"After a near miss and stone throwing by an angry driver on Dyson Road one Sunday several months ago, I and three other riders reported the driver. How was subsequently arrested for assault. So, these sort of situations should be reported."
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Jan Lawry commented on Jan Lawry's blog post police complaint"Thanks for all this input.
The policeman who took the statement seemed to take it reasonably seriously, he certainly didn't try and dissuade me from lodging a complaint and making a statement. He checked that I was prepared to take it to court…"
Neil Driver commented on Jan Lawry's blog post police complaint"Nightmare situation, I know for a fact that it can and often does depend on who (which copper) you report it to. Same all over the world, some are better than others and have a more sympathetic ear. True though that it is often word against word and…"
Doddsy commented on Jan Lawry's blog post police complaint"Make sure you get some sort of reference number. That way you know its in a database, if the offender keeps getting reported the chances of them getting a more severe penalty will increase."
heather commented on Jan Lawry's blog post police complaint"The reaction varies. One police officer refused to take a report from me, saying one had to catch the driver doing something wrong. The driver was but the officer did not comprehend. Now I add the section number of the Australian Road Rules to my…"
Derek Hasel commented on Jan Lawry's blog post police complaint"Having worked at SAPOL for 5 years let me tell you that most reports are taken seriously. The thinking is that you would not bother to go thru the procedure if you were not concerned. The major issue is that it is your word against the other person.…"
Jeremy Miller commented on Jan Lawry's blog post police complaint"I reported a driver recently who aggressively swerved at me (he was approaching head-on) - the police were very helpful - but did not really seem to get it - did not seem to understand that the driver had deliberately and intentionally used their…"
"Riding towards the City along Anzac Hwy, I got harrassed by a bus driving into the bicycle lane. When I caught up with him as he was stopping to pick up passengers, I gave him the whole vocabulary of expletives. He replied in a fairly threatening…"
"Hi Jan
I got skittled while in a bike lane and have had 2 lots of surgery with a third pending and the joker who hit me got off with a warning. You'll probably feel better if you report him but unfortunately that's about all :-("
Jan Lawry posted a blog postpolice complaint
Hi,I had yet another near miss in a cycle lane last week- Light Square in the city- Wednesday morning.I spat the dummy because of the car driver's hugely aggressive attitude, and reported him to the police for careless driving (got his rego number, a description of the driver and his car colour/ model). My question is, what experience have others had, when they have reported this kind of "near miss"? Has it ever gone further than letting off steam with a statement to the police? Be interested…See More
Jan Lawry replied to Gus K's discussion SA ALP release Greenways & Cycling policy"Hi All, have I missed something, or is the ALP policy lacking a time line? I am excited to see a plan, but some more specific (and hence accountable) statements about when things are planned would be welcome."
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police complaint
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 18:32 9 Comments 0 Likes
Hi,
I had yet another near miss in a cycle lane last week- Light Square in the city- Wednesday morning.
I spat the dummy because of the car driver's hugely aggressive attitude, and reported him to the police for careless driving (got his rego number, a description of the driver and his car colour/ model).
My question is, what experience have others had, when they have reported this kind of "near miss"? Has it ever gone further than letting off steam with a statement… Continue
I had yet another near miss in a cycle lane last week- Light Square in the city- Wednesday morning.
I spat the dummy because of the car driver's hugely aggressive attitude, and reported him to the police for careless driving (got his rego number, a description of the driver and his car colour/ model).
My question is, what experience have others had, when they have reported this kind of "near miss"? Has it ever gone further than letting off steam with a statement… Continue
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