane, Australia iTrader: (0)	I rode down to Phillip Island last month with about 10 others, including three wallopers and a screw. There were very few times that we weren't speeding and the wallopers (motorbike cops) tailgated everybody. I think I've still got my last point... __________________ Driving - Manual E90 M3 (Melbourne Red/Black). Riding - BMW R1200RS Sport.
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SP 7757 New Member 7 Rep 25 Posts Drives: 125 LMB, 1988 Prelude Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Adelaide iTrader: (0)	Points system in SA too...
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BMW86 Major General 398 Rep 9,156 Posts Drives: RS3 Sedan / Macan S Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	I hate pigs
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x5mad Lieutenant Colonel 352 Rep 1,772 Posts Drives: iX 40 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Australia iTrader: (0) Garage List bmw [0.00]	Man, our cars are magnets for tickets. In the 14 years I have been driving I have only ever got 1 speeding ticket -72 in a 60km/h as I wanted to put some distance between me and the jackass 4wd tailgater behind me. Since getting the 135, within 1 month I have been pulled over twice and 1 speeding ticket. The tempatation is just so hard to resist. Like the other day, an absolute dick was tailgating everyone and overtaking at every opportunity to show off how fast he was. Well,I was in the 135 and unfortunately rose to the challenge. Blew past him and before I knew it was approaching 200. Yikes! (for legal reasons 200 can mean anything and is only posted for entertainment purposes only) I am seriously worried about my license!
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