Judge shocked at biker's bridge stunt

**Thani-B** · 29th September 2009, 17:04

Originally Posted by Sidewinder

cant ya tell that ive been hiding lately???

Didnt notice. Am I meant to be watching you?

**Sidewinder** · 29th September 2009, 17:21

Originally Posted by Thani-B

Didnt notice. Am I meant to be watching you?

unless you got a camera and a bed no

**Thani-B** · 29th September 2009, 17:26

Originally Posted by Sidewinder

unless you got a camera and a bed no

Two common things.. of course not, no I dont have a camera or a bed. lol wtf

**Sidewinder** · 29th September 2009, 17:27

Originally Posted by Thani-B

Two common things.. of course not, no I dont have a camera or a bed. lol wtf

owell you luck out then

**Thani-B** · 29th September 2009, 17:30

Originally Posted by Sidewinder

owell you luck out then

What a shame. I was looking forward to watching you. So what tv3 want you for?

**carver** · 29th September 2009, 17:34

Originally Posted by Madness

The paperwork could take weeks. The court case could take years..... Patience, Grasshopper.

haha, why so long?

Originally Posted by Sidewinder

far even tv three got on to me now aswel! fook face book

exactly dude!

Originally Posted by Thani-B

What a shame. I was looking forward to watching you. So what tv3 want you for?

get a room you two!

**Sidewinder** · 29th September 2009, 17:40

Originally Posted by carver

haha, why so long?

exactly dude!

get a room you two!

im two ppl away from a 3some

**Sidewinder** · 29th September 2009, 17:41

Originally Posted by Thani-B

What a shame. I was looking forward to watching you. So what tv3 want you for?

for my bedroom life

**Madness** · 29th September 2009, 17:42

Originally Posted by Sidewinder

cant ya tell that ive been hiding lately???

You're doing a crap job of it a the moment. Mum not home from work yet Sidey?.

**carver** · 29th September 2009, 17:44

Originally Posted by Sidewinder

im two ppl away from a 3some

call your sugar mum!

**Thani-B** · 29th September 2009, 17:47

Originally Posted by carver

get a room you two!

Where's the fun in that?

Originally Posted by carver

call your sugar mum!

He's still one person down if he does that.

**Sidewinder** · 29th September 2009, 18:12

Originally Posted by Madness

You're doing a crap job of it a the moment. Mum not home from work yet Sidey?.

hhaa nah she txtd me lol!

**Eddieb** · 14th February 2010, 08:05

Couldn't see this anywhere else.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times...s-bridge-stunt

A judge was "astounded" at the the actions of a Hamilton motorcyclist who performed a daring stunt on top of the Fairfield Bridge, saying such cases needed to be dealt with harshly to prevent copycats.

Jonathan "Carver" Bennett, the 24-year-old leader of the Mormon Few Stunt Crew and former Motortimes columnist, appeared in the Hamilton District Court on Thursday charged with dangerous driving.

Bennett came to court prepared to plead guilty to the charge, but upheld his not guilty plea after Judge Robert Spear expressed extreme concern over his actions. The case has now been adjourned until May for a defended hearing.

Arguments over whether Fairfield Bridge was legally a road would be the main topic of contention.

A summary of undisputed facts handed to Judge Spear detailed Bennett's actions on August 22, last year, which were filmed on a helmet camera and by friends and later posted on YouTube.

Bennett rode over the arches of the bridge on his 250cc 100-kilogram Beta Techno trials bike before riding along the footpath. The arches are 20 metres above water at their highest point and 6m above the road.

The stunt prompted numerous calls to police from concerned members of the public and led to Bennett being charged.

Judge Spear said Thursday was the first time he'd heard of the stunt. "I'm astounded anyone would attempt this." He conceded that many people might see the "lighter side" of Bennett's action. However, the court had to emphasise the danger and enforce a penalty that would deter anyone else from "pranks of this nature".

Defence counsel Jim Galt said Bennett accepted the facts, but asked the judge to avoid imposing a period of disqualification from driving which would severely affect his job. Bennett was prepared to pay a higher financial penalty as a "trade-off".

"I'm not trading with anyone," Judge Spear told Mr Galt. "I would not avoid the disqualification. Really it's a question to whether I go above the minimum disqualification. My concern is that if I don't act firmly it might be seen as encouraging of others to do a similar thing for entertainment factors and I'm not going to allow that."

Police prosecutor Eilidh Hook said Bennett could apply for a limited licence for work, but would still be required to have a mandatory one-month stand-down period. Mr Galt said Bennett would maintain his not guilty plea and asked for a defended hearing.

**crazyhorse** · 14th February 2010, 08:12

yip, this occured months ago - but I guess here is the verdict buggar.... a month stand down on applying for work permit. Hope Carver has lots of holidays up his sleeve. Be a good time to take one. Sounds like the judge isn't a bike rider