According to South African legislation, I am not allowed to ride my moped! It just so happens that you need a roadworthy, licensed moped, and you need to have a learners license and be wearing a helmet. Also, you cannot give someone a lift on the back unless you motorcycle is larger than 125cc's. Mine in a 50cc.
So, I was in a tough situation the other day when I gave a friend a lift from her house to a farm dam where we were swimming. I was running low on fuel, so I went past the garage to fill it up. As I pulled away from the station, with Lisa clutching me from behind, wearing my helmet I saw a police van far down the road. I immediately turned into a street on the right in order to evade them.
After a few minutes I assumed that they hadn't seen me, and started to relax. suddenly I heard a squealing that I thought was coming from the wheel, but it did not sound familiar at all. I asked Lisa what it was and she didn't know. Then all of a sudden I saw blue and red lights flashing in my rear-view mirror! The cops had their siren on and everything!
I pulled over and the policeman asked me if I had a license, and I showed him my learners. He said I was looking for my motorcycle license, and I said I did not have one... He pointed out the law and all I could do was stand there with my tail between my legs. He eventually let me off with a warning. He also said that I could ride the scooter home.
Not 5 minutes later, we ran into another police vehicle! And we were on the back-roads! These cops were a lot friendlier, and they just laughed and waved us by. I never thought I would get caught, and all I have to say is... CRIME DOES NOT PAY!
