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    Police crackdown on unsafe helmets

    Hey folks, apologies if this link has been posted elsewhere:

    http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-dail...unsafe-helmets

    just so you know

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    I have a $10 head - it goes with my $10 jacket, gloves, boots and trou....and compliments my $10 motorcycle. You don't have to buy into the expensive logo to be safe.

    Back when helemts first came in the cops loved to check our helmets. We got stopped one day, I was pillion with a crate on beer on my lap, and the cop started going on at my mate for his cheap and nasty ''unsafe'' helmet - it was actually exactly the same as the white helmet the cop was wearing, just painted matt black. They don'y know shit.
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    The question is, is this campaign about safety or revenue?

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    Quote Originally Posted by admenk View Post
    The question is, is this campaign about safety or revenue?
    For Fuchs sake.

    The revenue argument is so fucking naff.

    If it was about revenue the quickest way to make the dosh is to stake out a junction and tag anyone who doesn't indicate.

    Helmet enforcement doesn't cut it for revenue. It's to meet some well meaning, corporate goal.

    If everyone wore decent helmets there'd be no need for it.

    Grrrrrrrr.

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    Quote Originally Posted by admenk View Post
    The question is, is this campaign about safety or revenue?
    why the answer's right there in the post

    "Keen said it was more about educating riders than punishing them for minor infringements.
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    Police will be on the look out for motorcyclists and will be checking licences, gear and registration between November 20 and December 20."


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    Quote Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve View Post
    why the answer's right there in the post

    "Keen said it was more about educating riders than punishing them for minor infringements.
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    Police will be on the look out for motorcyclists and will be checking licences, gear and registration between November 20 and December 20."


    it's about $aftey
    Have to admit, that thought crossed my mind as well. Maybe i'm just an old cynic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    For Fuchs sake.

    The revenue argument is so fucking naff.

    If it was about revenue the quickest way to make the dosh is to stake out a junction and tag anyone who doesn't indicate.

    Helmet enforcement doesn't cut it for revenue. It's to meet some well meaning, corporate goal.

    If everyone wore decent helmets there'd be no need for it.

    Grrrrrrrr.
    People should have the choice to wear helmets or not, aint gonna hurt you if they don't...
    also why would you think the avg popo would know shit all to anything about helmets??? Sure they can look for stickers but past that I wouldn't trust them to hold my helmet let alone know if it was safe; so really once they see a label like Shoei, Arai, HJC, etc etc they should just wave through... you know if this were really bout helmet safety
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve View Post
    People should have the choice to wear helmets or not, aint gonna hurt you if they don't...
    also why would you think the avg popo would know shit all to anything about helmets??? Sure they can look for stickers but past that I wouldn't trust them to hold my helmet let alone know if it was safe; so really once they see a label like Shoei, Arai, HJC, etc etc they should just wave through... you know if this were really bout helmet safety
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve View Post
    People should have the choice to wear helmets or not, aint gonna hurt you if they don't...
    also why would you think the avg popo would know shit all to anything about helmets??? Sure they can look for stickers but past that I wouldn't trust them to hold my helmet let alone know if it was safe; so really once they see a label like Shoei, Arai, HJC, etc etc they should just wave through... you know if this were really bout helmet safety
    Fucked if Im going to let a police officer muck about with my helmet. So I agree.

    If they drop it who will end up paying for it?
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    but once again you proved me wrong.
    Quote Originally Posted by cassina View Post
    I was hit by one such driver while remaining in the view of their mirror.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    For Fuchs sake.

    The revenue argument is so fucking naff.

    If it was about revenue the quickest way to make the dosh is to stake out a junction and tag anyone who doesn't indicate.

    Helmet enforcement doesn't cut it for revenue. It's to meet some well meaning, corporate goal.

    If everyone wore decent helmets there'd be no need for it.

    Grrrrrrrr.
    http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/7391...at-roundabouts

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    I'm fairly sure this article is just a rephrasing of the standard summer campaign they've run for the past few years.

    Call me cynical, but I don't recall hearing about this sort of thing in national news before demerit points were added to riding a bike with the rego on hold.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    For Fuchs sake.

    The revenue argument is so fucking naff.

    If it was about revenue the quickest way to make the dosh is to stake out a junction and tag anyone who doesn't indicate.

    Helmet enforcement doesn't cut it for revenue. It's to meet some well meaning, corporate goal.

    If everyone wore decent helmets there'd be no need for it.

    Grrrrrrrr.
    So how many riders have died due to unsafe helmets?
    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    but once again you proved me wrong.
    Quote Originally Posted by cassina View Post
    I was hit by one such driver while remaining in the view of their mirror.

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    I didn't realise how unsafe my previous helmets were until I bought my latest. Had it fitted properly by the retailer and it was scary to think that I'd been riding around with what were effectively useless bits of tin on my head. The first helmets were gifts and I knew squat about fit...thought I was ok simply because I had a helmet on.
    Lesson learned ...so I say good on the cops for doing checks if they can find fools like me and save a life.

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    Quote Originally Posted by admenk View Post
    The question is, is this campaign about safety or revenue?
    Apparently i'm red repped and a homo for asking this

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