Shane,
– The GoPro one was in Victoria and was a thread in ADVRider from memory although I cannot fully recall the outcome.
– The hand off the handlebars is an interesting one as from reports the guy in Qld clearly got fined but in NSW the road rules stipulate that a rider must have one hand on the handlebars at all times, ergo then he/she can have one hand off the handlebar. But in saying that I was stopped and chatted a number of years back by a copper who stopped me after I removed one hand to signal/ask him if I should turn around at a road stop (the copper was parked across the road so I assumed road closed – it was and then signalled). The copper made a point of stating ‘next time I will do you mate, never take both hands of the bars as we are sick of picking you jokers up’ (this occurred at the base of Macquarie Pass on the weekend of a bike fatality so let him have his frustration). I did check it with the MCC (was a delegate there at the time) and was told BS, one hand only required (else some one armed riders could not legally ride)
– The foot of the pegs did happen as you say but from follow up media there is more to happen as the Police Commissioner stated that he did remove a foot when riding his bike, and the day after a picture was published of a police officer doing the same. That one seems to be an asshole or overzealous power tripper who needed to up his quota (same as the guy that booked the car window open)
