Aussies.

**tpa** · 29th April 11, 10:01 AM

Drink Driving...THIS is absolutely brilliant! Only an Aussie could pull this one off!

A true story from Mount Isa in Queensland .
Recently a routine Police patrol car parked outside a local neighbourhood pub. Late in the evening the officer noticed a man leaving the bar so intoxicated that he could barely walk.

The man stumbled around the car park for a few minutes, with the officer quietly observing. After what seemed an eternity and trying his keys on five vehicles. The man managed to find his car, which he fell into. He was there for a few minutes as a number of other patrons left the bar and drove off. Finally he started the car, switched the wipers on and off (it was a fine dry night). Then flicked the indicators on, then off, tooted the horn and then switched on the lights.

He moved the vehicle forward a few metres, reversed a little and then remained stationary for a few more minutes as some more vehicles left. At last he pulled out of the car park and started to drive slowly down the road. The Police officer, having patiently waited all this time, now started up the patrol car, put on the flashing lights, promptly pulled the man over and carried out a random breathalyser test.

To his amazement the breathalyser indicated no evidence of the man's intoxication.

The Police officer said "I'll have to ask you to accompany me to the Police station - this breathalyser equipment must be broken."

"I doubt it," said the man, "tonight I'm the designated decoy.

**Dale Seago** · 30th April 11, 09:04 AM

**CDNSushi** · 30th April 11, 06:23 PM

Thing is, that's not even a joke... People actually do that. Many years ago, one of my friends actually WAS the designated decoy -- just not when WE were out on the town. I probably would've said something.

**Spartan Tartan** · 30th April 11, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by CDNSushi

Thing is, that's not even a joke... People actually do that. Many years ago, one of my friends actually WAS the designated decoy -- just not when WE were out on the town. I probably would've said something.

That's terrible! I bet the police could still nail you for obstruction of justice or something like that. Sounds like playing with fire...

**Downunder Kilt** · 30th April 11, 08:22 PM

Aussie ingenuity, that's what it is

**Jack Daw** · 30th April 11, 08:30 PM

What Spartan Tartan said. It doesn't pass the common-sense test.

**Whidbey78** · 30th April 11, 09:01 PM

I got pulled over for suspicion of DUI because the police officer saw me stuble when I stepped off the curb and drop my keys when I pulled them from my pocket. The thing was I had been in a coffee shop around the corner, not the bar I was parked in front of. I stumbled because I couldn't see the hole by the curb and dropping my keys was an accident. It also took me a while to start my truck and drive off because I answered a text from my wife after I got in the truck.

He let me go but said he suspected I was a decoy and then said "I'll be keeping an eye on you." I'd never heard of a decoy before that...and couldn't believe my friends and I hadn't thought to do that back when we were younger.

**CDNSushi** · 30th April 11, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by Spartan Tartan

That's terrible! I bet the police could still nail you for obstruction of justice or something like that. Sounds like playing with fire...

No, because he did it WITHOUT me.... And WITHOUT my knowledge. As I said, I would've said something if I were in on the situation. I only found out about it a lot later and don't even know who (other than my friend) was involved...

**Jack Daw** · 10th May 11, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by Whidbey78

I got pulled over for suspicion of DUI because the police officer saw me stuble when I stepped off the curb and drop my keys when I pulled them from my pocket. The thing was I had been in a coffee shop around the corner, not the bar I was parked in front of. I stumbled because I couldn't see the hole by the curb and dropping my keys was an accident. It also took me a while to start my truck and drive off because I answered a text from my wife after I got in the truck.

Like I hadn't heard that one before...

**Whidbey78** · 10th May 11, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by Jack Daw

Like I hadn't heard that one before...

I'm sure he had heard it before too.

Since I was on duty that day there was no way I was going to drink! Uncle Sam's Gun and Canoe Club frowns on drinking on duty. If I was going to drink on a duty day, I sure as heck wouldn't do it at a bar. With the way my luck goes my Chief probably would have walked in to the bar and caught me.

We did a breathalizer test...all zeros of course. The sad thing was that I watched a guy who was obviously intoxicated walk out of the bar, across the street, get in his car and drive off while the cop was running my license. So, in a way, I guess I really did wind up being a decoy in the end.