Police announce change of sponsor

[rastuscat]

In a rare move, the Canterbury Motorcycle Police have today announced a move from their long term partnership with Dunkin Donuts to a new partnership.

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It is hoped that the waistline of the patrol officers will continue to expand as planned.

Statement Ends.

[rastuscat]

It appears that romance isn't dead.

Credit is given to Photo Shop.


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[nodrog]

better work stories.

[mossy1200]

For the good of all police staff bring back the pushbike patrol.

[scumdog]

Ha-ha - you're loosin it RC!:lol:

[mulletman]

:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

[Kickaha]

In a rare move, the Canterbury Motorcycle Police have today announced a move from their long term partnership with Dunkin Donuts to a new partnership.


You must have forgotten to drop mine off on the way home

[Tazz]

Peanut Butter and Jelly! I'v had to add my own peanut butter to jelly donuts in the past, disgraceful. Diabetes here I come. Worth it.

[mossy1200]

Are long cream donuts genuine donuts or imposters? I do like them.

[JimO]

how come there are no police bikes in Dn

[98tls]

how come there are no police bikes in Dn

Same reason they dont have them in the Arctic:oi-grr:

[EJK]

For a second I thought Krispy Kreme opened a store in Christchurch.

[FJRider]

how come there are no police bikes in Dn

Look outside ... is it wet or cold ... ???

[JimO]

Look outside ... is it wet or cold ... ???
no different here to ChCh weather wise

[unstuck]

how come there are no police bikes in Dn

People from dunners are slower, so they can catch them on foot.:shifty:

[JimO]

People from dunners are slower, so they can catch them on foot.:shifty:
says someone from gore

[unstuck]

says someone from gore

They only use cars down here because they can not fit all those toes inside police issue boots.:innocent:

[willytheekid]

dont blame ya...that donut shop looks simply amazing! :drool:



(hopefully this new distraction increase's my chances of actually getting a cheesy sausage roll in little river:facepalm:...in fact!:blink:...the way you guys seem to gravitat towards all the nice food dispensaries in chch...Im starting to think those big beemers are actually designed to carry lots of "operator", not actual gear!:yes::laugh:)

[Tazz]

dont blame ya...that donut shop looks simply amazing! :drool:



(hopefully this new distraction increase's my chances of actually getting a cheesy sausage roll in little river:facepalm:...in fact!:blink:...the way you guys seem to gravitat towards all the nice food dispensaries in chch...Im starting to think those big beemers are actually designed to carry lots of "operator", not actual gear!:yes::laugh:)

Winter weight or camouflage to blend in with the locals perhaps? Relate to them in a bigger way.


https://duckduckgrayduck.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/tons-of-anarchy.jpg?w=500

[Ulsterkiwi]

does this mark the beginning of the end? Rastus is on the wind down before retiring and we get to see him flagrantly try out every donut shop in the land rather than generating revenue which costs more to generate than collect? :rolleyes:

good on ya I say :2thumbsup

[Banditbandit]

Same reason they dont have them in the Arctic:oi-grr:

There's no speed limit in the Arctic ????

[willytheekid]

does this mark the beginning of the end? Rastus is on the wind down before retiring and we get to see him flagrantly try out every donut shop in the land rather than generating revenue which costs more to generate than collect? :rolleyes:

good on ya I say :2thumbsup

No no, this is and has been standard procedure for quite some time now :yes: :laugh:

...just look at Scummy's waist line! :killingme (To be fair tho...he's really a dual specialist...food AND drink!)

[rastuscat]

how come there are no police bikes in Dn

Question du jour. It deserves a full and dull answer.

When bikes got taken away in the 90s each area was given one patrol car for each two bikes they gave up.

When I started the project the get bikes back in Christchurch in 2005 I found that the rules had changed. In order to get two bikes, we had to get rid of two cars. Which I managed to convince the boss to do.

See, each district has a finite number of vehicles provided by HQ. Lose one car, get one bike, and the numbers stay the same.


They cost more to buy, more to run, more to maintain, and the training for the staff is more expensive.

I suspect the answer to your question lies somewhere in that lot.

[Gremlin]

They cost more to buy, more to run, more to maintain, and the training for the staff is more expensive.

I suspect the answer to your question lies somewhere in that lot.
Plus a car carries up to 4 people, more equipment, can transport baddies (no, you can't blindfold them and strap them to the back of the bike). Cars also protect an officer far more (OSH, DoL etc).

Add that all up, sadly, very few bikes around. Instead, I catch up to cop cars that are trying to get through traffic on motorways...

I suspect that passing them wouldn't be a good look... but they're holding me up :shutup:

[Moi]

... you can't blindfold them and strap them to the back of the bike...

But you can do this (http://www.corbisimages.com/images/Corbis-HU020544.jpg?size=67&uid=9c5d387f-1737-4cb8-8ce7-59e1f8ed9f74)

[scumdog]

But you can do this

Pft!
No good for running down mental buggers carrying a gun though..:whistle::crazy:

[buggerit]

I do remember when they got rid of most the bikes in Auckland , pre eagle, always seemed a mistake to me<_<

[rastuscat]

I do remember when they got rid of most the bikes in Auckland , pre eagle, always seemed a mistake to me<_<

A fact I heard back then.

It cost 19 cents per km to run an R80RTP.

It cost 23 cents per km to run a V3000.

But you can fit two cops in a V3000, so you only need half as many of them.

Bloody accountants.

Same plonkers just bought us Hondas instead of decent patrol bikes.

[caspernz]

Same plonkers just bought us Hondas instead of decent patrol bikes.

But you're allowed to park a Honda outside a boutique...

[Kickaha]

But you can fit two cops in a V3000,
They must have been fat cunts, normally you can fit at least 4 people in a V3000

[Berries]

Unless you have regular fully gridlocked traffic I can't see the point of Police motorbikes. That, and the fact the Queen doesn't visit us much are my guess as to why there are no bikes in Dunedin.

[Ocean1]

Unless you have regular fully gridlocked traffic I can't see the point of Police motorbikes. That, and the fact the Queen doesn't visit us much are my guess as to why there are no bikes in Dunedin.

Because even in moderate traffic they routinely arrive at accident scenes earlier than anything else. There was a bike ambulance set up for Kapiti a few years ago, precisely because any accident up that coast usually stops all traffic on the only access road. Fire engines, cop cars, ambulances, forget all that shit, they might as well not bother.

[Berries]

Because even in moderate traffic they routinely arrive at accident scenes earlier than anything else.
And do what when they get there? Paramedics I can understand, Police not so much.

[Ocean1]

And do what when they get there? Paramedics I can understand, Police not so much.

I have no idea what they do when they get there late.

But whatever it is they always seem to be in a fucking hurry to do it.

[scumdog]

And do what when they get there? Paramedics I can understand, Police not so much.

Do all the traffic/people control that the Ambos can't - and try to preserve/mark out the scene/take photos etc beofre the other services arrive and tear things apart.


I think...

[Smifffy]

http://www.popsci.com/swedish-brothers-launch-doughnut-space

[samgab]

...Same plonkers just bought us Hondas instead of decent patrol bikes.

Did you hear about one of the new Hondas up this way getting binned already? I think it's the first move in a diabolical plan to get rid of all the Hondas...

[FJRider]

... and the fact the Queen doesn't visit us much are my guess as to why there are no bikes in Dunedin.

The Queen has visited once before. I guess she saw all she needed to ... :innocent:

[rastuscat]

Did you hear about one of the new Hondas up this way getting binned already? I think it's the first move in a diabolical plan to get rid of all the Hondas...

A cunning plan.

They have a thing or two to learn from us down here. We torched the one we didn't like......

[jim.cox]

They have a thing or two to learn from us down here. We torched the one we didn't like......

I thought it was a beemer you toasted - which is why you're now riding gay...

[Swoop]

And do what when they get there? Paramedics I can understand, Police not so much.
Get all of the tickets sorted out, written and issued. Arrange the donut display into "colours of the rainbow" sequence (ROYGBIV). Hand out gay "vest's of invincibility" to all spectators who didn't provide their own hi-faggotry vest. Lastly, fend off overly nosey media.

:banana:

[Smifffy]

Get all of the tickets sorted out, written and issued. Arrange the donut display into "colours of the rainbow" sequence (ROYGBIV). Hand out gay "vest's of invincibility" to all spectators who didn't provide their own hi-faggotry vest. Lastly, fend off overly nosey media.

:banana:

You left out "shoot the neighbour's dog and taser some school kids" safer communities together.

[Swoop]

You left out "shoot the neighbour's dog and taser some school kids" safer communities together.
"Always blow on the tazer".

Oh. Hang on a minute... :scratch:

[rastuscat]

Unless you have regular fully gridlocked traffic I can't see the point of Police motorbikes. That, and the fact the Queen doesn't visit us much are my guess as to why there are no bikes in Dunedin.

It took me a long time to convince the bosses to bring them back in Christchurch. Then I spent 7 years riding them.

Hardly pointless, creating your own dream job.

Job done.:woohoo:

[rambaldi]

The Queen has visited once before. I guess she saw all she needed to ... :innocent:

Nothing has changed in yonks though so no real point coming back. It's not like she is going to get on 2 wheels and see the interesting bits :p

[FJRider]

It took me a long time to convince the bosses to bring them back in Christchurch. Then I spent 7 years riding them.

7 years isn't that long ... !!! Shit ... some marriages last longer than that ... :shifty:


Hardly pointless, creating your own dream job.

So ... you quit your dream job ... :shifty:


Job done.:woohoo:

"The job" will continue to be done ... by others ... probably by those you trained and worked with.



Will Motorcycle Police continue to be a part of Christchurch Policing ... ???