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09-05-2009, 05:11 PM
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2011 A New Fresh Start
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Hey guys, last night when i was driving to work last night , i was driving On Jell Road when suddenly a cop car just flashes me withTheir headlights , I'm just wonder why they flashed me , its 1st time this has happen, i did installed new lights earlier in the week but i doubt it was because of that, the cop car just flashed me and just drive off?
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09-05-2009, 05:16 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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You were speeding or didnt have your lights on.
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09-05-2009, 05:18 PM
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Were you driving around the city with driving lights on?
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09-05-2009, 05:20 PM
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maybe your lights are aimed to high and they thought you may have had your high beams on?
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09-05-2009, 05:30 PM
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It's the new system they have in place - mobile speed cameras. Their headlights are set up as the flash for the camera, so chances are you were probably speeding...........
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09-05-2009, 05:34 PM
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09-05-2009, 05:38 PM
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09-05-2009, 05:42 PM
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09-05-2009, 05:48 PM
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Maybe he was flashing you to let you know of the mobile speed camera/trap further up the road, like all courteous drivers should.
In saying that though, when I had my commodore I had a copper with a radar gun just flag his hand down (slow down kinda motion) to tell me I was going to fast and let me keep on going. He was obviously on a mission to get the B-Doubles speeding down the hill. If only they were all that nice, I could have saved myself $466 dollars and 6points on Monday  :
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09-05-2009, 05:53 PM
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09-05-2009, 05:59 PM
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09-05-2009, 06:02 PM
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But my mum says I am.......
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09-05-2009, 06:07 PM
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09-05-2009, 06:09 PM
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Most likely they were telling you off for doing something wrong............
or they were warning you a speed camera was ahead...........lol or they were waring you there was oil on the road........ or they accidently hit the high beam........... or they knew you.......... or they were testing to seee if their headlights were on............
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09-05-2009, 06:12 PM
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Regardless of why they did it, you aren't going to be issued a ticket, so stress less.
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09-05-2009, 07:03 PM
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Yeah ive had this too when on my bike, not sure if it was speeding or it was high beam on (always run with them on during the day), The copper did a quick flash of the red and blues and pointed at me, but never turned around. |
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09-05-2009, 07:21 PM
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Trying to squash a spider on the dash and bumped the headlight stalk.
Happens all the time. |
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09-05-2009, 07:31 PM
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It's the cops buddy!!
They can do whatever the hell they like. 
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09-05-2009, 07:33 PM
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I'd say it was because of your headlights being to bright. I get flashed all the time because mine are two bright and they need to be adjusted down to suite the lowering job on the ute, ute sits level and they sat up in the back from factory.
Or, it could have been that you were a little over the limit and were giving you a friendly warning, that's how its done in NSW these days becaue as soon as the officer hits the Red/Blue's it starts the on-board camera and then they have to book you.
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09-05-2009, 07:56 PM
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Maybe their paddles jammed up and made them hit their high beam switch?
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09-05-2009, 07:59 PM
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09-05-2009, 08:01 PM
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09-05-2009, 08:13 PM
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09-05-2009, 08:13 PM
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09-05-2009, 08:30 PM
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Maybe, like most of us at work, they get bored and do random stuff for a giggle.
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09-05-2009, 08:58 PM
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just cops having a bit of fun messin with your head. |
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09-05-2009, 11:59 PM
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haha... i can just imagine.. coppers driving down the road... driver turns to the passenger and says.. "watch me play with this guys head... he's gunna wonder why the hell we flashed him"
i think they do that stuff as a warning if you are speeding.. to tell you to slow down.. or possibly your headlights are bright... |
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10-05-2009, 02:35 AM
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unless they were indicating that there was a radar down the road?
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