Making excuses (pt II)

[Katman]

While we continue to blame environmental circumstances for our accidents we will continue to be seen as a joke by the powers that be and by the general public.

[boomer]

While we continue to blame environmental circumstances for our accidents we will continue to be seen as a joke by the powers that be and by the general public.

So General Public and the power rangers know you well huh !

Merry xmas joke'r :wanka:

[Pussy]

Just had an idiot on a Tiger bloody near collect my ute... using a merge lane for passing.
So, owner of 37 ZUH... you are lucky a motorcyclist was driving the ute, and anticipated what you were doing.

[Mully]

Just had an idiot on a Tiger bloody near collect my ute... using a merge lane for passing.

Was it this guy??

[boomer]

Was it this guy??

thats Raj, he's a tad south aint he !

[Katman]

Merry xmas joke'r :wanka:

Cheers :homo:

[jrandom]

Motorcycles are just nature's way of selecting for self-control and intelligence.

It's not a perfect selection mechanism; some bins are survivable, and obviously a lot of motorcyclists do manage to breed before taking themselves out, but on the whole it seems to work OK.

[Foxzee]

and obviously a lot of motorcyclists do manage to breed before taking themselves out

But there are sum that just shouldn't!!!!!... lol

[davebullet]

Was it this guy??

I think it looked more like man-bear-pig. He's half man, half bear and half pig.

[Virago]

While we continue to blame environmental circumstances for our accidents we will continue to be seen as a joke by the powers that be and by the general public.

It's a shame that you are unable to see that you're own one-eyed and obsessive approach is as unbalanced as the lunatic fringe that you condemn.

The reality is that the environment is often a major factor in accidents. Even the "powers that be" recognise that.

Your gleeful dancing on the dead bodies of accident victims in support of your bludgeoning crusade, is crass and insensitive to both the victims and their grieving loved ones.

As always, you reject the notion of "time and place", and continue your on-line tirades, in the faces of those grieving and shocked people.

Business as usual, eh...?

[Katman]

It's a shame that you are unable to see that you're own one-eyed and obsessive approach is as unbalanced as the lunatic fringe that you condemn.

The reality is that the environment is often a major factor in accidents. Even the "powers that be" recognise that.

Your gleeful dancing on the dead bodies of accident victims in support of your bludgeoning crusade, is crass and insensitive to both the victims and their grieving loved ones.

As always, you reject the notion of "time and place", and continue your on-line tirades, in the faces of those grieving and shocked people.

Business as usual, eh...?

Cry me a river.

[Virago]

Cry me a river.

I rest my case.

[awayatc]

I think it looked more like man-bear-pig. He's half man, half bear and half pig.

That's 3 halves.........?

[merv]

I made previous comments in the Grays Road thread http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...d.php?t=114594 which I will kind of repeat here.

Every time someone calls for road improvements to eliminate these "environmental factors" I lament the loss of what I enjoyed about driving or riding and that is the interesting roads we used to be able to travel over.

Do those that call for these improvements really want our roads to all be multi-laned motorways so that all the interest of the journey is lost?

Does it really improve safety or just increase the speeds at which crashes happen?

[Squiggles]

Perhaps off on a slight tangent...

I'd like to see, rather than bitching here about it, people ringing up the councils and lodging complaints / action requests to have bad roading conditions fixed...

The number below is for the Auckland City Council region in response to a query from their stakeholders group... I've found them pretty damn quick to get out there and sort it out

Please see the response below to the action from the minutes - "Road construction & Repairs - Current practises that are a problem for motorcyclists (e.g. Pea gravel, Metal blanking plates - Utility companies putting metal blanking plates on these are a safety concern as if they are down for a period of time they start to move and become dangerous when on a motorcycle. What are the standards they are to adhere to who checks?"

The Code of Practice for Working in the Road, Part 6.4.2.11 requires the following (edited out). Whilst we endeavour to audit as many sites as possible, resources do not allow us to do so. Can I suggest that any sites that are of concern are reported via the Call Centre phone 379 2020 request for service process and given a "Critical" priority. We will audit within 4 working hours.