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Originally Posted by rosco426
Police also have to be in full uniform (hat included) and must be wearing a yellow vest when stepping out of the car, otherwise the are breaking their OH&S and that is another foot you can stand on.
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Ha ha ha ha ha!
Rosco you rascal that is so funny. Police in NSW only have to wear uniform to show evidence that they are Police, that means shirt + pants and hat is optional. Out of uniform a badge needs to be shown before a lawful direction is made.
OH&S? Someone has been spreading that old urban myth about the Occ Health guy getting pulled over for speeding and giving the cop a ticket for not wearing a vest!! Not true! I'd love to see someone take that matter to OH&S authorities, that'd laugh you out of the office. I do believe they have their hands full with matters relating to poorly protected apprentices and multinationals not providing proper PPK.
I wouldn't force any cop to put on a reflective vest, it makes them a target for gun toting loons.
In short uniform doesn't have to be strictly adhered to, as in, a cop can give you a ticket with his shirt untucked and missing a boot. (However that would be very embarrassing and a disgraceful sight.) When in plain clothes and you are given a lawful direction they need to provide a badge.
Rosco I'd be careful spreading garbage like that you might give someone the wrong idea and next thing you know they'll be locked up for resisting arrest and not complying with lawful directions.
Anyhoo, speed checks done via a calibrated or not calibrated speedo (with a large margin for error built in) still occurs to this day unabated. The lesson is kids, don't speed. Or if you believe you weren't, get a lawyer and elect to take the matter to court. Easy as 1 2 3.