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Old 17-06-2015, 04:51 PM   #1
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Just heading north on Brighton Rd and just before Oaklans Rd there was a poice officer sitting with radar gun but on a QUAD bike.... what the hell.
I thought they were short of money because of gov. budget
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Old 17-06-2015, 04:52 PM   #2
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quads are cheaper than an xr6t
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Old 17-06-2015, 05:00 PM   #3
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was he hiding behind a bus shelter?
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Old 17-06-2015, 06:04 PM   #4
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Yes, on a corner
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Old 17-06-2015, 06:06 PM   #5
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Probably had a patrol car waiting down the road to pull people over (not that I know the roads in Adelaide).
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Old 17-06-2015, 07:50 PM   #6
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Just heading north on Brighton Rd and just before Oaklans Rd there was a poice officer sitting with radar gun but on a QUAD bike.... what the hell.
I thought they were short of money because of gov. budget
Maybe he was an avid Ford fan who would rather ride a quadbike than drive a Commodore. I know I would
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Can quad bikes be road registered in SA?
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Old 17-06-2015, 08:38 PM   #8
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Might be a blitz on at that part of town at the moment.
Bloke I work with said his wife watched a plod lurking on foot at brighton rd/jetty road lights watching drivers stopped at the intersection. Plenty of drivers got a tap on the window from plod & directed offendors to park around corner. The offendors were then fined for used their mobile fones.
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quads can't be registered in sa but the police are a law unto themselves here so it's do as I say not as I do
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Might be a blitz on at that part of town at the moment.
Bloke I work with said his wife watched a plod lurking on foot at brighton rd/jetty road lights watching drivers stopped at the intersection. Plenty of drivers got a tap on the window from plod & directed offendors to park around corner. The offendors were then fined for used their mobile fones.
Thanks for the warning. I frequent that area myself.
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Old 18-06-2015, 10:07 AM   #11
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If there is bushland nearby they may be targeting speeding and unregistered off road bikes. Seen this in WA some years ago; chasing kids on unregistered trail bikes in bushland and adjacent cycle paths on hired quads.
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No nothing like that there.

And thanks for the heads up, I'm often around the area.

Not sure why he couldn't use a pushbike
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Old 18-06-2015, 11:01 AM   #13
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Was it a 'marked' quad?

I remember about 8 years back seeing the driver of a Merc get pulled over on King William St for talking on his mobile - pulled over by a dark blue road-trail bike with dark LEDs that blended into the rest of the bike and could only be seen when lit up.
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I saw a green P plater in a shagged out Nissen Ute punt an M6 Bimmer up the kyber this morning, but that was in Brisbane.
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id def be disputing that if i got done
you cant reg a quad for the road ffs
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Old 18-06-2015, 12:51 PM   #16
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Running late for appointment, but I was not speeding, talking on hands free phone, out the side window I see this quad bike, blue lights and holding radar, officer in Karkai (light brown) uniform

very strange
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https://www.facebook.com/adelaidepol...87965548010438

Shire officers with cameras on quad bikes doing footpath surveys perhaps.
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Old 18-06-2015, 11:00 PM   #18
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Running late for appointment, but I was not speeding, talking on hands free phone, out the side window I see this quad bike, blue lights and holding radar, officer in Karkai (light brown) uniform

very strange
radelaide cops dont wear karkai

or ever

no bs

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Old 19-06-2015, 12:46 PM   #19
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and remember they must have high viz on
heard a hat too but i dunno about that one
maybe someone could confirm
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