(12-04-2011, 03:40pm)Rainbow7 Wrote:(12-04-2011, 01:00pm)BikerBoy Wrote: (a servo counts as public road, and puting fuel in is classed as operating the motorcycle)
I think you'll find that it is in fact private property. Also, if refueling counts as "operating the motorcycle", the same would apply to anyone putting fuel in a car/truck, yet I have never seen anyone get a ticket for not wearing a seatbelt while filling up their car...
If the traffic law forum wasn't down at the moment I'd be able to give you the specific laws and what it says. What I wrote was 100% correct. Yes it is classed as a public road, and yes you can be fined, but first you need a cop petty enough to actualy follow that law of operating the vehicle. There has been cases of it happening though (not wearing the helmet).
A public road is defined by the law as being anywhere that the general public are expected to drive and ALL associated laws apply, regardless of private land ownership.