Hey all, I am going to go out on a limb here and put myself on the internet firing line for all members of this forum. I have recently bought a '04 VZ Exec for my wife and found your website after a bit of internet searching on this model. Other than the 'off the cuff' remarks about cops, it seems that most of the threads on this website are pro road safety and seem to have an aim toward doing the right thing - which I very much respect. So....... I am a serving Police Oficer in SA of some 23 years. After 20 years of traffic policing (and seeing the worst of road fatalities) I transferred to the 'traffic training' side of the law. I now lecture to the general public on current road safety laws with a slant toward the choices, risks and consequences you make as drivers. I also lecture to the 4wd community (own a GU Patrol) and to Police in general on new road laws etc. I specialize in vehicle modification and how it may affect road safety. If any of you have questions of me (or DTEI modification inspectors) then ask away. I will do my best to answer any reasonable questions you have. For info - I love Commodores, having owned pretty much every model starting with a VC SLE then a VH to a VK to a VL and now with a VZ. I am willing to do all things reasonable to help you out - why? Because if I help you do the right thing then I am doing my own bit to protect my family and anyone else out there on our roads. Feel free to post something here or send me a private PM. Over to you guys........... Cheers, Paul.
Welcome to the forum mate. Should be good to have you around answering questions that so many are unsure about, who better to tell you what you can/cant do, then the one that will book you Hopefully respect is shown to you, no doubt it will be, theres a few other coppers get around on here from memory.
If you have anyone giving you grief, shoot one of us mods a pm and we will deal with the issue. Members liek your self are invaluable to online communities such as JC.
Hey Paul heyyy i know a cop called Paul lol im in adelaide to good to have you hear mate im sure youll get plenty of questions about modifications lol so watch out lol hope the guys on this forum can be of assistance to you if you need it we all try out best
Welcome the the forum Paul, I'm sure you will offer valuable imput. We do have a few other serving members active in the forum particularly in the hugely popular 'Ask the Copper' threads. I am sure the other fellas would welcome your help in replying to the hundres of questions members ask.
welcome to the forum mate, you will find most of the guys here pro safety and anti stupidity. this is a great forum and i highly doubt you will get any grief just coz of your job. enjoy the forum, welcome and i hope it serves you well as it has everyone else that uses it.
who ever speaks to him remember he is a s.a police officer. whats legal in sa might be illigal in vic or nsw, take advice given by him only for south australia or use it as general advice. sure will be good to have you around
It's rare so i couldn't help myself... Pretty sure it's spelt "like" not "liek" minux!! SNAP!! bulla_byrant, Welcome to the forum... as minux said, always a good thing to see members with unique knowledge such as yourself join up. Hope you enjoy your time here! Cheers.
this is just a thought but maybe we have a ask the copper thread in the different states obvioulsy we might not have that many, but we do it for the states that do and what eva states that dont have one could still use the general ask the copper thread and thats alll of course if the police officers on here dont mind
Welcome to the site and thankyou for offering your own time to help out some of us :thumbsup: much appreiciated
Welcome to the site mate! I have been to alot of other car forum sites and have always found JC to be a Great down to earth car forum without all the BS That comes with alot of other car sites! So welcome aboard and hope you feel welcome:thumbsup:
Like all aspects of life, theres a small minority who will say something insensitive or stupid, but generally most people here are pretty good. I might as well throw out the first question, why did you transfer departments? You mention bad fatalities, was that the reason for shifting or something else?
And_ROOS - fair enough question. I moved across to the 'training' side of things 3 years ago. I had been working at H/Hill P/S and went to a fatal on Fosters Rd, Hillcrest, which was pretty bad. It happened at 10.30 pm and I got home at 6.30 the next morning. I told my wife after 20 years in this job that was the last one when I started having nightmares. I was ready to quit when a mate suggested day shift and a job training other traffic cops. I haven't looked back. Day shift is great and with it comes a better quality of life. After a while I started to delve into 4wd vehicle modification as I am an avid 4wd'er which then led me to public speaking to just about all the 4wd clubs in SA. Next on my list will be car clubs. As for this website, SWMBO wanted to update the second car and I looked straight to the VZ's and that brought me to this website. That's me in a nut shell. I'm pretty casual about 'the job' now. It's just a job and I've found that joining websites like this is another way of reducing the road toll. So - thanks for the welcome guys and as Garth mentioned I am an SA cop, so some State laws are different, but ADR's and Vehicle Standards are fairly uniform throughout. And don't be suprised if I start asking questions too!! Cheers, Paul
