Should I be offended?

[woody]

G'day All,

Just wondering if I should feel offended or proud. Earlier today I was driving 'the Mistress' (Defender 110) down Brisbane Rd, Ipswich towards Sizzler when two uniformed Police Officers made themselves obvious by jumping out from behind a telephone pole with a speed gun in hand. But they looked at me and didn't even raise the speed gun to get a reading:mad:..........it must be that they recognised the LandRover and know that we are all law abiding citizens....yeh that must be it;)

[Dazza67]

PMSL

[harry]

PMSL

****ing anacronisms,
what the **** does that mean?

[pop058]

****ing anacronisms,
what the **** does that mean?

pee'd myself laughing

[Xul]

G'day All,

Just wondering if I should feel offended or proud. Earlier today I was driving 'the Mistress' (Defender 110) down Brisbane Rd, Ipswich towards Sizzler when two uniformed Police Officers made themselves obvious by jumping out from behind a telephone pole with a speed gun in hand. But they looked at me and didn't even raise the speed gun to get a reading:mad:..........it must be that they recognised the LandRover and know that we are all law abiding citizens....yeh that must be it;)

You guys still have Sizzler over there!!?!??!?

[Dazza67]

I was driving 'the Mistress' (Defender 110) down Brisbane Rd, Ipswich towards Sizzler

Serious that is funny, isnt that part of town a 50k zone.
OK heres another one FAF
Funny as F

[B92 8NW]

****ing anacronisms,
what the **** does that mean?

Where's the error in chronology?



:wasntme:

[woody]

Yep we do still have a Sizzler and not bad tucker either

p.s the speedo was saying that I was doing 60 km/hr in a 60 zone

[Xul]

Looks like I've found my next place for a holiday! Haven't had sizzler round here for a good 15 years I don't think.

[djhampson]

the speedo was saying that I was doing 60 km/hr in a 60 zone

Downhill with a tailwind was it? :p

Talk about being out in force... I've never seen so many cop cars in one day. They were everywhere.

Even saw one on the Ipswich - Boonah Rd just after I'd accelerated to overtake a slow car in front who kindly decided to accelerate as I started to pass him ;)

[rovers4]

That speedo is reading 60, but if it is anything like those that Im know in the LR poducts that I know, the true speed is around 55.
I have checked with a GPS, the overhead gantries and the roadside advisory trailers - all agree. My defender and all others, by comparison, read 10% over.

If you have tyres smaller than those that I have, then yours would read even more in error.

And the odometer reads 5% over, just to be different.

Rovers4.

[Landy Smurf]

i wish i came across those 2 cops instead of the bastard i did

[p38arover]

But they looked at me and didn't even raise the speed gun to get a reading:mad:..........it must be that they recognised the LandRover and know that we are all law abiding citizens....yeh that must be it;)

No, they thought you were driving a Series Landy and thus incapable of exceeding the speed limit. :angel:

I recall a Series I owner in Brissie being pulled up by cops for travelling too slowly on a highway (or motorway) a few years back.

[stig0000]

i wish i came across those 2 cops instead of the bastard i did


did you end up loosing your licence:(

[Disco44]

Downhill with a tailwind was it? :p

Talk about being out in force... I've never seen so many cop cars in one day. They were everywhere.

Even saw one on the Ipswich - Boonah Rd just after I'd accelerated to overtake a slow car in front who kindly decided to accelerate as I started to pass him ;)

That section of Brisbane Rd is just starting to go uphill.
Doesn't it **** you off when they start to accelerate after going slowly for K's when you try to pass.:angrylock:

[Hoges]

G'day All,

Just wondering if I should feel offended or proud. Earlier today I was driving 'the Mistress' (Defender 110) down Brisbane Rd, Ipswich towards Sizzler when two uniformed Police Officers made themselves obvious by jumping out from behind a telephone pole with a speed gun in hand. But they looked at me and didn't even raise the speed gun to get a reading:mad:..........it must be that they recognised the LandRover and know that we are all law abiding citizens....yeh that must be it;)

Naaah, it's the STEALTH shape ....doesn't register... :burnrubber::Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:

[digger]

Yep we do still have a Sizzler and not bad tucker either

p.s the speedo was saying that I was doing 60 km/hr in a 60 zone

so you were actually doing 50 or 72??:wasntme:

[woody]

Closer to 55 than 60 I reckon but that fact that they were looking straight at me and didn't even raise the gun.......or was it the wife yawning at the same time then bursting out in hysterical laughter that bruised the ego a little bit?

[korg20000bc]

Still got Sizzler?!
Awesome.
Do you still get the fecal matter for free?

[p38arover]

Still got Sizzler?!
Awesome.
Do you still get the fecal matter for free?

No, but faecal matter is free. :angel:

[Landy Smurf]

did you end up loosing your licence:(
i paid the fine wednesday so ill have to wait and see.hopefully the cop was just lying to me about losing my licence

[korg20000bc]

No, but faecal matter is free. :angel:

Yeah, I was making an obscure joke regarding American spellings and Seppos ie. septic tank=Yank and fecal matter in septic tanks and what the hell...

[Disco_owner]

Naaah, it's the STEALTH shape ....doesn't register... :burnrubber::Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:


It must be the Titanium panels that absorb radar energy which registers a small foot print:Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:

[Sprint]

Still got Sizzler?!
Awesome.
Do you still get the fecal matter for free?

No, but faecal matter is free. :angel:

geez ron, no need to get ****ty about it! :angel:

[austastar]

Are speed guns heavy??

They may have thought it would take several minutes to pick out the vehicle from background pedestrian movement.

cheers

[rockyroad]

Always have a good chuckle when I get the headlight flash on the highway warning me of police ahead.

Happy when I can get to 100km yet alone sit on it.

[woody]

I love the fact we all have a sense of humor :p

[Blknight.aus]

It must be the Titanium panels that absorb radar energy which registers a small foot print:Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:

Ive never heard such rot, everyone knows its the vibrations of the panels,,, they get so many false readings the gun cant sort out the return

(on a similar vein I dont get asked to show ID going onto the base if Im driving fozzy, apparently no one else would drive something that beat up....)

[Disco_owner]

Ive never heard such rot, everyone knows its the vibrations of the panels,,, they get so many false readings the gun cant sort out the return

(on a similar vein I dont get asked to show ID going onto the base if Im driving fozzy, apparently no one else would drive something that beat up....)


From the Pictures I've seen Fozzy doesn't look that Beat up.:eek:

the personnel on the base are Just jealous they can't find a vehicle in the same vintage:mad::D

[Bushie]

Truth be known, they recognised it as a Land Rover, then thought

"IF it has a speedo the guy still has no indication of his real speed"


Martyn
100kph = somewhere between 90 and 110, but most likely 85 :D:D