1433 police officers fined for speeding

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1433 police officers fined for speeding


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Exclusive by Kelvin Bissett, Investigations Editor
December 15, 2008 12:00am

NEARLY four police officers a day were booked for breaking traffic laws including speeding while at work last year without any evidence they were responding to an emergency.
The massive 1433 fines incurred by lead-footed officers in police cars prompted strong criticism not only from road safety groups but also the NSW Police Force Commissioner for Professional Standards Paul Carey.
"If the number of fines incurred by police officers was just one, it would be of concern," Mr Carey said.
The high number of traffic fines issued to police vehicles - roughly one for every 10 officers - is an embarrassment in the lead up to the holiday safety blitz, codenamed Operation Safe Arrival.
The blitz on speeding and drink driving for the Christmas-New Year period is intended to keep the annual road toll at less than 400.
On 12 occasions no police officer owned up to being the driver of a vehicle that had been booked.
The figures revealed in documents obtained under Freedom of Information show even police officers are being caught by the state's ruthlessly effective fixed speed cameras.
Of the fines issued to police most - 1325 - were issued by fixed speed cameras, including school zone cameras.
The cameras doubled their fines revenue last financial year as they picked up a total of 677,839 drivers across NSW in the same period.
The officers themselves were required to pay the fines and lose demerit points, as does any other motorist caught breaking the law.
While most police were caught with only minor infringements, others such as leadfoot Senior Constable Andrew Robert Cumming, 32, did it to excess.
Cumming was banned from driving for a year for speeding in a police car at 202km/h on the F6 twice in January, 2006. There was no pursuit underway.
Cumming pleaded guilty to two counts of exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h - but remains on the force.

[partsfreak]

Merry Christmas! A ticket in Officer Rase Carrs stocking.

[YTCD]

I know they don't like the cameras either now!

[TSi+WRX]

Finally.

I've always believed that those entrusted with the sworn duty of upholding the laws, should, themselves set the example of being the most honorable.

[Stealth Stalker]

Cumming was banned from driving for a year for speeding in a police car at 202km/h on the F6 twice in January, 2006. There was no pursuit underway.
Cumming pleaded guilty to two counts of exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h - but remains on the force.

Unacceptable.

[Big Bert]

TSi+WRX, I couldnt agree with you more.

[crazyVOLVOrob]

I know they don't like the cameras either now!

the Camera's are putting them out of jobs doing a job they can't do themselves

[partsfreak]

the Camera's are putting them out of jobs doing a job they can't do themselves

ROFL
Ironic isnt it?

[hockey005]

oui!

[nategr8ns]

Wow. Almost every time I've been driving next to a cop or have seen one stopped at a stopsign or anything like that, I point out to other passengers in the car how aggressively they're driving. They end up rolling through stopsigns and speeding too. Just yesterday I was pulled up next to a police SUV at two red lights in a row (we were both first in the line) and he seemed to be practicing for a drag race or something .