To add to all this a bit of history I do remember the first car to be impounded for doing burnouts when the law came in a couple of years ago and it was in Newcastle and was a 180B SSS so perhaps they just don't like Datto's : ( Ryan
> -----Original Message----- > From: Brad Hallett [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, 23 April 2002 12:38 am > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Justice for all Datto's > > That's a good reply Errol, and for this time of night too ;-) > > I wasn't particularly pointing the finger at Andrew as I am unaware of > the traffic laws in his state, and I have never worked in Traffic > Branch. > > I also think power to confiscate is medieval in certain circumstances. > A detective arrests someone for armed robbery and they are sentenced to > community service, yet the traffic clowns can confiscate someone's car > for bagging up? Surely there are checks and balances for this, such as > confiscation for recidivist burnouts and repeated nuisance behaviour. > > In my opinion it sounds like an idle threat as if the traffic boy was > serious he would have taken the vehicle then and there. > > Discretion in traffic enforcement is another topic. I have many views > on traffic and the fact it is the highest resourced section of the > Police, but the list is no place for that! > > Cheers > Brad > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of E Smith > Sent: Tuesday, 23 April 2002 12:11 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE:Justice for all Datto's > > > No one is suggesting that racing on suburban roads is acceptable. And I > personally do not condone it. > > I think Andrew has been caught in a situation where he dropped a wheelie > as he took off from a location and has been branded as a criminal as a > result of this action. > > >From my past communication with Andrew and observing his responses on > >list, > I can only back him as exhibiting a responsible attitude to driving. As > a regular motor sport competitor in a wide range of disciplines (at a > national > level) he has shown himself to be a most competent driver. This can be > verified from results available in the public domain. > > These results would tend to indicate that if he did "smoke em up" when > re-entering the roadway, he would have been still been continuously in > control of the vehicle. (He was not doing donuts). Any suggestion that > his vehicle should be confiscated as a result of hard acceleration onto > the road way is draconian. > > I am not condoning law breaking on the roads in any form. Ialso must > state that I am no one to look up too in these matters, as I have been > guilty of the same, or worse in the past. > > Some times discretion on the part of the person notating the > infringement, would go a long way to improving police/public relations. > Not all persons who are accused of breaking the law have any intent as a > motive. There should be some discretion on the part of the notating > officer. > > Sometimes (and this may be an example) "due process and prosecution" > may also end up having a negative influence on the broader community. > Especially if it appears as if an injustice has been done. > > The listers world - wide subscribing to OZDAT would probably gain a very > bad impression of our country from this type of reaction (confiscation > of > vehicle) from spinning some wheels. > > Oops sorry for the lecture (long post) I will hop off my soap - box now. > > Cheers > Feral Errol > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brad Hallett > Sent: Monday, 22 April 2002 10:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Re:Ben/Legal matters > > I'll probably be howled down here but I don't care, I simply don't > understand what the fascination is with doing a burnout or racing on > suburban roads. > > If you want to build horsepower and prove yourself and your vehicle, > build a club racer or street class dragger and do your burnouts and > racing at the track. Don't fuck around on the street that our families > drive on to get to work, school, uni etc. > > Cheers > Brad > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Adam Jackson > Sent: Monday, 22 April 2002 9:42 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Re:Ben/Legal matters > > > it's actually called discretion :) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 2:12 PM > Subject: Re: Re:Ben/Legal matters > > > > your missing the point, he can do something like that and only get > > fined, whereas a car is being impounded for much less, that is what i > > meant by my "Bloody cops" remark > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Rick White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 11:06 PM > > Subject: Re:Ben/Legal matters > > > > > > > Ben. > > > Don't you mean bloodie idiot mate. > > > He got wot he deserved. > > > He doesn't deserve a licence or to own his car he deffinatly desrves > > > > to > > have it confiscated. > > > Rick White. > > > > > > --- "Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > its a bit harsh, my mate has been caught doing a toey in front of a > > > cop, > > he > > > got a $80 fine and got told there are places to do things like > > > this......empty car parks, heh. also just the other day he let his > > > v8 > > charger > > > come full noise opp lock around a corner in town, smoke pouring > > > outta > the > > > tyres, right in front of a cop.....once again $80 fine, no points. > bloody > > cops. > > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > > Get Your free Ozdat Email Account > > > ---> http://www.ozdat.com > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > > Run a small business? 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