HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ME! (coppers major bad mojo story)

[kidd05]

Dec 31.. I was driving down the road, my dad in the passenger seat, and the rest of my fam (4) cramped in the back. At a stoplight intersection, a police car turned left and was behind me. Soon enough, they were tailing me and pulled me over.

The cop asked for my drivers license, and gave me a breath test. He said my infringement is that I had 4 people in the back, and 2 were sharing seatbelts. I said "fair enough, I wasnt sure if it was illegal or not coz the book says "IF POSSIBLE, DONT HAVE 4 PEOPLE IN THE BACK".

So the cop doesnt give me anything.. he just got my license details and said expect a letter from the RTA. I was hoping the letter would never come, and that it was only a warning, but lo and behold.. who now has an infringement letter worth 6 demerit points and $220! WAAAH!

Anyone had similar experiences? Wasnt the cop supposed to give me a ticket? Any advise aside from "BAD LUCK KIDDO!" hehe.

Oh well. Time to buy another car!

 

[chadjaja]

I thought the law was as long as everyone that can wear a seatbelt is wearing one you are OK but its still not good. While we were in Tassie a Rav 4 rolled and a kid got flung from the car and killed. He was the only one not wearing a seatbelt. Something to consider why you got booked. $220 isn't worth the same as one of your family members Carlos.

I would have made one walk hehe.

 

[kidd05]

Hehe true. Would probably get another car by this weekend. We got pulled over 1 minute away from our destination- which was 5 mins away from my house.

Oh well. What happened happened for a reason! And Im sure that was to prevent future accidents aye?

 

[Trey]

ahh tough luck mate, Ive been in a car with 4 in the back before, police came up beside us and just shouted "everyone got a belt" and we all nodded...and they kept going...that was many years ago now though

 

[justdabestcards]

:shock: IS THAT DOUBLE DEMERIT POINTS?...

 

[kidd05]

yeh. 3 became 6 demerits. :|

 

[Ja$e]

I thought the law was as long as everyone that can wear a seatbelt is wearing one you are OK but its still not good.

This is definately true in WA. Heres a funny story.

Group of us were driving around Margeret River, south of Perth. 3 in the back me shotgun with my g/friend on my lap and the driver. My mate in the middle in the back was not wearing a seat belt.

We got pulled over and we all jumped out of the car so there was no proof of no seatbelts. He says he can't do anything about my g/friend sitting on the lap because I was wearing a belt, but my mate chimes up, the honest guy that he is, says I wasn't wearing a seatbelt! Lo and behold the officer wrote him a fine! Not to mention we had just dyed this guys hair bright orange and he copped plenty from the cop!

Can't believe he admitted it! :shock:

Any way, if all the belts are being used then they can't fine any other passengers, 'nuff said! 8)

 

[Ersk]

Yes, everyone needs to be wearing a seatbelt, but having four in the back and 2 sharing one seatbelt is not legal. It is one person per seat belt. Having 2 people share a seatbelt is not safe.

They would not be in a safe position sharing one belt so one or both may get flung out, and also unless both are children, the weight load on the seatbelt would be excessive.

 

[clarkescards]

... and cops are sort of funny like that in saying they may let you off.

I had a car that the rego ran out on a day or 2 earlier, but I had never received the renewal from Transport Dept. Anyway, he pulls me over and informs me that I'm driving an unregistered vehcile, but he'll let me off if I renew it that day. I then proceeded to drive to local Rego Office and re-registered the car, only to find a fine in the mail a couple of weeks later.

Wasn't happy.