Police motorcyclist injured by falling tree

[rastuscat]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10542430

Police motorcyclist injured by falling tree
2:53PM Tuesday Nov 11, 2008

A scenic ride from Franz Josef Glacier to Nelson for a party of motorcycle police turned bad yesterday when a tree suddenly slumped down a cliff and across the road, taking out the lead rider.

The four officers were returning to the Wellington Police College after helping with the Tour of Southland cycle race at the weekend when the small landslip struck, just north of Punakaiki on the West Coast.

"We were riding along enjoying the trip and a large tree just fell down directly on to the front rider," Sergeant Wayne Christie, of Wellington, said.

"He was lucky it hit the front of the bike. Less than a split second later and it would have been fatal."

The accident happened on a hilly section of State Highway 6, 5km north of Punakaiki, about 12.30pm.

The injured officer was treated for deep lacerations. He was flown to Grey Base Hospital by the Solid Energy Rescue Helicopter an hour later.

The Runanga Volunteer Fire Brigade attended, along with the Greymouth police and St John paramedics.

"We're really thankful to a passing tourist, a fire paramedic who assisted us," Mr Christie said.

The tree was brought down after heavy overnight rain, although the rain had stopped and the road was starting to dry out when the accident happened.

The road was blocked for about an hour until it was moved and the road swept of dirt and debris.

- NZPA




Bugger, hope he's okay.

[MIXONE]

The coasters don't like bike cops and probably were up there assisting the tree in falling.

[scumdog]

Meh, just shows shit can happen.

Anywhere.

[James Deuce]

The coasters don't like bike cops and probably were up there assisting the tree in falling.
Nah, Ninjas did it.

[Griffin]

Doesnt matter how careful you are or how well trained / experienced you may be... wierd shit like this just proves that you cant be prepared for everything.

Hope he recovers well...

[hayd3n]

arghh owchie

[Katman]

wierd shit like this just proves that you cant be prepared for everything.



I was waiting for someone to say this (except I was expecting it to be preceded by "See Katman..............")

Maybe though, the officers awareness and preparedness turned that potentially fatal accident into just a serious injury one.

[James Deuce]

Doesnt matter how careful you are or how well trained / experienced you may be... wierd shit like this just proves that you cant be prepared for everything.

The reality is that weird shit happens very, very rarely. Most people fall off because they catch themselves out. Another person's bad luck with a UFO-tree isn't permission to give up on being an alert responsible motorcyclist.


Hope he recovers well...

Me too.

[Toaster]

Maybe though, the officers awareness and preparedness turned that potentially fatal accident into just a serious injury one.

Nice.

And maybe he could now be considered to be in a "special branch".

Tree-mendous news to hear he survived.

[Katman]

Nice.

And maybe he could now be considered to be in a "special branch".

Tree-mendous news to hear he survived.

Leaf it out.

[James Deuce]

Here I was expecting Katman to bark back.

[Toaster]

Leaf it out.

You WOOD like that wouldn't you.


Here I was expecting Katman to bark back.

He would but he is STUMPED.

Boom tish.......

[Katman]

Here I was expecting Katman to bark back.

I'm too rooted.

[98tls]

Here I was expecting Katman to bark back. And here we have the root of the problem.

[MotoKuzzi]

Nice.

And maybe he could now be considered to be in a "special branch".

Tree-mendous news to hear he survived.

Pardon the Pun-(akaiki) :banana:

[Toaster]

And here we have the root of the problem.

Well this thread quickly turned to compost didn't it.

[Katman]

Blooming heck, this thread's in bad taste.

[MotoKuzzi]

Well this thread quickly turned to compost didn't it.

I twigged to that too

[NighthawkNZ]

Stop beating about the bush... I wonder if he was thinning or pruning out the crap...

[doc]

Maybe though, the officers awareness and preparedness turned that potentially fatal accident into just a serious injury one.

Fark ! are they trained to look up as well ? :dodge: Think this was an unavoidable one. Just hit the spot like the dude that spins that wheel at intersections. Is he going to be prosecuted ? My thinking a victimless accident. But nowdays cos of the cost to the infrastructure. Ambo, hosp ,emergency control and support at the scene. A cause has to be found, so someone can be accountable for the cost, the computer then can generate the account.

I bet you the authorities are looking at who is accountable for the costs in this situation.;)

[98tls]

Blooming heck, this thread's in bad taste. Not to mention barking up the wrong tree:blank:

[Katman]

Fark ! are they trained to look up as well ? :dodge: Think this was an unavoidable one. Just hit the spot like the dude that spins that wheel at intersections. Is he going to be prosecuted ? My thinking a victimless accident. But nowdays cos of the cost to the infrastructure. Ambo, hosp ,emergency control and support at the scene. A cause has to be found, so someone can be accountable for the cost, the computer then can generate the account.

I bet you the authorities are looking at who is accountable for the costs in this situation.;)

Epic fail.

Time to log out.

[Toaster]

Blooming heck, this thread's in bad taste.

Not at all.... all police expect to cop a bit of flack when crazy incidents like this occur. It's all part of being able to have a laugh at the crazy stuff that happens in the job. His mates will no doubt give him STICK.

[98tls]

Not at all.... all police expect to cop a bit of flack when crazy incidents like this occur. It's all part of being able to have a laugh at the crazy stuff that happens in the job. His mates will no doubt give him STICK. And no doubt when things get serious someone will extend an olive branch:girlfight:fuck this has to stop:beer:

[MSTRS]

I bet you the authorities are looking at who is accountable for the costs in this situation.;)

As well they should. The roading authority responsible for the particular road should have been onto assessing likely dangers posed by trees etc and dealt with them.
Same crap happened to a rider on the Napier/Taupo rd a few years back. He spent some 3 years in a vegetative state until he died recently. Transit had been told about the problem tree and ignored the advice to remove it. I do not know whether they ever faced the music over that. But they should have.

[NighthawkNZ]

Not at all.... all police expect to cop a bit of flack

no pun intended of course ;)

[Katman]

And no doubt when things get serious someone will extend an olive branch

I'd take that with a grain of salt.

[yungatart]

I'd take that with a grain of salt.

Salt doesn't come from trees, ya knothead!

[jtzzr]

I hope the the pig on a twig is ok(seriously I hope the guy is all good).

[Katman]

Salt doesn't come from trees, ya knothead!

Oakay, you win.

[NighthawkNZ]

he got his knickers all knotted...

oh wait ... :scratch:

he got his knickers in a twist :doh:

[doc]

As well they should. The roading authority responsible for the particular road should have been onto assessing likely dangers posed by trees etc and dealt with them.


Next you will want them to be accountable for corners.

The system can't be held accountable for the extra risk of riding a bike.

If you want to ride a bike you have to be accountable for that decision.

Well thats the way I look at it. :chase:

[Katman]

Next you will want them to be accountable for corners.

The system can't be held accountable for the extra risk of riding a bike.

If you want to ride a bike you have to be accountable for that decision.

Well thats the way I look at it. :chase:

Yeah, but that's just your opineion.

[Griffin]

Another person's bad luck with a UFO-tree isn't permission to give up on being an alert responsible motorcyclist.

umm... yeah, ok - thats not quite what I was suggesting. I was merely pointing out that no matter how prepared you are - you can still be taken out by some totally unforseen freak event.
In no way am I implying that we should adopt the mindset "ah fuck it I will just wear shorts and jandals and ride like a retard".

Funny how in a forum you can write something and it gets taken totally out of context, just shows how fickle the written word is...

[MSTRS]

Next you will want them to be accountable for corners.

The system can't be held accountable for the extra risk of riding a bike.

If you want to ride a bike you have to be accountable for that decision.

Well thats the way I look at it. :chase:
And you think a falling tree is no danger to a caged motorist?
Of course the risks of riding a bike are greater than other forms of transport. But that does not absolve a roading authority from ensuring the safest possible roads. Some things may be unforeseen, but with years of experience behind them, Transit (whatever their name) should recognise the signs of impending 'trouble'.
Then there is the other side of the coin...
Recently, Transit removed 20+ large trees near the roadside (on both sides) on the southern approach to Taradale/Napier on SH1/50 Expressway. Formerly, this was a rather lovely entrance to Napier, but now is bare. No-one had ever run off the road into one of these trees, nor had any of them lost a branch onto the roadway. The trees were healthy about 50 years old and had grown about 1/3 of their lifespan. When this section of road was re-designated SH1, Transit stepped, in citing the 'dangers' posed, and removed the trees. Yet they will leave others which are much more likely to cause a problem. Go figure.

[Badjelly]

...Transit stepped, in citing the 'dangers' posed, and removed the trees. Yet they will leave others which are much more likely to cause a problem. Go figure.

So you're criticising Transit for a) removing trees and b) not removing trees. Surely you can see that deciding which trees pose a sufficient danger to be removed and which don't, is a difficult judgement, with which someone will disagree, especially with hindsight. So either way you will be criticised, often for both at the same time. Much like CYFS really. It almost makes me weep for the poor bureaucrats :crybaby:.

Edit: Oh and by the way, I voted Labour, so I'm hardly your classic redneck-libertarian rebel outlaw Kiwibiker who bitches about the nanny state, but I think they should generally leave the trees there and accept that from time to time one of them might fall on the road. Shit happens.

[gijoe1313]

I think this thread needs to turn to a new leaf ... I'm pining for some more witticisms that will carve greater heights of wisdom and hope it won't splinter into the usual diadactics of KBism :whistle:

And lets hope the guy gets back on the horse and log in to see the way we papered the nets with our musings ...

Time to make like a tree and leave I think .. :innocent:

Actually the greenies might be up in arms due to the fact that a carbon emitting vehicle damaged part of gaia's inhabitants! :doh:

[MSTRS]

So you're criticising Transit for a) removing trees and b) not removing trees. Surely you can see that deciding which trees pose a sufficient danger to be removed and which don't, is a difficult judgement, with which someone will disagree, especially with hindsight. So either way you will be criticised, often for both at the same time.

Hmmmm. I can see how you could take that meaning from my post.
Not at all, actually. I criticise what I perceive to be their poor judgement as to which roadside feature (tree or otherwise) that is likely to be a danger.

[slimjim]

What...Gees how's The Tree..:hug:
yes also saw something on tv last night about another lot of trees cut down..
O some of the branchs were touching powerlines and causing power out's..
fucking tosser's...should have moved the power cables instead.. 50-60yr old tress gone..

well sound's like the rider is gona recover..:sweatdrop

wonder if they were testing out their newer FJR's...hear that they are testing a few different models of bikes..they seem to be going away from the breemer's

[Badjelly]

I criticise what I perceive to be their poor judgement as to which roadside feature (tree or otherwise) that is likely to be a danger.


...But that does not absolve a roading authority from ensuring the safest possible roads....

(I have selectively quoted a couple of things you've said. I apologise if you think I'm distorting your meaning.)

I don't think a roading authority should aim for the "safest possible" roads. If that was really their goal, they'd start by banning motorbikes, cyclists and pedestrians, not to mention cars > 10 years old. Safety is just one of many considerations.

In the specific case of the tree that fell onto (or into the path of) the police motorcyclist, how many trees would they have to remove between Franz Josef Glacier and Nelson to eliminate the possibility that one would fall down a cliff and onto the road?

I don't know about the Napier/Taradale trees. I presume the problem here was that someone might run off the road into them. It's hard to know how far to go in protecting people from themselves.

I'm just suggesting that it's easy to criticise in hindsight, harder to make these judgements when you may be held accountable and will undoubtedly have someone second guessing you. Just ask Wayne Barnes.

[MSTRS]

I agree it is not possible to remove all danger. Or dangerous trees. It's the inconsistency that I find 'troubling'. The Taradale trees had been there for 50 years without a problem. Whereas, a tree with an undermined root system was ignored - and it fell on a biker (bad luck on his part in being at that time/place).

[Big Dave]

Meh, just shows shit can happen.

Anywhere.

Mate of mine's brother was a patched member (in aus).
Exact same thing killed him dead.
Karma that.

[Big Dave]

I think this thread needs to turn to a new leaf ... I'm pining for some more witticisms that will carve greater heights of wisdom and hope it won't splinter into the usual diadactics of KBism :whistle:

And lets hope the guy gets back on the horse and log in to see the way we papered the nets with our musings ...

Time to make like a tree and leave I think .. :innocent:

Actually the greenies might be up in arms due to the fact that a carbon emitting vehicle damaged part of gaia's inhabitants! :doh:

I think you are barking up the wrong tree. You'll get pulped or at least a visit from special branch and then you'll be rooted.

[Swoop]

So, one of the police riders branched off to form a splinter group???:scratch:

[Katman]

So, one of the police riders branched off to form a splinter group???:scratch:

Don't be a sap.

:msn-wink:

[Big Dave]

You'll make him saw.

[Swoop]

Don't be a sap.
Were you chewing gum, when you wrote that?

[PrincessBandit]

Don't be a sap.

:msn-wink:

....leads to a sticky end?....

[MSTRS]

You lot happy to be part of the drip ring?

[Katman]

You lot happy to be part of the drip ring?

Where did yew get that idea from?

[MSTRS]

You have no right to ash me that...

[Katman]

Lucky the officer was wearing his 'Elmet.

[MSTRS]

Firkin hell....

[Mikkel]

4 pages and no one has even complained about the police wasting our tax money on unnecessary petrol by going along the scenic route up the west coast? :scratch:

These are strange days indeed.

[sinfull]

Not a fair cop to be felled like this ! Wood almost make ya want to transfer to the special branch !
How much wood could the wood cop chop if a wood cop could chop wood

[laserracer]

lucky he didnt come to a sticky end,but he probably felt left out on a limb, hope he packed his trunk,

[Katman]

How much wood could the wood cop chop if a wood cop could chop wood

That was such acorny joke.

[Katman]

4 pages and no one has even complained about the police wasting our tax money on unnecessary petrol by going along the scenic route up the west coast? :scratch:



FFS, next you'll be accusing them of planting evidence.

[sinfull]

That was such acorny joke.

Awwwww nutts

[MSTRS]

FFS, next you'll be accusing them of planting evidence.

They don't do that mulch these days.

[Katman]

They don't do that mulch these days.

Fair enough.

Kauri on then.

[slofox]

I guess he definitely was not out of his tree at the time......

Love the thread - haven't laughed so much in ages.....:clap:

[dipshit]

This thread gives me a woody.

[Swoop]

The seeds of discontent have been sown.

[Katman]

Personally, I'm rather surprised we haven't seen Forest in here yet.

[James Deuce]

He won't be here 'til he's run out of weed.

[Big Dave]

Just see what transpires first. No telling what is stomata.

[Katman]

Just see what transpires first. No telling what is stomata.

Cedar problem is, you're not taking this thread seriously.

[Big Dave]

Hay! I wood commiserate with the poor bugger. Son of a beech thing to happen.

[martybabe]

Was the copper on a chopper cause only choppers can bring trees down on coppers.

Seriously, I hope he's Oak-a

[Katman]

Was the copper on a chopper cause only choppers can bring trees down on coppers.

You might be right.

Let me conifer with the others.

[Big Dave]

Tough as teak.

[martybabe]

You might be right.

Let me conifer with the others.


While your in coniference could you ASH them, if these coppers had hit some trees, would they be woodchips ?

[NighthawkNZ]

the other coppers on choppers only just sawdust

[Katman]

All the others sawdust

I'd respectfully suggest you spruce your ideas up.

[piston broke]

totaraly funny posts in here.
on the plus side, he isn't out there tryin to reemyou for your hard earned c,ash

[dwnundabkr]

these threads a bloody funny i think i will mill round a little longer:apint:

[MIXONE]

I hope this incident hasn't given anybody a woody.:wacko:

[doc]

And you think a falling tree is no danger to a caged motorist?
Of course the risks of riding a bike are greater than other forms of transport. But that does not absolve a roading authority from ensuring the safest possible roads. Some things may be unforeseen, :Pokey:


Maybe just maybe they shouldn't allow bikes to travel the West coast of the Sth Island. They aren't allowed to chop down trees there. No trees and they get less money out of the tourists.

Calm down it's only a pisstake.

PS. Why did you arseholes turn this thread into compost while I was at work today ?

[scumdog]

Notice that (unlike a majority of KB types?) none of the following riders ploughed into the wreckage??

[scumdog]

I'd respectfully suggest you spruce your ideas up.

Oh, I bet THAT cop is poplar with all his mates at the bar now eh?

[Big Dave]

Oh, I bet THAT cop is poplar with all his mates at the bar now eh?

When he gets over his acorn nuts. Time willow lee tell.

[piston broke]

man i hope the poor dude ain't in hospital,
pineing for his bike

[Big Dave]

man i hope the poor dude ain't in hospital,
pineing for his bike

Or stumping up for a new one.

[piston broke]

it won't take him long to get board with the jokes

[FJRider]

So why were they taking the LONG way to Nelson... ??? :innocent:
If they went via Reefton, they would have been OK...:sunny:

[scumdog]

This thread is driving me barking mad...

[FJRider]

this thread is driving me barking mad...

wooof......

[piston broke]

was the cops name eugene?
careful with that ax

[FJRider]

was the cops name eugene?
careful with that ax

No... brown(stained)jeans

[Littleman]

Do we have an update on his condition?

I mean, is he out of the woods yet?

[Revit]

Knot really, i'll just lumber off

[rastuscat]

man i hope the poor dude ain't in hospital,
pineing for his bike

The cop is a KB member, he'll smile when he gets out of hospital and reads all this tripe.

FYI, the bike lost its forks, and is written off. It's way munted.

The rider received a deep, nasty wound to his leg, but the safety gear the Police wear saved his hide from a whole lot of grief.

Tomorrow I'll be sorting through his riding gear. It was cut off him by the hospital staff. There goes $4.5K, bugger, but I'm glad he was wearing it all.

The skills the gendarme riders have meant the followers avoided the whole calamity, maybe we can learn from that. The rider will be in hospital for a while yet, and convalescing for quite a while after that. But that's cool, we get to have a beer with him, when maybe we could have been at his funeral.

Actually, I think he doesn't drink beer. But I do.

[Big Dave]

FYI, the bike lost its forks, and is written off. It's way munted.


So the tree had a branch that was forked and the bike was forked by a branch - or was it trunk-cated

[MSTRS]

- or was it trunk-cated
Perhaps it was pollarded?

[martybabe]

The cop is a KB member, he'll smile when he gets out of hospital and reads all this tripe.
.

Tripe! I'll have you know this is KB at it's very finest, you can't find this cutting edge humour just anywhere you know. :lol:

Best wishes to your buddy, I hope he heals soon as. :niceone:

Right where were we.......... I guess his mates saw it coming and splintered off eh.

[Fatt Max]

Doesnt matter how careful you are or how well trained / experienced you may be... wierd shit like this just proves that you cant be prepared for everything.

Hope he recovers well...

I hear you there....what a shocker...!:shit:

[James Deuce]

Are you trying to beech this thread in reality?

[davebullet]

I give a FIG, but I'm not going to PINE on about his predicament.

[Big Dave]

Tomorrow I'll be sorting through his riding gear. It was cut off him by the hospital staff. There goes $4.5K, bugger, but I'm glad he was wearing it all.




Be interested to hear what that gear is?

Edit - thanks for the PM. Will sort that.

[gijoe1313]

Well, lumbered with us lot, I've think we are nailing most of the points - the trick is to see past the trees for the forest and then there will be no sown seeds of doubt.

The radiating glow of the members here on this site allows all viewpoints - even if it goes against the grain. A knotty web of half-truths and the usual floral adornment of words to that effect will leave us all crashing to the floor. When I log in it seems that people are sticking to it and contributing to the greenhouse gases via an electronic form ...

And then there are the humourous off coloured comments, which stain the threads ... I wooden have thought that so many puns and word plays could have sprouted so fecundly! :laugh:

[slofox]

Hmmmmm they have beech trees on the coast....wonder did he hit a copper beech.......?

[martybabe]

Well, lumbered with us lot, I've think we are nailing most of the points - the trick is to see past the trees for the forest and then there will be no sown seeds of doubt.

The radiating glow of the members here on this site allows all viewpoints - even if it goes against the grain. A knotty web of half-truths and the usual floral adornment of words to that effect will leave us all crashing to the floor. When I log in it seems that people are sticking to it and contributing to the greenhouse gases via an electronic form ...

And then there are the humourous off coloured comments, which stain the threads ... I wooden have thought that so many puns and word plays could have sprouted so fecundly! :laugh:

I like it when yew log in and I saw many of your points but I think your barking up the wrong tree when you branched off into the greenhouse house gas issue.

I've got to Ash yew why yew did that cause frankly I'm stumped. I hope yew dont have a woodchip on your shoulder about the green thing cause tree huggers are a bunch of moaning beeches Oak-ay..

Fir your information, I'm only kindling but I guess yew twigged that already. :niceone::D

[Katman]

Isn't it great to see everyone playing nicely.

This thread seems to have struck a cord.

[piston broke]

i hope the feller is doin alright,
so long as the pinus didn't smash into the tank,
the bit of bark off the shin sounds like it wood have hurt.

[James Deuce]

You're not wrong there, it's probably a bit saw.

[jtzzr]

Isn't it great to see everyone playing nicely.

This thread seems to have struck a cord.

So true , you wooden read about it, No-one has an axe to bear , maybe we have grown?

Mind you this thread has been Poplar.

[MotoKuzzi]

This thread has been transpirational.

[piston broke]

kauri on,
keep this thread growing,
the growth rings, of the bikers grain,
all out on a limb.
thanks for putting a beaming smile on my face.

[scumdog]

Good on you guys, keep the sparring up!!

[Big Dave]

I've resolved to keep on mitosis. touch wood.

[scumdog]

His bike was probably just purlin along when 'wham!' he got treed.

[Katman]

Isn't it great to see everyone playing nicely.

This thread seems to have struck a cord.

Nah, only joking.

You're all faggots.

[scumdog]

Nah, only joking.

You're all faggots.

Ah good to see we've kindled some more interest in the thread.

[gijoe1313]

Fir heaven's sake, and things were going so well ... its going to take some pruning to get this thread back on track ... I'm sure when the chips are down, KBers will have new grist for the mill and clear the logjam of posts again!

[Katman]

Fir heaven's sake, and things were going so well ... its going to take some pruning to get this thread back on track ... I'm sure when the chips are down, KBers will have new grist for the mill and clear the logjam of posts again!

Yeah, you're right.

We should get back to talking about the copse.

[Big Dave]

Just Great Joe, behind the veneer is a sap with an axe to grind.

[NighthawkNZ]

I just twigged... How much wood could cooper on the chooper chop, if a copper on a chooper could chop wood...?

[Katman]

Hate to be a spoil sport but some of the puns aren't as funny the second time rounds.

[dwnundabkr]

may be a song will cheers him up
put another log on the fire cook me up some bacon and some beans:woohoo::woohoo:

[scumdog]

may be a song will cheers him up
put another log on the fire cook me up some bacon and some beans:woohoo::woohoo:

Was that meant to be ....'and some beams'??

[gijoe1313]

It seems this thread is dove-tailing nicely now, just got to hammer down some of the finer points so that people aren't eroding away the foundations, but then again, the fruit doesn't fall far from the tree so to speak.

Well this thread has been well done over, time to roll out the barrel and get partying so we aren't pining for any more material! :msn-wink:

[NighthawkNZ]

Was that meant to be ....'and some beams'??

Jim beam...

[Muppet]

Hello All

I'm the :Police:bearing the brunt of all the jokes which are tree-mendous. I am out of hospital and on the road to recovery. I appreciate the jokes and good wishes.

[James Deuce]

Sorry about all the stick we've been giving you.

Good to see you with the stamen power to be posting.

[dwnundabkr]

Hello All

I'm the :Police:bearing the brunt of all the jokes which are tree-mendous. I am out of hospital and on the road to recovery. I appreciate the jokes and good wishes.

heheh good to hear your are recovering well, hope they got all the splinters out
may see you on the road soon
:doctor::clap::clap:

[gijoe1313]

Hello All

I'm the :Police:bearing the brunt of all the jokes which are tree-mendous. I am out of hospital and on the road to recovery. I appreciate the jokes and good wishes.

Good to hear you are on the mend, its a releaf that you have a sense of humour and not axing us to stop our irreverent ways! Guess we are saps for a good story and all wish you are bolstering up wood a good story to tell the chaps back at base!

[NodMan]

Hello All

I'm the :Police:bearing the brunt of all the jokes which are tree-mendous. I am out of hospital and on the road to recovery. I appreciate the jokes and good wishes.
Hey dude Im glad to hear you are recovering well and can handle these guys humour!

I can now say Im glad youve chopped that Beama down to size

You planning on branching out on a better ride now that "an act of nod" has rooted the Bavarian Mad Weapon?

Tell Wayne the FJR had my vote but what would I know I rode a Honda till he retired that (and ME)

Cheers, the retired one (now riding Kwakas Spuzukis and a rideon...now thats sick!)

[slimjim]

Hello All

I'm the :Police:bearing the brunt of all the jokes which are tree-mendous. I am out of hospital and on the road to recovery. I appreciate the jokes and good wishes.



nice to read....an to take lightheartly the banter...:2thumbsup

[vifferman]

Good to hear you're doing OK, Muppet! :niceone:
All the best, Dude!

[Macktheknife]

Lets make this thread a STICKY!!! <_<

Hello All

I'm the :Police:bearing the brunt of all the jokes which are tree-mendous. I am out of hospital and on the road to recovery. I appreciate the jokes and good wishes.



Clearly the crowning moment of his treemendous career, analogous to going out on a limb fir others. Perhaps being a bike cop is not all its cracked up to be, lumbering along minding one's own business when an Ent decides to root your ride.
Good to see when the chips are down, your mates can still stand behind you eh? Sticking to the heart of friendship lichen old gumdigger.

Well Muppet, I wish you all the best, recover well and fast, stay away from sticky tape where possible, minimise all needles, and ring us if you need anything. btw your name isn't Douglas Redwood is it?

[slofox]

Hello All

I'm the :Police:bearing the brunt of all the jokes which are tree-mendous. I am out of hospital and on the road to recovery. I appreciate the jokes and good wishes.

Hey there Muppet - great to hear you are on the mend. All the best from me too. Guess it was a bit of a beech what happened huh....? (grooooooan)

[jtzzr]

Hello All

I'm the :Police:bearing the brunt of all the jokes which are tree-mendous. I am out of hospital and on the road to recovery. I appreciate the jokes and good wishes.

That`s just Peach`y ,I hope you heal well .

Just a question after your unfortunate accident , did you need a doctor or a tree surgeon?

[sinfull]

Hello All

I'm the :Police:bearing the brunt of all the jokes which are tree-mendous. I am out of hospital and on the road to recovery. I appreciate the jokes and good wishes.

Great to see your limbs are operating well enough to type ! All speed getting yaself on ya feet and out there again Muppet !

[MSTRS]

Hello All

I'm the :Police:bearing the brunt of all the jokes which are tree-mendous. I am out of hospital and on the road to recovery. I appreciate the jokes and good wishes.

Humour is good for the soul.
Now that you've become so well-known round these parts, you're not gonna leaf, are you? Who knows, you may even cultivate a few friends. Sow a few seeds, so to speak?

[Muppet]

Classic! I might post a few pictures of the scene for you to look at, will have to check with the boss who lurks among us first.

[Patrick]

may be a song will cheers him up
put another log on the fire cook me up some bacon and some beans:woohoo::woohoo:

What is THAT supposed to mean????


Hello All

I'm the :Police:bearing the brunt of all the jokes which are tree-mendous. I am out of hospital and on the road to recovery. I appreciate the jokes and good wishes.

Good to hear all is well. What does M.U.P.P.E.T. mean again?????? :innocent:

Sounds like some training worked for ya.....

[Big Dave]

Good that you are chipper but no more of this motorcycles sporting wood OK.

[Katman]

Let's hope he 'arbours no grudges.

[gijoe1313]

The shear gall we have on this site is infamous! I think we may have to nip this in the bud and look deep within ourselves not to stave more humor in!

It has been shooting fish in a barrel and now I guess we can table another poor unfortunate soul for the carve! This sort of thing wood stain our reps as more nutters and knot what you wood expect from intelligent riders ... :innocent:

[igor]

Lets return to the scene of the incident.

[piston broke]

holey shite'
you were a lucky feller to escape that alive.
heal well and fast

[rastuscat]

I heard from Muppet today that his wrist is broken too. So the arm he was using to support his torn leg has now gone limp.

Pity he chose the purple cast tho. Crimson is the tru colour of pohutukawa.

I bough to all the tree musings. I laughed at them again today with another tree fellas, but dere was only two of dem.

[rastuscat]

Have a decent look at the photos. The left handlebar has broken off, apparently it was torn off by the inside of Muppets leg.

Oooooeeerrrrrrrrrr..........................(cring e)

[igor]

Classic! I might post a few pictures of the scene for you to look at, will have to check with the boss who lurks among us first.

u gone global with the pics. oops for the boss

[jtzzr]

Treesus , that looks nasty( real nasty) , do you have insurance?

[igor]

u gone global with the pics. oops for the boss

anf they should of bought GSers and ya could of stood up and ridden over it :buggerd:

[Patrick]

:shit::gob:

You one lucky "feller"

[rastuscat]

Nice adaptation to the forks G. The new rata inserts are fitting of the bike.

[quickbuck]

Heck Muppet,
You are one lucky motorcyclist.
Hope you mend soon.

A bit shocked for tree puns myself....

[NodMan]

u gone global with the pics. oops for the boss

Igor those are nasty pics, seem to remember another Beema dismembered bit like that 20yrs back....now I remember why I dislike those Bavarian Mincing Weapons!

Glad you up and at least typing now muppet,,,and the name stands for.....??

[Swoop]

Lets return to the scene of the incident.
That will buff out! No worries...

Lucky feller alright.

[rastuscat]

Igor those are nasty pics, seem to remember another Beema dismembered bit like that 20yrs back....now I remember why I dislike those Bavarian Mincing Weapons!

Glad you up and at least typing now muppet,,,and the name stands for.....??


MUPPET. Most Useless Person Police Ever Trained.

Sorry G, couldn't resist

[slofox]

Bike would appear to be totally forked..........

[MSTRS]

Bike would appear to be totally forked..........

Did you see the state of those discs...

[sinfull]

Wow that tree near took up your whole lane !!!
Bet ya wern't expecting that !

[igor]

and I hope they gunna book im for "Failing to stop in length of lane visible" $150

[scumdog]

and I hope they gunna book im for "Failing to stop in length of lane visible" $150

Damn tootin' right!!

Never miss a chance to hand out an ION eh???;)

[igor]

Igor those are nasty pics, seem to remember another Beema dismembered bit like that 20yrs back....now I remember why I dislike those Bavarian Mincing Weapons!

Glad you up and at least typing now muppet,,,and the name stands for.....??

clearly still employing Muppets that can't ride.:buggerd:

Noddy someone mentioned ya other mate to me KSE or KS (Mt Albert) the other day. Clearly still amusing himself at others expense.

[rastuscat]

and I hope they gunna book im for "Failing to stop in length of lane visible" $150

For the record, there were three other riders behind him and they all saw exactly what happened. 'ere 'tis.

The tree fell and hit the road at the same instant the bike hit the tree. It wasn't sitting on the road until he hit it, it literally fell on his front wheel. Another second later, actually a split second, and the tree would have whomped Muppet, and we'd be attending a wake this week.

The only offence I can see him being charged with is felling a tree (a Rata, I understand) without resource consent.

[igor]

For the record, there were three other riders behind him and they all saw exactly what happened. 'ere 'tis.

The tree fell and hit the road at the same instant the bike hit the tree. It wasn't sitting on the road until he hit it, it literally fell on his front wheel. Another second later, actually a split second, and the tree would have whomped Muppet, and we'd be attending a wake this week.

The only offence I can see him being charged with is felling a tree (a Rata, I understand) without resource consent.

Con Stables. you are aware of the consequences of this offence I hope.

Crimes Act 1961 Section 108. Perjury defined(1) Perjury is an assertion as to a matter of fact, opinion, belief, or knowledge made by a witness in a judicial proceeding as part of his evidence on oath, whether the evidence is given in open Court or by affidavit or otherwise, that assertion being known to the witness to be false and being intended by him to mislead the tribunal holding the proceeding.

(2) In this section the term oath includes an affirmation, and also includes a declaration made under section 13 of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957.

(3) Every person is a witness within the meaning of this section who actually gives evidence, whether he is competent to be a witness or not, and whether his evidence is admissible or not.

(4) Every proceeding is judicial within the meaning of this section if it is held before any of the following tribunals, namely:

(a) Any Court of justice:

(b) The House of Representatives or any Committee of that House:

(c) Any arbitrator or umpire, or any person or body of persons authorised by law to make an inquiry and take evidence therein upon oath:

(d) Any legal tribunal by which any legal right or liability can be established:

(e) Any person acting as a Court or tribunal having power to hold a judicial proceeding:

(f) Any court-martial held under the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971.

(5) Every such proceeding is judicial within the meaning of this section whether the tribunal was duly constituted or appointed or not, and whether the proceeding was duly instituted or not, and whether the proceeding was invalid or not

(6) Should a Police Constable lie it is gauranteed that he shall go to Prison with a freckle that is the size of a 5 cent peice (now discontinued0 and come out with a feckle this size of a 50 cent peice (old shape 50 cent) and be called Myrtle

[Muppet]

And the jokes keep coming! Yes the purple:sick: cast...when the nurse asked me which colour (and there are a few of them) 'er indoors yells out "he'll take purple!" I come back with "yeah right". Said nurse comes back with purple! Thinking she was having a laugh I just sat there waiting for her to say "only joking ha ha ha ha!:laugh:" But she didn't......:mellow:

[igor]

And the jokes keep coming! Yes the purple:sick: cast...when the nurse asked me which colour (and there are a few of them) 'er indoors yells out "he'll take purple!" I come back with "yeah right". Said nurse comes back with purple! Thinking she was having a laugh I just sat there waiting for her to say "only joking ha ha ha ha!:laugh:" But she didn't......:mellow:

whose joking. do ya see me laughing. Book the Muppet I say

[cheshirecat]

think we are barking up the wrong tree here

[Blossom]

And the jokes keep coming! Yes the purple:sick: cast...when the nurse asked me which colour (and there are a few of them) 'er indoors yells out "he'll take purple!" I come back with "yeah right". Said nurse comes back with purple! Thinking she was having a laugh I just sat there waiting for her to say "only joking ha ha ha ha!:laugh:" But she didn't......:mellow:

bugger. You have to watch those nurses mate.

Still glad to hear you are out of the hospital and healing up.

[Swoop]

The only offence I can see him being charged with is felling a tree (a Rata, I understand) without resource consent.
Presumably somone has contacted the local Iwi and apologised for damaging their forest with their heathen white-man technology?

[Artifice]

Tree narrowly fails to slay cop by mere inches. The officer recieving a deep wound to the leg, It being well known that police think on thier feet. It is hard to know if this tree was acting alone or part of a greater west coast forest conspiracy. When intervieved the tree gave only a wooden silence. Alone or not the Wext Coast Sawmillers Association have vowed to redouble thier efforts in the fight agianst the evil tree consparacy. Doc, when asked what they made of the whole incident had this to say, "certainly a coffee table. Perhaps a small gazebo & even a shrubbery with a little garden path too".

:Pokey:

[Swoop]

When intervieved the tree gave only a wooden silence.
Well. Wooden ya' know it!
Since the "Tree Gang" hang around in groups, perhaps some "anti-gang" legislation will make them talk?