When was the last time you were stopped by the police for a routine check around the tug and the caravan, or the motorhome etc......................
Mine was for waving at a policeman in his patrol car and him wanting to know more about camper trailers and how user friendly they were!!!!
mark
Bent Axle Bob said
04:59 AM Jun 15, 2013
All the way aroung Oz, close to 26000kms , no tickets, no breathos and sweet all boys in blue. Was quite surprising really
biggles said
05:30 AM Jun 15, 2013
Similar to you Bob ..
90,000 k's .. Pulled over once in northern NSW when Police were searching for a wanted man at a road-block .. that's it !
rockylizard said
03:10 PM Jun 15, 2013
Gday...
Now ya made me think ... it has to be more than 25 years since I have been pulled over for anything by the plod, let alone had me vehicle and/or van examined while travelling.
That's gotta be more than 500,000km since I was last pulled over - crikey, am I lucky or is Murphy gonna strike soon?
cheers - John
GaryKelly said
04:10 PM Jun 15, 2013
Come to think of it, it's been about 20 years since I was pulled over by a breathalyzer cop. It was after midnight and I think he was pissed off that I was under the limit.
TAJ said
05:34 PM Jun 15, 2013
last year outwest nsw pulled over breath test and
checked the the van attachment to the pajero
first time in 11 years
last nite on current affair about cowboy truck drivers
it was amazing how many were pulled off the road by
inspectors for a variety of defects
suenray
Happywanderer said
08:25 PM Jun 15, 2013
About 5 or 6 yrs ago in Echuca on my way into town on a Tuesday morning about 10 am Breathtest You would have to wonder about the day and time.
justcruisin01 said
08:37 PM Jun 15, 2013
Last year in Nth Qld, thought I was going to get the full works.
Waved in by the law, directed onto the weight bridge by another copper who stood at the end of the bridge.
Once stoped he walked to my door & said; your right to go.
Must have been the way I looked at him, he said they wanted the three trucks behind me so had to bring me in to get them.
I didnt wait to argue. LOL.
JC.
kandagal said
01:33 AM Jun 16, 2013
A few years ago we were pulled over coming across the Nullarbor for a breath test. All good as were about 1/2km from rest stop where we were to stay for night & so before happy hour.
EllenajoeL said
01:48 AM Jun 16, 2013
Living in Qld in the 'early 80s' with a fast (quality) motorbike and longhair...I reckon I was pulled over/searched/generally hassled more times than I needed fuel.
Since then, I've done 'a continental lap' on a motorbike and 'a lap' in a Landrover and only twice was the police 'interested in me' over the entire kms....and one of those times was to inform me that the road ahead was closed!
I think there's a time-and-place for these things. I glad I dont live in it nowdays.
neilnruth said
05:33 AM Jun 16, 2013
Last long weekend, hubby was pulled over for a breath test. Waited and waited as did the other 4 or 5 cars. Then told to go (without breath test). Seemed they had their hands full with the first car's driver. She wasn't going anywhere but the police station. I did wonder if there would have been others in the line who were let go who gave a big sigh of relief! This has never happened to us before.
Zoomtopz said
02:41 PM Jun 16, 2013
This year - March , at Woodburn NSW . in th School-zone .
breath , licence & walked around th car .
H-W , why they get out in th morning , they Catch so many
people , with 'th residue' of th previous nights booze up .
Richo
rockylizard said
03:04 PM Jun 16, 2013
Mark wrote:
When was the last time you were stopped by the police for a routine check around the tug and the caravan, or the motorhome etc......................
mark
Gday...
So it would appear that except for the occasional breath test it is very rare to be pulled over for a routine check of the tug and/or caravan.
Cheers - John
Cupie said
07:30 PM Jun 16, 2013
Never been pulled over while pulling the van.
Had a few late night breathalisers around the suburbs.
Most interesting occasion was in Broome.
I was taking a few people, all chattering away, out to the museum. I was looking at the map on the dash & bent over to adjust the CD player ... not paying attention you might say.
As I came to a road 'T' junction a motor bike pulled out from behind a overhanging tree/bush & I nearly hit it. A police motorcyclist behind him pulled me over & gave me a full on lecture alluding to grey haired city slickers coming to the bush & thinking that the normal road rules didn't apply.
It seemed that he was taking the almost victim for a license test & I had just about wiped him out. To wrap it up he said that he had left his warrant book back at the station & couldn't book me. To the delight of my passengers who were giving me curry too, he suggested that as a penalty I should take them all out to dinner that night on the money that I had saved from the potential fine.
Needless to say I didn't (being a bit of a cheapskate) but after a night at the Mangrove Hotel watching the Stairway to the Moon my passenger of the earlier event was driving home and was pulled over for a breath test. He should have been close to the limit, but after several unsuccessful blow attempts the female constable told him to drive directly home. He later said that he was sucking & not blowing. Who knows, but whatever he did worked.
Mark said
08:12 PM Jun 16, 2013
Well I found that to be quite interesting and as Rockylizard suggests, it would appear that in the main we are not a prime target for our boy's and girls in blue
Aside from a few "blow in the bag" incidents we don't appear to have too much to worry about. My guessing on this is that the vast majority of travellers are pretty sensible and cherish what they have and therefore don't do this they shouldn't do that would spoil their pleasure.
Thanks to those that took part.
Have a great day
Mark
Bunkerbob said
07:00 PM Jun 20, 2013
No money for the police or general revenue pulling up car drivers. Talk to truckie one day and find what they can be charged for. Spell a town wrong or abbreviate by writing STH and not SOUTH incurs a $733.00 fine. Go over your allowed driving time by 5 minutes, $733.00 fine. If you have ever wondered why a truckie is doing his 100 kms per hour (and it is VERY, VERY few who exceed it) it is because he is aware of time and where he should be at a particular time. Being held up for mile after mile doing 10 to 20 kms below the speed can mean he won't make the time slot for loading or unloading. Trucks mean revenue for the police. An article last week on Current Affair, 800 trucks stopped, 3 unregistered, 2 unlicenced. If only it was that low for car drivers.
NO............. not that
When was the last time you were stopped by the police for a routine check around the tug and the caravan, or the motorhome etc......................
Mine was for waving at a policeman in his patrol car and him wanting to know more about camper trailers and how user friendly they were!!!!
mark
Similar to you Bob ..
90,000 k's .. Pulled over once in northern NSW when Police were searching for a wanted man at a road-block .. that's it !
Gday...
Now ya made me think
... it has to be more than 25 years since I have been pulled over for anything by the plod, let alone had me vehicle and/or van examined while travelling.
That's gotta be more than 500,000km since I was last pulled over - crikey, am I lucky or is Murphy gonna strike soon?
cheers - John
last year outwest nsw pulled over breath test and
checked the the van attachment to the pajero
first time in 11 years
last nite on current affair about cowboy truck drivers
it was amazing how many were pulled off the road by
inspectors for a variety of defects
suenray
Last year in Nth Qld, thought I was going to get the full works.
Waved in by the law, directed onto the weight bridge by another copper who stood at the end of the bridge.
Once stoped he walked to my door & said; your right to go
.
Must have been the way I looked at him, he said they wanted the three trucks behind me so had to bring me in to get them.
I didnt wait to argue. LOL.
JC.
Living in Qld in the 'early 80s' with a fast (quality) motorbike and longhair...I reckon I was pulled over/searched/generally hassled more times than I needed fuel.
Since then, I've done 'a continental lap' on a motorbike and 'a lap' in a Landrover and only twice was the police 'interested in me' over the entire kms....and one of those times was to inform me that the road ahead was closed!
I think there's a time-and-place for these things. I glad I dont live in it nowdays.
This year - March , at Woodburn NSW . in th School-zone .
breath , licence & walked around th car .
H-W , why they get out in th morning , they Catch so many
people , with 'th residue' of th previous nights booze up .
Richo
Gday...
So it would appear that except for the occasional breath test it is very rare to be pulled over for a routine check of the tug and/or caravan.
Cheers - John
Never been pulled over while pulling the van.
Had a few late night breathalisers around the suburbs.
Most interesting occasion was in Broome.
I was taking a few people, all chattering away, out to the museum. I was looking at the map on the dash & bent over to adjust the CD player ... not paying attention you might say.
As I came to a road 'T' junction a motor bike pulled out from behind a overhanging tree/bush & I nearly hit it. A police motorcyclist behind him pulled me over & gave me a full on lecture alluding to grey haired city slickers coming to the bush & thinking that the normal road rules didn't apply.
It seemed that he was taking the almost victim for a license test & I had just about wiped him out. To wrap it up he said that he had left his warrant book back at the station & couldn't book me. To the delight of my passengers who were giving me curry too, he suggested that as a penalty I should take them all out to dinner that night on the money that I had saved from the potential fine.
Needless to say I didn't (being a bit of a cheapskate) but after a night at the Mangrove Hotel watching the Stairway to the Moon my passenger of the earlier event was driving home and was pulled over for a breath test. He should have been close to the limit, but after several unsuccessful blow attempts the female constable told him to drive directly home. He later said that he was sucking & not blowing. Who knows, but whatever he did worked.
Well I found that to be quite interesting and as Rockylizard suggests, it would appear that in the main we are not a prime target for our boy's and girls in blue
Aside from a few "blow in the bag" incidents we don't appear to have too much to worry about. My guessing on this is that the vast majority of travellers are pretty sensible and cherish what they have and therefore don't do this they shouldn't do that would spoil their pleasure.
Thanks to those that took part.
Have a great day
Mark