PK001
Well-Known Member
You may be interested in a little scam and entrapment exercise the NSW Highway Patrol have been running recently at Maquarie Pass, Illawarra Highway near Wollongong...BE AWARE!!! DONT GET TRAPPED!!!
Maquarie Pass is a favourite for motorcycle riders on weekends and many hundreds will make their way along its scenic winding length visiting the cafes and pie shop, meeting and socialising, particularly when it is a fine sunny day as it was this Saturday (March 9th 2013).
Taking advantage of the fine warm conditions the NSW Highway Patrol set up a TRAP for Motorbike Riders where they waited on a gravel verge at the bottom of the Pass before the up hill run in a Blue Toyota Hilux SUV. They wait for riders to ride along the straight, just before the first L/H corner whereupon the SUV blasts off the verge in a shower of dust and accelerates into the path of the Riders then suddenly slowing and forcing the riders to either brake heavily or if they think the SUV is actually politely waving them past, actually overtake by momentarily crossing the double white lines, which can be done very quickly and safely (on a motorbike) and is what I and many others did on this day. Every person at the top of the hill at the Pie Shop got fined...read on....
The sting then takes place a few kilometres up the road where a couple of Highway Patrol cars are set up with cones and signs and pick riders and book them after being radioed their details by the Blue SUV team who have recorded the whole shabby ENTRAPMENT exercise on a GOPro video.
The waiting Cop tried to tell me i was doing well over the speed limit, to which i replied that is BULLSHIT!! I didnt get out of second gear. They slowed right down to 40km/h and pulled to the left slightly, so basically set the trap and invited me to overtake. As i was in 2nd gear it didnt take much to get around the Blue SUV, tuck back in and continue up the hill at the speed limit (there were other cars up ahead anyway) I was not in a rush as i could see them and knew it was going to be slow going up, the only reason i overtook the Blue SUV was because of his actions slowing and moving over.
I got a fine for crossing unbroken lines ($298) and 3 demerit points
I will be speaking to my Lawer and taking this matter to Court!!! No way am i going to sit back and allow this unethical dog act to continue!! SCUM of the earth PIGS!!
I would like to request any other parties that got TRAPPED and may be interested in a class action. The appropriate and ethical application of the law and traffic regulations obviously were not undertaken here. This was just the revenue raising. How can this ENTRAPPMENT sting really contributs to improving road safety when Police areacting like this. Im sure much of this behaviour from the NSW Cops is outside the guidelines of the Police Commissioner rules and guidelines.
Lets put a stop to being targeted by this shabby revenue raising scam.
Maquarie Pass is a favourite for motorcycle riders on weekends and many hundreds will make their way along its scenic winding length visiting the cafes and pie shop, meeting and socialising, particularly when it is a fine sunny day as it was this Saturday (March 9th 2013).
Taking advantage of the fine warm conditions the NSW Highway Patrol set up a TRAP for Motorbike Riders where they waited on a gravel verge at the bottom of the Pass before the up hill run in a Blue Toyota Hilux SUV. They wait for riders to ride along the straight, just before the first L/H corner whereupon the SUV blasts off the verge in a shower of dust and accelerates into the path of the Riders then suddenly slowing and forcing the riders to either brake heavily or if they think the SUV is actually politely waving them past, actually overtake by momentarily crossing the double white lines, which can be done very quickly and safely (on a motorbike) and is what I and many others did on this day. Every person at the top of the hill at the Pie Shop got fined...read on....
The sting then takes place a few kilometres up the road where a couple of Highway Patrol cars are set up with cones and signs and pick riders and book them after being radioed their details by the Blue SUV team who have recorded the whole shabby ENTRAPMENT exercise on a GOPro video.
The waiting Cop tried to tell me i was doing well over the speed limit, to which i replied that is BULLSHIT!! I didnt get out of second gear. They slowed right down to 40km/h and pulled to the left slightly, so basically set the trap and invited me to overtake. As i was in 2nd gear it didnt take much to get around the Blue SUV, tuck back in and continue up the hill at the speed limit (there were other cars up ahead anyway) I was not in a rush as i could see them and knew it was going to be slow going up, the only reason i overtook the Blue SUV was because of his actions slowing and moving over.
I got a fine for crossing unbroken lines ($298) and 3 demerit points
I will be speaking to my Lawer and taking this matter to Court!!! No way am i going to sit back and allow this unethical dog act to continue!! SCUM of the earth PIGS!!
I would like to request any other parties that got TRAPPED and may be interested in a class action. The appropriate and ethical application of the law and traffic regulations obviously were not undertaken here. This was just the revenue raising. How can this ENTRAPPMENT sting really contributs to improving road safety when Police areacting like this. Im sure much of this behaviour from the NSW Cops is outside the guidelines of the Police Commissioner rules and guidelines.
Lets put a stop to being targeted by this shabby revenue raising scam.
