American reacts to Australian Police (speeder LOSES HIS LICENSE)
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This is Australia, there's ALWAYS reasonable suspicion that someone's been drinking lol
Whereas in the US, there's ALWAYS reasonable suspicion that someone is packing heat. I'd rather face a cop who's afraid of me being over the alcohol limit rather than a cop who's afraid of being in a shootout with me
@@cyclemoto8744 No argument here!
Heavy enforcement and public education HAS changed the culture. Drink driving was once the social norm - several decades ago - that has changed completely now. I started driving in the late 80s and have been breath tested many, many times in the past 40ish years.
And it’s great that they are on the road detecting drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs. I don’t want to become a statistic of these idiots who can’t abide by the rules.
One of my best mates is a constable working of the NSW Police Department. He cites those speeding with a friendly chat and a big fine.
People generally don't act the arsehole with police in Australia, they're working people. And. The police generally are never confronted with some random person with a gun. There is an opportunity to be civil.
Yeah if you watch the highway patrol you see how chill most are.
@@gregorturner9421 That show is mostly a set up though I do agree with your point.
Their chill and polite attitude is my personal experience with the police, whether I'm being breathalysed or just being randomly checked. Drug & booze buses are commonplace.
Yes, when I've been pulled up, it's either for a random, or because I'd been doing something stupid to attact their attention. By being polite, respectful, and co-operative I was treated the same way by the officers, and actually got away with many things I REALLY should have got a ticket for, rather than a warning.
It's been a while since I got a speeding ticket, and the officer actually apologised for giving me it - he would have let me go with a warning but their chief required them to give a ticket, and not just a warning, if they had to stop anyone - even expressed concern if it would affect my work.
In Victoria, April 1989, I was stopped by Constable F.H. for speeding, guilty as charged! I pointed out the deliberately affordable level of the penalty, a common ploy which I’d first realised existed, years before. Not worth the bother of challenging in court but, nevertheless, “a good little earner for the Victorian Government out here on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere". To which the good constable replied “you are right, sir and if I could find a job outside the force that paid the same money, I’d leave”. No doubt he did, long ago!
A couple of years later I met a retired South Australian police officer who said the reason he retired early was because he got sick and tired of being “sent out to the middle of nowhere, just to victimise truckies”. He wanted to police the more dangerous areas close to country towns. I couldn’t believe the similarity of both statements.
Whoever said Australia is the laughing stock of the world about speed limits has obviously never left Australia
What's to laugh about , the safety of our families ? My Mother migrated from Europe a long time ago , though to this day , they never wear seat belts through sheer laziness and stubbornly show no restraint in their speed . When there is an accident - it is final - Everybody is dead - simple as that . Nothing laughable at our laws here Mate 🇦🇺
@@troygerencer1620do you mean people in Australia don’t wear seat belts? Cos I’m born and bred Aussie, almost 60 and I don’t know anyone who doesn’t wear a seatbelt.
America is insane I lived in Illinois for 5 yrs.
*Laughs in Autobahn*
About 12 years ago I was driving on the highway about an hour south of Sydney towards my home, I had been to Melbourne driving my C Class Mercedes with MB sports suspension , with my speed on 110 kph Cruise control. I notice a parked Highway Patrol car and he started following me. Pulled behind me and overtook several times ( I assumed he was running my plates on the computer. He finally pulled me over and asked for my licence and did a random breath test. Very polite officers who had no problem with my speed. His only comment was that they don’t often see cars like mine NOT speeding. They wished me a safe trip home and even put on their Blue lights to warn traffic coming up behind me to slow down so I could pull out safely. Well done the Mittagong NSW Highway Patrol.
Good coppers !
@@linmal2242 yes, not all of our Police are bad..Only a few which is great. These cops had their radar gun aimed at me as I approached the. They were in the middle grasses area of the Hume Highway.It looked very odd as they raced up behind me the first time but didn’t deploy the Blue lights. They very quickly took off really fast and overtook. About a klm down the road this was repeated several times which made me think they were doing a Rego plate check as they couldn’t understand why an AMG lookalike wasn’t speeding. Once they lit up I pulled over. They couldn’t have been nicer. Great blokes, just doing their job.
My friend had a great few years of business and night his dream car: a lotus. A very safe and responsible driver. After over a year of being pulled over by curious cops that just wanted a closer look he replaced it with something less flashy 😂
In other words, the cops had no legal reason to stop you. Typical criminals that they are.
Well done to You Sir , for showing respect for the Law and what a shitty job it can be for them . 👍 Be fair with them and they will be fair with You . That attitude has always served me well also. 🇦🇺
Road deaths in Australia per 100,000 is 4.9, in US it is 12.7. So the strict enforcement of the road code does have an effect.
I have a suspicion that (much) higher traffic density also has something to do with it.
@@RodneyW Not really, counterintuitively it's areas with lower density (and higher speeds) that have far higher fatality rates
In OZ high temperatures we hydrate a lot😂😂😂. And love beer. But if you check coved death percentages? Also road deaths deaths shot by police. We are far safer. And I'm a hypocrite. I a have a turbo Busa, 😂. You just have to be smart where you play. But our hyway patrol are wankers with quotas to meet. We have so big distances between towns. There is no reason we don't have 130kph limits tbh.
Not really. Uk is 2.2 per 100,000 and drivers are rarely fined for speeding. Just better drivers.
UK driver training is way way WAY higher standard. To get a driving licence in the UK the test is multi staged and intense, in Australia just learn 200 hours of your parent's bad habits and your away. Plus no requirement for annual inspection of cars means that many are time bomb death traps with old balls tyres and barely there brakes.
*cut to scene of scattered Holden Commodore on country road with wreaths for the deceased teenager.
If you hold an Australian driver's licence, you know the rules about speeding. So, don't complain when you get caught speeding. Man, or woman up, accept you're an idiot and take responsibility. I've been caught speeding three times in 31 years of driving. I know I was speeding, I accepted responsibility and the demerit points, paid the fines, and moved on with my life. I was taught a lesson, I don't speed anymore. I refuse to give the government any more of my money because of my stupidity. It is a very simple realisation.
Couldn't agree more . Maybe court ordered responsibility courses need to be introduced alot of speeders will use every excuse but won't accept personal responsibility.
Cmon man its 2024, you gotta "Trans-up" to now 🤣🤣
LOL ! Trans-up 😅@@Peekafuknboo
But loosing your license?????
If it’s 50 it will be getting to a built up area or town, the limits change according to road conditions and circumstance.
I got pulled over for an RBT at 7am. The police just stop 5 cars at a time, test every driver and on with their day. RBTs are very common and the Aussie police are generally well respected.
Americans have got No Idea what an RBT is , (Random Breath test) , they know it as a DUI check , you know the scientific one where they get a driver to look at a pen and stand on one foot ! ? So Rediculous 🤔 ! 🇦🇺
@@troygerencer1620 I think they mean the RBT bus
Except Victoria.
@@partymanau Agreed, whenever I visit Victoria I notice a significant increase in Police patrol cars.
In the U.S. the cops would have had him in handcuffs, lying flat on his dace in the dirt with a knee in the back of his neck while punching him. Then they would continually say Stop Resisting.
Welcome to Australia.
Yeah our cops just shoot us with rubber bullets for not wearing useless masks for the sniffles...
We can be randomly drug and alcohol tested anytime, anywhere by the police. That’s why it’s called RANDOM 😂
Exactly!
Same here in Ireland. It's definitely made a difference to road deaths since they brought it in.
yes, Americans have no idea.
You so much as barely veer over a solid line and if a cop sees you they will do a "random" test.
thats not actually true.
as part of the 'licence ' that the crown issues a person to operate as driver of a vehicle on the publicly provided roads you are agreeing to the terms the crown ( government) applies. there are still rules, so for substance use testing there is implied consent to submit test when inbteracting a policeofficer as a driver of the vehicle . this does not apply to someone as passenger or doing general activities in publlics that doesnt require the application of your drivers licence
concideration is given to situation, reasons, behaviour if everoyne involved (driver/ officer) and how you come to be interacting with the officer of the government (police in this case).
regardless of the indignance of people seeming enjoying the issueing of notice for infraction of the rules to others or the seeming pride n gloat over the opposite,
thinking specifically regards to road lane use and speed , there are many reasons for the operation of a vehicle outside of the strict rules set out so as to apply the legislation that the government enacts regarding road use .
The guy was doing 38kph over the speed limit - on a motorbike, which makes him particularly vulnerable in the event of an accident. I have zero sympathy.
Having said that, in NSW at least the license suspension is discretionary but 3 months for 80km to 45km over.
45km up to what ever the next level is becomes a compulsory 6 month loss . .
Not a cop but looked it up to check
Victoria police however have always had a reputation for sticking to the maximum.
Temporary Australians
@@SkewedPerspective When they looked him up, it may have shown that he had been caught speeding other times.
Loosing your license but really
yeah haven't driven much in Victoria but every other state i have driven in it has been handled differently. Victorian police do have a reputation for harsh penalties. Speed limits like laws differ from state to state.
When I was a police officer in Queensland, that speed was arrestable offence. The speed limits exist taking into account the reaction of motorists reaction time in an emergency. Motorbike deaths are disproportionately represented in Australia. We kill nearly 3000 people a year on our roads of which speed is a major factor. Holding a license is a privilege, not a right. Mate, if you haven’t got the skills, sense, self discipline, or consideration for other road users to keep to the speed limit, then use public transport.
Thing is in Australia, cops are not seen as the enemy. In most circumstances there is mutual respect.
You must not have met many cops. Once you do, you'll realise there is ZERO respect from them, and your respect will go way down if you ever need them to do something for you.
@@BeheadedKamikaze in Australia? Noooo. We don’t have the same issues with police as they do in USA. I think one factor is in USA police need to assume you’re armed and a threat. In Australia it’s much calmer interaction because there is no such assumption. We do have plenty of cops but we simply don’t have the same suspicion of each other when citizens and cops interact. Much calmer interactions in almost all circumstances.
@@grinblurnar actually yes you're right and I agree with everything you mentioned in your reply.
My point is more about differentiating an assumption of armed threat of violence, from a general lack of respect. They may not react to us with a fearsome strike-first attitude, but they definitely look down on us.
@@BeheadedKamikaze Plenty of interactions of police and all were nice and calm, I was pulled over at 3am for breath test on sat morning. I was just driving to take my mind of things and the interaction was perfectly nice. I had more respect from the police than most civilians. THe way you talk about them I bet you give them an attitude without even realizing it
@@Steven-yf2ef Given the kind of people you see in these clips that's a fair assumption. However I assure you that I do not. My assessment is based off several instances where I have made every effort to be polite, do the right thing, answer their questions to the best of my ability, and they end up screwing me anyway.
Most recent case - my license was suspended (unknown to me) for missing a medical review (also unknown to me) because I didn't get the letter in the mail. When they pulled me over I was completely honest about everything, told them about my condition and that I was waiting for the letter etc. And that I would organise a visit to the docs the same day (which I did). No sympathy. Charges me for driving without a license anyway. Had to go to court and cost me $6000 in legal fees across 3 appearances to defend it. Another long story that I won't get into here, but suffice to say it was also the police that increased the cost required from $2000 to $6000 due to the 2 extra unnecessary appearances because of their lack of cooperation.
The reason roads like this have an 80Km/h speed limit is there are intersections with traffic entering and leaving from both the left and the right from a stationary position.
Even though the road looks safe, it is not a Motorway with on and off ramps.
This is something that is simply lost, and misunderstood by most drivers which leads to complacency and accidents.
Not ionly that we do not know exatly where this is... If he is coming up to a town it is common to drop the speed limit from 100 >> 80 >> 60 so we don't really know enough to judge.
A lot of Victoria's rural roads have those ridiculous Y intersections. I almost got hit on my motorbike as the guy entering the road didn't slow down to check and give way. You can't get a proper look down the road at those intersections as it forces you to look over your shoulder if you both to slow down and check.
In Queensland over 40 over you are foned $1000 +, you lose yout licence on the spot, cant drive ir home even & they can & do impound it for usually a monyh (another $1000)
Victoria is broke & using traffic fines to get revenue , you can be booked at 1 kph over the limit.
What about fines for atrocious spelling?
(fined not foned, your not yout, can't not cant, it not ir and month not monyh.
And no Police officer in any state in Australia will fine a driver for being 1 Kph over the posted speed limit, calibration of both the vehicles speedometer and the device used to check the speed doesn't allow it to stand up in court if the fine is contested. @@archiefleming652
What rubbish. Lucky for you they don't do roadside spelling tests.@@archiefleming652
Every traffic stop here includes a breath test
That's correct!
In UK too.
Coz if your fucking around you could be drunk 🎉
No it doesn't I've been done for speeding a few times never been drug tested only had to do a breathalyser 2 times in 46 years.all depends on the cop.
@@boblouden6663standard procedure for all traffic stops is a breath test, if they didn’t do it they didn’t follow standard procedure but drug tests are only issued by highway patrol, they have a certain number of drug tests they need to do and it works out to be about 1 out of every 10 stops they do so pretty rare to be drug tested
A friend in the crash investigation squad once told me "of all the shitty jobs they had to perform, going around to a house to tell the parents that their child had just been killed by a drunk or speeding driver
was the worst ever"
Witnessing the carnage ain't real flash either mate , turning up to a gruesome screen to find it's Two of my mates is not an easy pill to swallow . Try doing that as a job long term- Police are a different breed . 🇦🇺
Christmas Day 1974, long before I knew her, my wife’s cousin and his new wife were killed by a drunk driver. Fast forward to Christmas Eve 1990 my sisters brother-in-law was killed in a head on collision involving a woman who was impatiently overtaking a truck on a rural 2 lane road. His wife and 2 unscathed daughters survived, she sustained a broken arm and, while in hospital, was informed she was pregnant with their third child, another daughter. RIP all of them.
As an aussie driving between Vegas and LA, I was amazed that I was 10 mph over the limit, and cars were still going past me like there is no tomorrow.
Aussie I lived in Atlanta for a few years and had to get a GA license did a driving lesson just to make sure I knew US rules before I took the test and the instructor literally told me when I indicated to leave the parking that I was 100 on most US drivers who don’t do that. He knew 5 mins in I was fine so was like it’s already paid for an hour by your work let’s go for a drive anyway he quizzed me on information he wanted to know about Aus and he told me when we went on the highway to go 10-15 over the speed limit was the normal
Our police don't ask for registration as their vehicles have licence plate recognition which tells them all your registration details
Oh yes - what a very good point - AND a great time saver. Another good thing that Australian police can check.
@@AnnaAnnaTT I had just come from the US, was on my way to a funeral with my daughter in the back seat. I didn't know there were those license readers. I got stopped and had to leave the car at the side of the road and there was a fine when registering the car. My husband was pissed off.
Yep , it seems that our Police are more efficient in the ability to thoroughly check more motorists and get them moving quickly in a safe manner . We are paying for them with our taxes so this is great to see. In the US , bullshit questions - time wasting arguments with non compliant and often gun carrying motorists , joke DUI exercises just to determine weather a breath test is needed instead of simply carrying one out ! ? Just a complete waste of everybody's time , taxpayer dollars and Police resources.
Over30ks is automatic loss of licence here in Vic
I think it’s over 25 now.. It was over 30 for a very long time, but now it is 25. Automatic 3 month suspension for 25-34 over, 6 month suspension for 35-44 over, 12 months for 45+ over.
Yep it's 25 ks over now. Has been for some time.
Now 25 kmh over.
Queensland has also gotten strict recently too.
Risk....you have never seen the damage a bike hitting a car at speed can do? You Americans sicken me.
Cops generally are pretty relaxed in Australia, you know, because they are nearly 100% certain the person they are approaching does not have a gun that they might use against the cops.
Victoria, Australia is a world leader in road safety. I am proud of my state's innovations.
cringe
Dweeb
@@kwestttttAbsolute cringe. Victoria, the Covid lockdown capital of the world via thug premier & thug police. Zero desire to ever go to Melbourne ever again. The most leftist state in the country. 🤮
me too!
😂😂😂 excuse me??? U obviously never left metropolitan Melbourne. The roads r pathetic in rural Victoria. Nothing but a death trap
Zero tolerance on drink and drug driving
And the road toll reduced dramatically after these policies were introduced.
Your joking right ! 😂@@TheCeleron450
@@chezzachezza7325no, Sport!!1. As a young man, I know of multiple deaths in car crashes at least once a month in country Victoria during the 1970s. Getting pissed drivers off the roads is a great thing to do for those who abide by the rules. Grüße aus Australien.
@@trevorbramich4849technically you’re allowed 0.49. Once you hit 0.5, you’re driving low range PCA (prescribed concentration of alcohol).
@@chezzachezza7325 No, he is not! The crackdown on drink driving that began in the 80’s, saw the average number of deaths in Victoria drop from between 700 and 800 per year, to less than half the lower figure in a very short time. Given that the population of Victoria back then was a lot lower than it is now, that death toll was outrageously high. I have no time for habitual drunk drivers and I reckon there should be a three strikes and you’re out system. The attitude of many Aussies to drink driving is frankly appalling and the only gripe I have about traffic fines is that they don’t do much to prevent the problems caused by drunk drivers. There was a massive campaign of some very graphic TV ads that showed the aftermath of traffic accidents that went for a number of years and they did a great job of waking a lot of people up to what could happen if you fall asleep at the wheel, drive when Drunk, run a stop light, etc. They took them off the air some time back, because some people couldn’t handle the graphic nature of the ads. They were SUPPOSED to shock and disgust the viewers, but the Nanny State authorities stopped airing them.
It might seem that he was mostly putting himself in harm's way but in the mid '90s I was driving on highway 1 in regional QLD when I was overtaken by 2 motorcyclists going like bats out of hell. I caught up to them about 20 minutes later. They had come over a rise in the road at God only knows what speed, limit was 80km/h only to find a driver entering the highway from a side road. One of the riders speared off and hit a mango tree off the side of the highway and died instantly. The other went straight into the front of the car, was ejected over it, and was rendered brain dead on impact. They turned the machines off 3 days later. The driver in the car, innocent person, was severely injured and required extended hospitalisation.
Being a moron on a motorbike is 100% not just putting yourself at risk.
A thrill a minute; a lifetime of regret !
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 well said. I’m so sorry you had to see the results. The impacts of this kind if event are widespread, and further reaching than a lot of people realise. You remember a LOT of the details. I hope you’re ok
A similar formula applies to drivers of cars, however the potential consequences is much worse for a motor vehicle collision. This shouldn't be about riders vs drivers, The possible consequences can impact others regardless of the type of vehicle
I hope the mango tree was ok :-(
Also, no doubt some massive long term psychological trauma for the injured driver. How horrific for them. Hope you're OK too.
I just copped a $300 fine for doing 66kph in a 60kph zone. I was going through an intersection, the lights turned amber so I sped up to get through on the amber. It was a traffic light camera (flash for cash). The fine was "less than 11kph over the limit'. In Australia, if you get caught you just have to be a man and suck it up. We all accept that speed kills and it does. We have respect for our cops and they will respect us. We also have the option to go to court and dispute any fine, most don't.
I have believed since I became an adult, you know you’ve grown up when you stop viewing speed signs as challenge.
Dude was aware that he was speeding. If people only followed the laws they agreed with, where would we be? The police were professional and polite. Zero sympathy for the bike rider.
Agreed. If he wants to make the point about VicPol being like the mafia, this is the worst example possible. This whole videos just makes the rider look like a dumbass
Womp womp the real villain is the person who designed the road to have people be able to drive at that speed and feel safe even if it isn’t if you wanna stop speeding you just make the roads windier or put trees or some kind of visual blockage in order to force people to slow down.
Then they say the tree jumped out in front of the vehicle, so what do they do but chop it down' people need to take responsibility for their own actions. @@naygoats955
The thing is the cops will be the ones scraping him off the road and informing his family he’s dead. No excuse for speeding excessively when you know the repercussions
@@naygoats955 that's the dumbest thing ever. Just because you THINK it's safe doesn't mean it is. The law exists for a reason. And spending hundreds of millions, potentially billions of dollars to redo or deliberately build windier roads with the intent of "stopping" (it wouldn't stop speeding) speeding, AND subsequently dramatically increasing the travel times across the country...c'mon dude, think about ideas before you put them out there.
The police advise you to stay in your car because if you get out you might be hit by passing traffic. You asked if they had reasonable suspicion that he may have been drinking or on drugs. The fact that he was 38 km/h over the limit suggests that he may have been drinking or on drugs. If police observe you breaking any road rule they are entitled to pull you over and administer an RBT or drug test. A licence to drive is not a right it is a privilege. You say he is only putting his own life at risk. Accidents can be caused by speeding motorcyclists who lose control and cars swerve to try to avoid killing the cyclist and end up crashing and injuring or killing the occupants of the car. Speed kills and sadly many of those who die are young children. Fines don't stop dangerous speeding. Losing your licence does stop most people from reoffending but sadly not all of them. Some lose their licence many times.
Yes, this exactly, I was on a jury in a case where a woman died because a truck was trying to avoid an accident caused by an idiot in a third car. There’s also the poor people who have to scrape a body off the road, or inform loved ones of a death
Cops in Australia can pull you up anytime ,it's called random selection. To check you for anything , roadworthy car , licence check , Alcohol random test , or a random drug test . Basically whatever they want to be prickles.It's BS .
@@AnnQlder unfortunately that happened to my mate about this time last year were an idiot was going 80 in a 60 zone and flew straight through a stop sign and t-boned him on his moped
@@AnnQlder that’s exactly what happened to my mum’s best friend who I considered an aunty, her and her husband were just able to get the kids out before they got hit
@@youraveragefan6953 that’s terrifying, I’m so sorry 😞
A few years back I took a holiday to Coober Pedy, South Australia to do some opal fossicking from my home in VIctoria. While driving home, note I was travelling alone, 50 years old and female and not scared one bit, I got a bit tired around noon so pulled into a rest area for a 30 min power nap after having a snack and a drink. Here you are advised to break your drive every 2 hours, stop, take a piss, have a drink whatever to refresh your brain and we are encouraged to take a 15 min power nap in one of the regular rest bays often used by truck drivers etc.
I had finished my break and pulled back on to the highway to continue my drive to Port Augusta when after about 5 mins a cop car surged up behind me and pulled me over even though I wasn't speeding. The officer came up to my window and I asked him what was the problem as I knew I wasn't speeding. He asked me where I was coming from, where I was going to and to see my license. I was a bit puzzled but ok, handed it over, he went back to his car and a few mins back he came back and returned it to me and said I could go. I asked him why I had been pulled over and he told me that there had been a spate of violent robberies recently in some nearby towns and a silver Toyota sedan (mine was a silver Toyota Altise sedan) with Victorian plates had been seen in the area at the time, so they were pulling over all silver Victoria plated Toyotas and checking them out. We chatted about my holiday a little then he wished me well and let me go. Probably the only time I have been pulled over in the last 20 years and NOT breath tested.
Also I got pulled over for speeding near home about 4 months ago on a bit of local road that had just had it's limit dropped from 100 to 80 2 weeks earlier, but it starts about halfway along the stretch of road. When the copper came to my window, he said - You know why you got pulled over don't you? I said, Yup... the new speed change... I'm sorry I just zoned out and it didn't register I had passed the sign for it and I haven't had a speeding ticket in about five years. The copper laughed and said I'll check that out. He came back a few mins later and said, Actually it's been 6 and a half years and you were only going 10 over so I'm just going to give you a warning. I thanked him and asked him if he knew why the change started where it did (the bit of road goes from the main highway to the little town where I live and is about 5 km long, and has only 2 driveways off it - one is for the local golf course), instead of at the start of it which would make more sense. He said the police had actually wanted it to be changed the whole distance but the local council only wanted half so.... Anyway, I got let off with a warning, no demerits or fine and a month later, the signage got moved to make it the whole distance.
Our Aussies road rules are set up to keep safe, all of our citizens, not only the driver.
If he wanted to take the bike for a run, choose a road with a higher speed limit.
I've got no problem with the repercussions. A speeding drunk driver ran into my sister, she's now paraplegic. She was 32 at the time, that really interfered with her life. ☮️
pretty there is no road with a higher speed limit at 118kph except unlimited in the NT.
Track days at motorsport facilities. @@scottmcneill1805
@@scottmcneill1805 Actually, it's not unlimited, the open road limit is 110kph except on the Stuart, Barkly, Victoria and Arnhem Highways where it is 130kph.
@@russelll2245Yes, used to be unlimited, but they fixed that !
In 1969 there were 1034 fatalities on Victorian roads for the year, a campaign was started to “make war on 1034”, Australia led the world on compulsory seat belts, governments spent millions of $ on campaigns, road safety measures, increased awareness. All of this lead to a 75% reduction in road deaths by 75%, the total of 249 road deaths in 2014. Last year a total of 296 deaths, which was an increase but the number of vehicles on the road has increased, not a great outcome for Victoria, but imagine how high it would have been if the Police and Community hadn’t support the intervention programmes. The police in Australia are respected for their role. In your video the cop didn’t jump up and down, didn’t put anyone in handcuffs and throw them against the car. He showed the reading, gave him a chance to explain, then told him there will be a fine and a loss of licence which he would be advised of, then allowed him to ride home. The cops attitude, you got caught, you’re a dickhead, it’s going to cost you and you should be more careful next time.
And 1061 in 1970. That's circa three people a day. Boggles the mind.
Look at rest of world we are fine, can’t have 0 like they want🤦♂️
I remember 'make war on 1034' in the 1970s.
Absolutely right! If the guy had said that he was rushing home because of an emergency, it would have been a different story, MAYBE. It would depend on the circumstances. COps are people too and if you’ve had a message that a family member has been hurt, etc, they’ll usually let you off with a warning, or work something out. Not always, but usually. However, in this case, there was no reason for going that much over the limit (118kph is 8kph over the highest allowable speed in the State and 18kph over the second highest allowable speed in the State, bot of which are only found on the Freeways. Although there are some places where you will find a 90kph posted limit, again, they are mostly on Freeways and State Highways. Everywhere else, the limit on a divided road is going to be 80kph, which is about 70% of the 118kph our rider friend was doing. That’s a LONG way over the limit and unless you have a VERY good reason for going that fast, well, it would have to be something exceptional to avoid a ticket and that’s not likely. Just wear the penalty and get on with it.
The slogan was actually “Declare War On 1034” run by the Melbourne newspaper, keep in mind the amount of registered cars on the road fifty odd years ago in the very early seventies was around a third of what it is today what with millions extra migration and population growth since and even women driving cars were not as great as it is today as a lot of older women back then did not hold driver licences as before and after the Second World War most Australian families could only afford one car if at all, so statistically that 1034 people being killed on Victorian roads back in 1971 or whatever ( drink driving was out of control, I lost plenty of mates I can tell you) that would be like over 3,000 deaths on Victorian roads in todays world so the amount that do get killed has really dropped dramatically the majority is still booze and mostly Drugs in their system and with all the safety built into cars of today as back in 1971-72 the majority of cars on Victoria’s roads were still from the fifties and sixties, no seat belts, drum brakes, conventional tyres, windscreens that still shattered, thick bodies and bumper bars, ABS and Airbags were decades away, also the Police back then could not just pull you over that was not legal as the Police had to have a reason to until they legislated for random motorist traffic stops, there was no breath testing that came a bit later also, no radar detection, no cameras the only thing that was used for speed checks were the “Tapes on the road” or Amphometers but you could generally see them and hit the brakes before driving over them! Victoria is half the size of New South Wales and we have around twice the number of Speed cameras! And when the Victorian Government “Budget” for the revenue it’s a little hard not to be thinking that the motorist is a cash cow to a large degree, I reckon Education in schools be part of the curriculum and before students get their learners licence and the Police should be stopping far more idiots and idiot driving but their is no money in it and the lack of police on the roads most of the time, they only seem to come out in traffic blitzes on some long weekends, Easter and Christmas
The reason for the lower speed limit, may be because there may be intersections that are difficult to see even though the road looks straight and clear.
The Australian Police Are The Friendliest People On The Planet
"I broke the law and got caught. Oh dear - it's the cops' fault and Australia's fault, not mine!"
I get the impression from watching lots of (too many?) TH-cam videos that that “Trumpy” attitude seems to be pretty widespread in USofA. Thankfully, not so much here in Oz.
Pathetic isn't it?
What’s pathetic is to clump people together and denounce them to further widen the gaps between all humans/groups on earth.
I, as a slight leftie, can’t keep my mouth shut always either, but the only things that help the situation are things that pull us together, instead of apart.
Discussion is most important. You don’t have to agree. You just shouldn’t ever forget the “human dignity”. No one can take criticism seriously when they’re just called an idiot right to their face. They will just harden their own beliefs.
@@Mirrorgirl492⬆️
Further divisions could very well be the reason for the next really bad thing happening on this planet.
I didn’t see this for the longest time, but just distancing yourself from something and starting to hate it is a reason wars are allowed to start. Both sides always start out thinking their’s is the only valid perspective.
So, i guess, to anyone who read this:
Please don’t underestimate the importance of respectfully disagreeing, discussing differences in viewpoints.
It’s the very thing that keeps us from drifting apart so far that enough people say: “I don’t care about those idiots. Should have lived better.”
Poor Ryan trying to compare Australia to the United States. It’s like comparing apples to oranges in most of your laws.
And, that's what policing is like in a society where the average driver isn't carrying a gun around.
I was travelling on my own, I was about 1000 k from home. The road was flat and straight as... you could see forever . I saw this dot in the distance coming towards me, about 2k away. I slowed down but I was too late he had already clocked me. The officer asked if I had a reason for travelling at 130K in a 110k zone. I gave him my reason and he said he would only book me for just over 110k. It was my lucky day. I thanked the officer and I was on my way. I still had 1000k to drive to Brisbane
Courtesy of an Aussie legal site "Since 1985, police have legally been able to administer random breath tests (RBT's) to anyone driving a vehicle on a public road or sitting in the driver's seat in public". This now includes drugs and they brought in the drug testing kits about 20 years ago.
you forgot how the passengers are under same rules as drivers
@jeffjousnaus3529 ... No they are not ‼️
@@jeffjousnaus3529only if their actions are causing interference to the driver. But other than that then no the passengers are not tested.
@@jeffjousnaus3529What nonsense.
@@putinwillhanginthemiddleof4866 ummm try having a open can in the car while the driver is pulled over for speeding. just cause it hasn't happened to you don't mean it not law, NO persons in any travling vehicles are allowed to have open alcohol of any kind.
I live in South Australia and police here are pretty cool unless to talk to them like an their a piece of shit, their just doing their job give respect you get respect, I had a huge motorcycle accident in 2014 and police came into hospital to see me and they were pretty good guys
Yeah I got done bad.... owned it and was nothing but compliant.... even had a good chat with the cops to the station.. they drove my car to my house so I could get my dinner and anything of value out of my car before it was impounded
yeah, sure, Cops are nice as long as you are not Aboriginal.
Yeah, cops vary massively state to state. SA is usually pretty good.
It's the eastern states that have a bit of a rep for aggression and force.
NSW resident here. The coppers here are non-confrontational here too, unless you're violent or going even faster than this guy.
The speed limit could have been reduced from 100kmh to 80 kmh due to major flood damage in Victoria we had pot holes as big as cars on some roads
I heard a story from years ago about a rider who was caught doing 95mph. When asked why he was riding at 95 he said because it wouldn't go any faster. No point in arguing when you know you're screwed.
I heard a story of a motorcyclist who was pulled over for massive speeding. The cop asked, "do you know why I pulled you over?" The rider said, "because I let you!"
You do know Australia converted to the metric measurement system in the 1970s?
That's called commendable accountability 👍
@@andrejsurdevics6476 As I say, it was years ago.
Yeah mate, no sympathy for this bloke. He knows the rules and 38 over is ridiculous. More power to the police with these sort of speeders. At least he gets to go home without killing himself or worse someone else. Kudos to a very respectful and gentle cop.
I've seen reports of people killed at 19 KPH, should we all reduce the speed to 18 KPH?? The Speed laws in Oz are 100% ridiculous. When the Germans were invited to review Australian speed limits they all laughed and went home.
@@user-Rocket-Fest at the end of the day the speed limit is 80. That is the law and going nearly 150% of that will have consequences. You cant decide you disagree with the law then throw a tantrum when you get caught disobeying it "police are like the mafia" lmao now thats the true laughing stock entitled brats like this who think just because they dont agree they should be allowed to act any way they want without the consequences and then say people just doing there job (in a very professional and polite manner might i add) are like the mafia
Talk being a Karen
Im not a Cop, but with multiple family members in the medical industry, scraping people off the roads because they simply refuse to slow down is a terrible job. And you say it is harsh that he lost his license, but hey he knew that he had broken the law. As for the drug testing, and DUI tests?, well if the cops didnt book hundreds of people a week in each state because mum decided to drink some wine before picking up the kids, or dad popped into the pub on the way home. Also one of the biggest transporters and distributors of Methamphetamines in Australia is the biker gangs that run from Queensland to Melbourne. Why wouldn't you check everyone?.
And motorcyclists are more prone to being scrapped off the roads, than a car or truck driver. Speeding just increases that risk.
Actually speed doesn’t kill. It’s quickly coming to a stop that doesn’t go over well.
To me it doesn’t seem logical to punish 25000000 people because 0.004% (1034) of them didn’t learn/know how to break early enough.
If your mindset is to accept responsibility, you slow down to appropriate speeds in appropriate situations. For example just because the speed limit is 80km/h, you don’t go 80 around a corner you can’t see around, even if you have your own lane. Idk that seems like didn’t explain it properly, but I just can’t take going slow when there is absolutely no reason to. When even the people who made the law would agree. I mean that seems like insanity.
Now I agree, if everybody just follows whatever rules they like, civilisation would fall apart. But that means to make reasonable rules, so you’re not pissed off every day driving your whole life long.
Because it’s an infringement on personal rights!!! Where does it stop? She they be allowed to stop and search everyone walking down a city street just because one of them might be a baddie??
@@brettlane6908 If you don’t want to be stopped… DON’T SPEED when driving on Australian roads. It’s that simple. We have Random Breath Testing in this country, with a 0.05 limit. As long as you are under that limit, and not banned from driving you will be free to go in under 3 mins. You want the PRIVILIGE of driving in Australia? Then obey the laws.
@@aussieragdoll4840 Unsurprisingly, you completely missed my point.
In New Zealand they do random breathalyser testing. There are random roadside stops where they will stop every car that passes and test every driver. You may not see one for months then you might see two in a week. Speeding is a heavy fine and demerit points. Three speeding tickets in two years is automatic loss of licence for 3 months.
Is that due to points rolling over two years from initial fine?
@@aardvarkbiscuit2677 Yes, demerit points stay on your record for two years.
When I was in the states (CA), I got pinged by sheriff for parking on the wrong side of road (it was just a moment on a suburban backstreet while I collected something from a friend).
When I questioned the ticket hoping for just a warning, he asked for my Australian licence and took it. I had to attend the sheriff's office tge following day, pay a $20 fine, they then gave me my licence back (and a receipt for the fine).
I think they took the licence to guarantee I would turn up and pay the fine.
I thought it all a bit extreme in terms of the minor nature of the offence.
I know you dont read the comments, but in Australia a RBT is compulsory as is a Drug Test, to refuse it automatically gets you a ride to the station in a police car.
Not only is a refusal to take the roadside test going to get you arrested and to take a ride to the cop shop but a refusal or inability to take the secondary, more accurate test at the cop shop is considered to be the same as an admission of guilt to the maximum level of the offence, I believe. I’m no expert, though. I’ve never had a positive alcohol test (always zero) and I’ve not yet “had the opportunity” to be drug tested. I’ve only ever seen the drug testing done on RBT (TV show).
It’s a shame that Ryan doesn’t read the comments because he could learn more about Australia and our culture.
Correct. Refusal to provide a sample of your breath for alcohol is automatic charge of High Range PCA, and loss of licence in NSW.
He does read the comments, he's commented on a few on this video, problem is nothing he watches seems to stick half the time.
@@carbine5378rarely seems to read any or take them in. Makes his interest in Australia seem quite superficial. Very American of him really. One of the reasons I only infrequently watch his videos now. Better US reactors out there.
My cousin was a pedestrian crossing a road in the city, decades ago (in his early 20s). He stepped off a median and was hit by a motorcycle. Brain damaged for life. A 200kg motorcycle is as dangerous as a car is some circumstances.
Terrible. One little step !
As a kid I was hit by a motorbike slowly coming out of a driveway, it left massive bruises down my entire leg that took weeks to heal
Sorry, but both these cases sound like pedestrian intrusions into the traffic space.
@@neuralwarp so what is your point?
@@neuralwarp There was a pedestrian crossing across the driveway that I walked on
It's now pretty standard to be breathalized and drug swab tested if you're caught speeding here in Australia. The cops are pretty clinical here, we know what they're doing because it's normal, they scan your number plate for licence/registration so there's less fking around with it all. It's just straightforward. There's also ALWAYS 2 cops together or else it's your word against their word. 25 km per hour (15.53 mph) over the speed limit is an instant loss of licence.
In Victoria at least roads that are unsigned have a default speed limit, 50kph in built up areas and 100pkh for country roads
80 km the idiot was speeding, what's with the Mafia comment 😡
Oh but he's "special"😂😂😂
yeah special stupid to get his loser name on youtube @@miatfitz
Even if it was a 100kph zone Ryan, he still would've been 18 over the limit. Dopey rider!
Very!
I got my first ticket when I was 19. I was driving my brothers car, which was 8 days passed the rego expiry date. I copped an almost $400 ticket and no demerits bc it was my first offence they said. I didn't contest it. I knew it was my responsibility to make sure the car I was driving was registered. I don't understand how people get crazy when they're the one's in the wrong. Props to this guy in the video for taking it like a champ.
"taking it like a champ" until he decided to post the video on TH-cam with a massive whine in the description
Our attitude here in Australia is far less aggressive /defensive. Gun control means you don’t normally fear you’ll get shot for disagreeing with another (etc.), you don’t fear to jump in and help someone ( rarely would you be sued), you don’t throw out “amendment” arguments, you don’t feel you have to defend yourself against the world all the time, withhold identity (in most instances), or assume the worse of another. Our police are generally pretty good guys, we teach our children to trust them and go to them for help. The world is changing and it is difficult to teach trust but at the same time teach “stranger danger”. Road deaths are on the rise, so this type of policing is very important, more important than “individual rights” which sometimes seem to over ride the good of the many as depicted in many American clips. We would welcome you and your family if you ever decide you want a free-er way of life, Ryan!
loss of license first offence is 3 months and over here the cops only get pissed off if you act like a dickhead towards them
America and Australia are different.
Here, the Roads Traffic act gives Police the right to pull you over for a "Random" breath test", but since this was an actual reasonable stop (Speed) out comes the Breath test and probably Drug test devices.
When I worked at Melbourne Airport, it was like 2:30am, coming out of the back streets headed home, On go the Flashing Red / Blues, and he said "Just checking all cars coming out of this area", and then out came the Breath test, Drug swab and License check.
All were okay and green, off I went on my way home.
What you probably did not see, was the Police Vehicle would have ALREADY done a Registration check before they caught up to him through ANPR.
He was doing over 30 k’s over the speed limit, automatic loss of license. I was driving home from a dog show in the early afternoon, last weekend, I got pulled over for a random drug and alcohol test, I wasn’t speeding, I was just caught up with a booze bus. When we are pulled over by police like this, we do get out of our cars, our police aren’t terrified of being shot. Different and safer cultures
It depends on how fast your going in australia. We have a points system. Difrent speeds mean different amounts of points taken off. We also have dibble demerit points, wich is on holidays and special events. And lerner and Red P platers lose their licence immediately if speeding at all.
Different speed means different number of points ADDED
You DO NOT LOSE POINTS, you are issued them.
The reason they are more relaxed is because they know that there's a very low chance of being shot at. There's zero tolerance for drink/drug driving and our limit is .05 and we don't do the "dance of sobriety" at the side of the road. It all means that you get pulled over and on your way in no time. I've seen many bwc videos where they are speeding/drunk and or crash and they STILL don't lose their licence. Even in America that speed is classed as criminal. He could go to court and contest it or if he needed his licence for work.
I had a 13yr old cousin who was killed by an intoxicated driver in 1970 in NSW. Australia's road toll in 1970 was 3798. The road toll back then was appalling. Today the population in Australia has more than doubled since the 70's and the death rate on the roads has substantially reduced. The safety changes and penalties applied since those days have saved many thousands of lives.
I got stopped for speeding once in Queensland -- big empty road where you only see one car every half hour. The policeman just gave me a warning when he saw my foreign license and the fact that I was a tourist. I felt very lucky and have no complaints about the Australian police.
Yes, but you very often see a kangaroo or emu. Hitting a kangaroo at speed does can result in the vehicle leaving the road and hitting a tree.
Be fair and polite with them and "most" of the time they will do the same with you. The only real complainers over here , are more often the ones that are doing the wrong thing , and are too immature to accept accountability . After 31 years on the road , I could not say I could reasonably have any complaints about our policing , although I have pushed the boundaries on a few occasions 😉 , with several circumstances ! 😁 🇦🇺
@ryanreaction So, about 20yrs ago the Australian government cracked down on drink driving, then years later drug driving. The slogan was/is "Anytime, Anywhere", meaning you can get tested anytime, anywhere. We don't have any of the roadside sobriety testing, it's too subjective, the cops just go straight to the breathalizer and drug test and don't need a reason to test you, then if its positive you go back to the cop station for further testing. They set up buses on the roadside and pull over 5-10 drivers at once for mass breath testing. 99.9% of people don't have an issue with it because we all know it's there to keep us safe. Our alcohol limits are different too, first 4years of driving (learners and provisional drivers) are 0.0, then after that its 0.05 for full licence
~2015 driving in NSW heading to Brisbane in 80km/h zone heading into some crappy little town. Cop on side of road with radar waved me over, checked license, all ok and sent us on our way.
On the other side of the town, a cop on side of road with radar pulled me over. He asked why we were laughing.... I said "this was the 3rd time in my life I have been pulled over by police, and do you know where the 2nd time was? Less than 5 minutes ago on the other side of town. Don't you guys talk? " With a wry smile he said "obviously not today" and sent us on our way.
Even if the speed limit was 100, drivers always go over, I mean this motor cyclist was already way over 100 in an 80 zone.
Nah, Merge lane to a single lane road, 80km/h seems fair. Its strict because speeding is one of the biggest killers on the road, simple as that. Normal to get breath tested, getting drug tested is a bit more rare. They don't bother with manual testing like walking the line or the eye test anymore because its simply faster and more reliable to just blow into a machine. Pretty much all cops carry breathalyser as part of their kit.
But yea regardless of being right or wrong, corrupt or not, the police interactions here are pretty laid back since there almost no chance that someone will pull a gun on them. Just a casual traffic stop and not a potential life or death situation which most American cops can find themselves in for the most basic of interactions. American cops always have their hand on their holster when approaching, our cops don't, hence no reason for anybody to be tense and high strung.
Speeding is not a killer. It is the lack of decision making whilst driving which is a killer and that happens at any speed. Honest nobody understands what kills people on the road. However what the problem is that the faster you go then the last time you have to make a correct decision. But like I said incorrect decisions at any speed will kill or injure you. 118 in a 80 zone is not speeding, just a minor infraction. If he was doing 200 in an 80 zone then that would be speeding.
Of course this is Victoria where from my observation have the worst drivers in Australia.
@stevenbeck5746 Decision making is an umbrella term. You can say it's a drivers fault for being distracted, drinking and driving, speeding, etc, but when it comes down to accidents, you have to look at the specific factors. An extreme example would be an accident happening at 40kms vs. an accident at 100kms, where one would result in injury, while the other is guaranteed death, therefore making speeding a factor.
In fact, Speeding is the number 1 cause of accidents in Australia according to insurance surveys (budget direct) and legal surveys (Bradford Legal).
The Policeman did say they clocked him 350m or so back down the road, well before the merge area. While the road rules and penalties are crystal clear, the set up did have the look of a revenue raising location rather than a high risk black spot. 38+ was dumb though.
@I_hate_Vegemite Yea, for sure it was a bait location, but you should never be speeding in the first place.
In Australia motorcyclists cost the Medicare system even more.
Driving on public roads is a privilege not a right. He blew it.
I was stopped for speeding in Germany. The cop asked if I’m in the way to an emergency because my company car said medical equipment. I said no, I was just stupid. Instead of giving me the fine, he thanked me for not not trying to lie myself out of the situation and wished me a good day. Since this was my only company trip to Germany by car, I didn’t drive too fast there ever again. No stupid excuses, no punishment. Nice and I learned my lesson
Nice. I once drove in Qld alone while on my L's, was stopped for RBT. I pulled off the road, turned ignition off, window down, the lady officer said " you don't need to do that", i replied "yes i do, i only have my L's and shouldn't be driving alone". She thanked me for being honest, spoke to her partner then came back and told me to hop into my passenger seat as she would drive me home in my car, ( I had no-one to collect my car). She drove me home, her partner followed us in the patrol car. They were lovely. They issued me a fine and court summons, confiscated my plates for 7 days, and stood chatting with me and patting my dog before they left. I have nothing but respect for those officers, considering my illegal actions i don't think they could have possibly been nicer or more generous and considerate.
@@anikajain571Great story and outcome. !
Australia Every police car is a mobile RBT and MDT unit, and you can be pulled over at any time without provocation. So police can ask you to do random breath testing or mobile drug testing even if you aren't doing anything “wrong” like speeding or driving dangerously.23 Dec 2023 In Australia it’s 100% legal to conduct workplace drug testing and for some industries, such as mining, construction, aviation, drug and alcohol testing is required to carry out the job. Peace out.
For your/their own safety. And other workers too !
Fun fact - Police are also subject to random workplace drug and alcohol testing.
@@kangablue4502Absolutely, I was an independent consultant to one of the Australian police forces, and we were included in the random D&A testing, and I was pulled in for it once. Interesting having someone watch you peeing to make sure it is really yours.
@@jpmasters-aus lol, it sure is!
We are not scared of our police in Australia.Just doing their job
Australian road laws are strict but effective. Texas and Australia have similar populations. Road deaths in Texas 2023 was 4254. Road deaths in Australia was 1266.
It's hard to make comparisons based just on population.Australia is more than 10 times bigger than Tx. So outside of the cities - there's less traffic per square kilometer.
@fleaniswerkhardt4647 true but remember 95% of Australia's population live in 15% of its land
when an american realises we haven't done roadside "field sobriety tests" since the 1980's. it's just a quick blow and ya officer lets you go......😂🤣😅
Those US Simon Says tests are such a joke when the driver is so drunk they can't walk.
The law is the law . Argue against it & it will bite you in the arse .
Those filed sobriety tests are way to open to interpretation. Test are not
He’s lucky that he didn’t have his bike impounded and crushed with the Hoon Laws we have over here. Along with financial consequences the road laws also use a points system as a further deterrent to breaking road rules. A light speeding ticket will include a fine and a loss of one point, medium speed excess will be a 2 point loss. Running a red light is a four point loss, alcohol or drugs can be a full twelve point loss. Lose 12 points you lose your licence for minimum3 months. Points lost remain gone for three years. So we don’t want to rack up points in traffic violations. The system does actually encourage us to pay stricter attention to what we’re doing behind the wheel..
I can remember the First Time I was pulled over for a Random Breath Test. The Cops were going to let me go without Breathalysing me, till I said “I’ve never been Breathalysed before please Breathalyse Me”. Ended up at the Local Pub with them having a Nice Steak Dinner and Lemonade.😅
Hi Ryan
There is a mandatory loss of license here in Victoria for certain excess speeds.
Yep! Any speed more than 30kph above the limit is an automatic loss of license in VIC. Cheers!
@@phillipevans9414that’s now 25kph
Yes, the cop knows from in car technology if the cars registered. You can't register a car in Australia without compulsory third party insurance, the system won't process it.
Also cops here are 99% confident the driver is not armed. In the USA cops assume you're armed. Plus Aussie cops the entry standards is higher than USA and training is better. Australia doesn't have mickey mouse city, town county sheriff's police departments etc.
Yes, we have more years of mandatory training first than America! And the cops aren't self appointed dictators!
Or a squad of overwiight female officers dancing on the morning circuit.
Police in NSW are University educated before hitting the street, and the study continues throughout the first year as well.
Another thing is that we don’t have thousands of local police departments. Each of the seven states have their own police force and there is a smaller federal police force. Training is standardised, professionalism high and they’re remunerated fairly with a decent salary.
While some might grizzle about cops from time to time, pretty much everyone knows someone on the force and realise they have a difficult job, that for the most part they do well. All this, plus the fact cops are unlikely to have a gun pulled on them, makes for a more civil exchange.
We don't make people perform ridiculous acts on the road side it's dangerous. We just use a breathalyzer.
Exceeding speed limit by 35kph but less than 45kph is 6 month licence suspension in Victoria. It looks like the road section was a freeway where the speed limit is usually 110 but reduced to 80 because of a road crossing or sliplane zone.
A common reaction from American tourists is that everyone here drives at the speed limit or very close. You will never stop speeding until people stop thinking about it as common, normal, and not a really bad thing.
Different states, different roads… Don’t speed in Victoria and it’s well known that 30kph over will lose your licence in some states. It’s 45kph in other states. If a motorcycle runs into your door at 45kph over the limit your life is also in danger.. We always have random breath testing everywhere.
The idea of asking for rego papers in the US is stupid. The cop cars automatically flag any expired registration because they are online.
I have heaps of respect for Australian police. And our speed limit. After living in Chicago for 5 yrs.
So he should have lost his licence . He knew the rules
Being caught in Victoria means he will lose his license.
So happy this guy got caught. Seems like a nice bloke, hopefully this will keep him alive and safe when he gets his licence back.
I am happy that the Australian knows how to spell licence. Unlike the Muricans. The Northern territory had some areas with no speed limits in the outback where there are very few people but not the rest of Australia.
Notice how quick that was done? No field sobriety test, just a breathalyser and drug test. No Supervisor is needed. His motorcycle wasn't searched. All went on with their day and time to choose or not to defend the case in court. Peaceful interaction. I have mates and family in the job and they rarely tell of a clown.
Cops in Australia usually arent adversarial. I once did the Melb to Syd drive before it was all freeway and got caught twice speeding, the second cop because I didnt argue was willing to knock down my infraction to 1 point so I didnt loose my license
A Breath Test Should Be Mandatory Everywhere, PERIOD,
In America the Police need to have probable cause to be able to breathalyse a driver. They do roadside sobriety tests to establish that probable cause. Some States are different and can do blood tests in some cases like a life ending accident and some cannot breathe test at all. And it is up to the Officer’s digression. And it is a terrible system. Here in Australia, we do not put the rights of criminals above all else. We put safety first. So the Police have a right to make sure you are operating safely and not under the influence of anything. So they have a right to test us. It keeps us safer and the road safer. This whole putting criminals rights above the victims and above the safety of others is backwards and so messed up. That is an American thing. Our system is leagues better than Americas.
I think the man had a British accent (had to listen again to check) so he's not quite as familiar with the laws as an Aussie would be.
As another commenter said, there were way too many deaths years ago so we brought in laws to help reduce the number of deaths on the road. Some if the measures were: seatbelts, child car seats (we were not strapped in before the early 70s), and reduction of and the bringing in of speed limits. All of these have reduced the number of road deaths and injuries. And the cops are strict in enforcing these laws if they pull you over or if you get caught by a speed camera or running a red light where there's a camera. We lose demerit points (we have 13 in NSW) and the fine increases the faster you were speeding. We know about it and most of us cop this without any issue.
But for tourists and new immigrants it can be a bit off putting that we have so many laws. They have all been put in for our safety and the cops expect us to obey them.
For instance, if you're driving with any part if yours or your passenger's body out if the car, you get a fine and lose demerit points. If all the people in the car have an arm out the window, the driver cops a fine for each person in the car and loses demerit points for every person too! Same goes for driving with anyone without a self belt on. Two of my friends know people who have lost their lower arm in car accidents so I think it's worth it.
Breath and drug testing is standard procedure in Australia along with presenting drivers license, no need for insurance and registration as they now in car with their computers who owns the vehicle before you are stopped. Australia cops are usually cool and relaxed, there is no need to escalate as we see on vids coming out of the good old USA. No court attendance - fine and/or loss of licence issued on the spot depending on the speed over the limit
With the opportunity to take the matter to court to challenge it but with the risk of a larger penalty being imposed by the court if found guilty.
In Victoria the registration paper is a deed of ownership and should not be carried with vehicle. The only Insurance required is paid with registration, which is for third party injury.
@@basilpunton5702 Required maybe but third party property damage at least is highly advisable in case you smash into someone’s Rolls Royce. Comprehensive insurance is even better but much more expensive. I’d rather not gamble with the risk of bankruptcy and possible loss of my family home, thanks, so like probably most people, I have comprehensive car insurance.
@@basilpunton5702also true in NSW and I think possibly all of Australia, the Police basically know who they are pulling over even before you have stopped your car, the hand over of license is to confirm that you may also be the owner of the car
Each Australian State or Territory recruits their officers and trains them at their Police Academy.
In New Zealand , you automatically lose your license if you go 40kmh over the limit .
We work on a points system in Australia. If he had lost points previously, they can look up how many points you have. So suspension is better than losing your licence longer for a lot longer.
Over the last couple decades I’ve seen increasingly tough penalties for speeding really change people’s driving behaviour here in Australia. Cash fines are savage - minimum fine is like $350 - then there’s suspensions as here. Most people drive at or near the limit now.
I got a 3 month suspension for going 9km/h over the limit. Was my first offence but cause I was on my red Ps it was an automatic suspension. I did manage to get it reduced in court though.
It felt harsh at the time especially since a full license holder could make the same mistake 12 times before getting a suspension but honestly I'm glad that it compelled me to do the traffic offender program for the suspension reduction. Really hammered in the consequences of being reckless on the road. Having speakers come and talk to you about the loss of their wives and children due to the reckless actions of other people will do that for ya.
I’m pretty sure in Victoria it’s a loss of license over 30km over the limit and the length of license loss increases the higher you’re going. It’s also not just dangerous for the driver and other people on the road, if he had crashed at that speed, think of the poor emergency services people that would have to scrape him off the road, or the poor person to find him first. Driving this fast over the limit is just stupid and if you’re willing to risk it, you should be willing to face the consequences.
The police are relaxed because they know they don't have to worry about having a gun pulled on them. We use technology like speed guns and alcohol detectors not the police's opinion or feelings.
If you have a look at 2:28 on the video there is a merge right sign and a merge arrow on the road indicating the road is narrowing from 2 lanes to 1.
80km (50mph) is appropriate for the change in road conditions - slow down for merging traffic.
In any case the rider was travelling at over 100km.
Kindly note, as the TH-camr wrote, in Australia one doesn't lose one's license, but one's licence. Outside North America, in English, licence is the noun and license is the verb. That was too complicated for the American colonists, so they ditched that difference. Somehow, the convicts transported to Australia were obviously able to cope with that grammatical nicety. 😅
LOL the last bit was clever LOL
Yeah nah.
I didn't know that, I'm australian.
The easiest way to learn that LICEnce is the noun/name of something , is to remember that it has 2 nouns/names of things in its spelling…ICE ..& LICE
@@izzyboot9408 As I was taught, licence is the noun, to license is the verb. However, some states use the "c" spelling for both and NSW used to use the "s" spelling.
There could have been reasons for the 80k speed limit road works, a bad road and for absolutely nothing I certainly can’t figure out the reasons behind many of the dumb speed limits that are in places 🤷♀️ We have hoon laws here
Anti-hoon laws are about making roads safer and reducing road trauma. They were introduced in Victoria in July 2006, and give police the power to impound, immobilise or permanently confiscate vehicles driven by people in a dangerous manner.
Yeah I was down in Vic last year for my Nieces Birthday & there were 100KM/H Zones by my GPS that were down to 80KM/h due to the severe weather earlier that had caused damge to many of the roads waiting for repairs. It was really frustrating but I set the cruise control to 78KM/h anyway.
You can see in the video that one lane was ending so it was likely 100kph back down the road but reduced to 80kph due to it turning into a single lane road.
You hit the nail on the head! The high fines for going 5 ks over the limit is $135.00!
Yeah, breatho and lick test is standard for any roadside pullover. Regardless of if its a random stop or not.