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And I suppose nothing will be done to the "traffic cop" who issued the ticket...

http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2275339,00.html

Slowly does it... Not!
21/02/2008 23:07 - (SA)

Hendrina - Slowly doesn't do it any more for some - especially in the town of Hendrina, where a motorist has been fined R100 for doing 53km/h in a 60km/h zone.

The speeding ticket was issued to Peet Ludeke, cousin of Blue Bulls' coach Frans Ludeke, when he was pulled off the town's main street by a local traffic cop.

Peet, who works for Barry Leach of Leach Engineering in Rosslyn, Pretoria, was on his way to Ermelo with a full load of steel on a 30-year-old lorry, on Thursday two weeks ago.

In Church Street, the town's main street, the long arm of the law pounced, and he was given a speeding ticket.

Only when Peet examined the ticket did he realise he was being fined R100 for doing 53km/h in a 60km/h zone.

His explanation to the traffic cop that this couldn't be right, fell on deaf ears.

"I know my little seven-ton lorry. It's not capable of high speeds. Never mind with a load of steel on the back," Peet muttered when Beeld asked him about the ticket.

Fine definitely wrong - traffic cop

"The only way my white steed is ever going to pick up speed is on a steep downhill, with the wind behind it and a large helping of good luck!

"But to be fined for going too slowly is just silly."

His enquiries to Steve Tshwete municipality at Middelburg (which has jurisdiction over Hendrina) were not answered.

Girly Sibanyoni of the town's traffic department said the fine would have to be defended in court.

"No," said acting traffic chief Andrew Monareng, "the traffic fine's clearly wrong.

"We'll definitely withdraw the charge if the ticket's sent to us."
 
TKD01 said:
And I suppose nothing will be done to the "traffic cop" who issued the ticket...

http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2275339,00.html

Slowly does it... Not!
21/02/2008 23:07 - (SA)

Hendrina - Slowly doesn't do it any more for some - especially in the town of Hendrina, where a motorist has been fined R100 for doing 53km/h in a 60km/h zone.

The speeding ticket was issued to Peet Ludeke, cousin of Blue Bulls' coach Frans Ludeke, when he was pulled off the town's main street by a local traffic cop.

Peet, who works for Barry Leach of Leach Engineering in Rosslyn, Pretoria, was on his way to Ermelo with a full load of steel on a 30-year-old lorry, on Thursday two weeks ago.

In Church Street, the town's main street, the long arm of the law pounced, and he was given a speeding ticket.

Only when Peet examined the ticket did he realise he was being fined R100 for doing 53km/h in a 60km/h zone.

His explanation to the traffic cop that this couldn't be right, fell on deaf ears.

"I know my little seven-ton lorry. It's not capable of high speeds. Never mind with a load of steel on the back," Peet muttered when Beeld asked him about the ticket.

Fine definitely wrong - traffic cop

"The only way my white steed is ever going to pick up speed is on a steep downhill, with the wind behind it and a large helping of good luck!

"But to be fined for going too slowly is just silly."

His enquiries to Steve Tshwete municipality at Middelburg (which has jurisdiction over Hendrina) were not answered.

Girly Sibanyoni of the town's traffic department said the fine would have to be defended in court.

"No," said acting traffic chief Andrew Monareng, "the traffic fine's clearly wrong.

"We'll definitely withdraw the charge if the ticket's sent to us."
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What is the world coming to?
 
Since Monday, I've been seeing traffic officers regulating traffic more than giving tickets. I hope they would do more of this especially in areas where Taxis are the main cause of congestions.
 
Bleh I got a R500 fine because I was driving in the emergency lane on the highway because my car was overheating and I needed to get to petrol station by the offramp and there was a VERY LONG QUEUE. The cop looked at my heat gauge which was past red and he didn't take notice. I opened the bonnet and there was no water in the car and there was steam everywhere. He didn't care. He told me that I can take my excuses to court. I asked him what the correct procedure was for me to take in that situation, and asked him what the emergency lane was for, if not an emergency. He had no solutions. I suppose there was nothing I could do that was right in his eyes. If I had kept my car on the side of the highway then it would've been dangerous. Clearly he knows I dont have time to take a bunch of days off and go through the inefficient court procedure. I do have a job that I have to do ffs.. and its far easier for me to pay. Fk metro. I bribed a lady with a buddy coke once because she threatened me with a fine for not having my seatbelt on when she approached the car. I hate pigs. I enjoy hearing of cops and robbers killing eachother. cops = robbers. Im not sure what we are paying them for seeing as though they already make more than enough money through bribes and blackmail.
 
I was once given a R400 fine for not stopping completely at a stop street. The thing is the cop was standing around a corner and there was a wall (6ft) blocking his view so how the hell could he see? Unless he had x-ray vision that is. I went to court armed with photos of the corner in question and got off.

The prosecutors and judges are equally sick of metro police incompetence so if Pixie22 goes to see the prosecutor you stand a good chance of getting it reduced or squashed completly.

Sorry the bulk of the metro police are a waste of space
 
i don't see why we don't just throw the tickets away cos it's not like these farts have proof of anything. if the matter would go to court, what evidence would said officer have that you have broken a certain law? it comes down to a matter of "it's your word against theirs".
 
mercurial said:
i don't see why we don't just throw the tickets away cos it's not like these farts have proof of anything. if the matter would go to court, what evidence would said officer have that you have broken a certain law? it comes down to a matter of "it's your word against theirs".
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You are right, the best thing to do is take the ticket, frumple it up in front of the officer and drive away, it will take at least 6-10months before you actualy end up in court before a judge, in court you can argue that you are innocent and unless they provide proof of you being guilty u will get away, the ppl that work in these departments are so slack that i can almost guarantee you they will have no evidence after 6months.
 
diesel said:
You are right, the best thing to do is take the ticket, frumple it up in front of the officer and drive away, it will take at least 6-10months before you actualy end up in court before a judge, in court you can argue that you are innocent and unless they provide proof of you being guilty u will get away, the ppl that work in these departments are so slack that i can almost guarantee you they will have no evidence after 6months.
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Even better solution, take down the anti-corruption phone number. When you are pulled over, call that number staying that the officer is wanting a bribe or he'll fine you...

If he fines you then go to court with the records of reporting the corruption :p

A little unfair on the guy though coz it could cost him his job
 
diesel said:
You are right, the best thing to do is take the ticket, frumple it up in front of the officer and drive away, it will take at least 6-10months before you actualy end up in court before a judge, in court you can argue that you are innocent and unless they provide proof of you being guilty u will get away, the ppl that work in these departments are so slack that i can almost guarantee you they will have no evidence after 6months.
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He can and most probably will arrest you.
He will find something believe me.
I am probably the only person in the country that got arrested by traffic cops twice in one month.(and in Pretoria nogal !)

Normally i am quite docile.
A demon takes posession of me when they pull me over.

I usually tell them jokes, when they pull me over.
You know the one about the similarity between a traffic cop and a g-string?
The other one i love telling is that they are all illegitemate children and they stop cars to look for their parents.

They somehow do not find it funny.

I do not travel to Pretoria anymore.
 
Metro cops in the current form are useless blights on society.
 
Piepalook said:
He can and most probably will arrest you.
He will find something believe me.
I am probably the only person in the country that got arrested by traffic cops twice in one month.(and in Pretoria nogal !)

The other one i love telling is that they are all illegitemate children and they stop cars to look for their parents.

They somehow do not find it funny.

I do not travel to Pretoria anymore.
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:D

I was stopped for R2000 worth of warrants of arrest. I told them nicely that I do not have any summons ;) . Turned out all the summons were never signed by me :D. After 30min, they let me go.
 
Piepalook said:
He can and most probably will arrest you.
He will find something believe me.
I am probably the only person in the country that got arrested by traffic cops twice in one month.(and in Pretoria nogal !)
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Naaa ive done it plenty, most of them just skeef u out, if its a big fine il try bribe them(easiest solution), otherwise i wait for the summons. sometimes u hear from them sometimes you dont.
 
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