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onearmedbandit
22nd April 2013, 22:17
What's your take on this?

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In my opinion the cop was in the wrong and tried blaming the rider until he saw the rider wasn't kicking up a fuss. What a wanker. The rider probably did move over too far to the left, but still no reason for the car to be that close. Also the rider should have been looking in his mirrors.
chasio
22nd April 2013, 22:27
What's your take on this?


In my opinion the cop was in the wrong and tried blaming the rider until he saw the rider wasn't kicking up a fuss. What a wanker. The rider probably did move over too far to the left, but still no reason for the car to be that close. Also the rider should have been looking in his mirrors.

Yes and yes. No idea why he was so far to the right or braked so sharply, but any normal standard of driver should not be taking him out, let alone a "professional". The cop knew he was in the wrong and bullied the rider into feeling it was all his fault. I do wonder how culpable the rider is i.e. were they trying to prove a point to a car following too close behind? Not very smart on a bike, if so.

I can't see me calling someone "sir" who had just driven up my arse, but then our cops are generally not given to shooting people, thankfully.
BoristheBiter
22nd April 2013, 22:49
What's your take on this?


In my opinion the cop was in the wrong and tried blaming the rider until he saw the rider wasn't kicking up a fuss. What a wanker. The rider probably did move over too far to the left, but still no reason for the car to be that close. Also the rider should have been looking in his mirrors.

Well if he had been waving this would never have happened.


Seriously though, he crashes into him, then blames him, what a twat.
Shak
22nd April 2013, 22:59
looked to me like he was giving way to the white car on the left signalling to come over to his lane.. cops fault really..
Berries
22nd April 2013, 23:10
What's your take on this?
Americans.
McFatty1000
23rd April 2013, 00:04
Have to say that it looks pretty bad on the officers part - I'm often further back in traffic like that because of people moving lanes etc etc. How does the law work in the USA though? Here I would think it was just a not following safely thing?

And, it didn't look like he hit the brakes that hard either?
Fiddy40
23rd April 2013, 08:11
That cop was in the wrong in everything he did and said, I bet when he got back into his car he thought hell that was close. Bloody bully boy!!!!

Cheers Fiddy
Paul in NZ
23rd April 2013, 08:14
Shit - wet roads and snow laying about I'd be riding very cautious as well....

Cop made and error of judgement and got flustered / aggro? Shameful little bender but no biggie...
Banditbandit
23rd April 2013, 09:20
Yeah ... all of the above ... here it would be failing to stop within half the visible distance ... or following too close (I'm not sure what the NZ actual wording is . something about maintaining a safe distance?).. anyway .. cop's fault ...
nosebleed
23rd April 2013, 10:13
Shit - wet roads and snow laying about I'd be riding very cautious as well....

Cop made and error of judgement and got flustered / aggro? Shameful little bender but no biggie...

YES BIGGIE

Have you not been paying attention man?
Road kill
23rd April 2013, 16:38
The full story is on another bike site,,,the cop didn't get away with it.
He caught it in the pay packet after the rider had time to think it over and had spoken to a lawyer.
wasiler
23rd April 2013, 16:54
I know that guy that got hit. The cop "retired" after this incident when they threaten to bring charges against him.
McFatty1000
23rd April 2013, 17:11
Have a link to which site? (I just know googling motorbike vs police is going to give me lots of unhelpful links)

Keen to read it through
Gremlin
23rd April 2013, 17:15
What's your take on this?
Being american, the rider really shouldn't have been riding out of the drivers line of sight (drivers are in the left of the car over there usually), and being so far to the right he's also potentially out of the mirrors of the car that's trying to merge.

However, legally, you can't run into someone then blame them for where they were in the lane :laugh: Anyway, from the posts above, the cop was done for it.
Scuba_Steve
23rd April 2013, 17:24
The fish eye of the cam doesn't help but I'd say the white car is closer than he appears to the bike & the white car appears to brake while jerking right a bit just before the bike brakes so I'd say he broke a bit harder than usual expecting the white car to just come in-front
bogan
23rd April 2013, 17:26
The full story is on another bike site,,,the cop didn't get away with it.
He caught it in the pay packet after the rider had time to think it over and had spoken to a lawyer.

Yeh from the video it looks like a ka-ching visit to the nearest lawyer over in the land of the free!

Rider not totally blameless, but the cop definitely at fault for failing to stop in time.
Fiddy40
23rd April 2013, 18:25
Yeh from the video it looks like a ka-ching visit to the nearest lawyer over in the land of the free!

Rider not totally blameless, but the cop definitely at fault for failing to stop in time.


What the hell you on about rider no totally blameless, bet you a cop eh! Let me run into the back of you and let us hear what you have to say.

Cheers Fiddy
bogan
23rd April 2013, 18:30
What the hell you on about rider no totally blameless, bet you a cop eh! Let me run into the back of you and let us hear what you have to say.

Cheers Fiddy

He should have been riding a bit more defensively, that far over to the right is not a safe place to be.
Swoop
23rd April 2013, 19:54
Giving anyone a Liberace means you are in the wrong.
Bike was keeping right and allowing an easy overtaking if required.
willytheekid
23rd April 2013, 19:56
He should have been riding a bit more defensively, that far over to the right is not a safe place to be.

Yeah!...I bet ur a cop too! :bleh:



...:killingme (I couldn't help myself :innocent:YOU!...a cop!:killingme...I WISH!!:D)


ps...cop was in the wrong, over reacted due to nearly running the guy over!, and if he lost his job over THAT!...well...that's just bullshit!:tugger:
chasio
23rd April 2013, 20:56
Yeah!...I bet ur a cop too! :bleh:

...:killingme (I couldn't help myself :innocent:YOU!...a cop!:killingme...I WISH!!:D)

ps...cop was in the wrong, over reacted due to nearly running the guy over!, and if he lost his job over THAT!...well...that's just bullshit!:tugger:

At a guess he lost his job over the abuse of power e.g. bullying for threatening to write a heap of tickets without justification.

Or perhaps it was simply for being so THICK. He noticed the camera, pointed it out, and carried on being unprofessional. Twit.