To The Good Highway Patrol On M5

[Slymeat]

should you get out of the car when you have been pulled over, or stay in?

Never ever get out allways stay in. That is unless your asked to get out.

Edited 06/08/07 03:25 AM by Slymeat

[ms700]

Attitude.

that's what it all comes down to I reckon.

If you are ready to cop a hit on the chin, apologise for your actions, and get on with life, you are one step ahead already.

If you wanna argue and be rude, bend over sir, your about to cop a reaming..... and you deserve it.

[Muzza]

Never ever get out allways stay in. That is unless your asked to get out.

Hi Sly,

I've wondered this myself,Why should you stay in the car?

Muzza.

[bugster70]

Attitude.

that's what it all comes down to I reckon.

If you are ready to cop a hit on the chin, apologise for your actions, and get on with life, you are one step ahead already.

If you wanna argue and be rude, bend over sir, your about to cop a reaming..... and you deserve it.

Totally agree. I'm a fairly sedate driver 99% of the time and have had a clean licence for about 15 years or so to prove it. However, one night testosterone got the better of me and I put the boot in to show off to my younger cousin, who had never really been in a performance car. Whilst I did make sure the road was clear, no other traffic, etc, there's still no excuse for breaking the speed limit by as much as I did that night. I won't say how much over I was, but it was a lot - mulitples of what has been said here and certainly licence losing stuff.

Anyway, a couple of officers in an unmarked Mitsubishi 380 must have been on the side of the road and caught up to me and pulled me over. It could have been the fact that I had two (empty) baby seats in the back. It could have been that I hadn't lost a point in over 15 years. But I reckon it was mainly my attitude towards the police that helped me. Rather than spending the night in the lock up, I got a severe talking to, an official caution and told to "go home and enjoy your takeaway dinner 'cos it smells delicious". I think they knew I regretted what I had done and that it was out of character, and the compassion, leniency and professionalism they showed has had a far greater effect on me and my driving behaviour that it may have done had they been less obliging and thrown the book at me.

I almost invited them home for a beer!!!

[Slymeat]

Hi Sly,

I've wondered this myself,Why should you stay in the car?

Muzza.

For the safety of the police officer and yourself. Standing on the road at any time can be dangerous, and the police officer has a duty of care when he has stopped you. Also for the officer he only has to worry about himself and not you if you stay in the car. A police officer should not even approach you if you get out of the car but should direct you back into your car failing this if you want to push the point failing to obey a reasonable direction ( Sir get back in your car ) is an offence and then he could approach you and arrest if necessary. Also jumping out of your car is an aggresive move at the best of times and the police officer does not know why you have gotten ou of the car it could be to elude him, to attack him etc etc etc, all these thing s are important and you only have to look back a couple of years to see police getting shot, run over and attacked when doing vehicle stops.

[tab]

I know I’m renowned for taking the p!ss, but seriously Sly thanks for the info you give us. It’s always good to get an understanding of these things

[Iconic Bionic]

For the safety of the police officer and yourself. Standing on the road at any time can be dangerous, and the police officer has a duty of care when he has stopped you. Also for the officer he only has to worry about himself and not you if you stay in the car. A police officer should not even approach you if you get out of the car but should direct you back into your car failing this if you want to push the point failing to obey a reasonable direction ( Sir get back in your car ) is an offence and then he could approach you and arrest if necessary. Also jumping out of your car is an aggresive move at the best of times and the police officer does not know why you have gotten ou of the car it could be to elude him, to attack him etc etc etc, all these thing s are important and you only have to look back a couple of years to see police getting shot, run over and attacked when doing vehicle stops.

Very good advice all round, especially relating to the aspect of road safety by staying in your vehicle. Its unlkely the officer would know you and your unlikely to ever do yourself any favours by getting out of the car. This could be a sign of frustration which could be further seen as an aggressive move by you towards them and they wont like being in an uncomfortable position and will react accordingly.

For maybe the first time, I disagree with Sly on the direction to stay in your vehicle and ultimately if you want to get out than your entitled to do so. Being directed back into your vehicle, would not be considered a reasonable direction and therefore not legally enforecable. Being directed off a major roadway, for example, with moving traffic at high speed towards you would be a direction you would have to follow or else.

[JBomb3000]

You're very lucky. Now picture this, would he have been so forgiving if your car was lowered, big rims, personlised Plates and didn't have your family in the car? I'd put money on you recieving a dangerous driving charge and/or having your car impounded.

And yes I have had my car impounded for chirping the tyres. Apparently there was a "wisp" of smoke.....

Or perhaps just the speeding fine

[nathen]

great read..and yes mate you were lucky..

[Beaker]

Good to hear there are still cops like that around unlike the one that pulled my mate over this arvo.

I think you'll find that there are plenty of cops around like that - problem is that the first thing cops do is general duties - including traffic - so a fair percentage of the cops doing the pulling over are young dumb and full of --- you get the idea. Once they've been on the job a while they tend to tone down and are pretty reasonable.

And I agree that attitude is the key - a mate of mine is pretty high up in the AFP, once over a few beers he told me about the 'A' rule. If you ever find yourself with getting a defect notice - don't give atitude - if you do, the paperwork they send in to the RTA has a little 'A' in the corner to let the inspectors know that the owner gave the cops a hard time, which means the inspectors tend to tear your car apart looking for stuff wrong with it.

If you get busted doing something silly - take it on the chin, have a chat to the cop - let them know you don't resent them doing their job - it IS worth your while to do so.