Police killing us again!

**Swoop** · 19th April 2010, 11:32

This picture is from the Herald site.

**Stirts** · 19th April 2010, 11:42

Originally Posted by Hypobru

The main problem is, contrary to public image, cops are human & therefore sometimes allow adrenaline & excitement to take control of their senses.

Allowing adrenaline & excitement to take control of their senses is dangerous. These people are "trained professionals" (I use that term EXTREMELY LOOSELY), PAID to take control of situations in a cool, calm and SAFE manner - in their line of work - out of control adrenaline & excitement is fatal!

My sympathies are with his family and friends!

**Fluffy Cat** · 19th April 2010, 11:43

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**Ixion** · 19th April 2010, 11:45

Originally Posted by Crazy Steve

This is a very sad story, but the truth about police chases is that sometimes they do try to knock you off....Sometimes on purpose and sometimes by mistake.

Crazy Steve.

True, but in this case it wasn't the bike the cop was trying to chase. So, no intent, just a 'a speeding ticket justifies anything no matter how dangerous' attitude.

I have to say, that from my own personal experience, I can recall two recent similar events, where it was only down to my evasive action that there wasn't another statistic. I regard a police car as the most dangerous vehicle on the road, they are likely to do absolutely anything, no matter how blatently stupid or dangerous , at any moment. They seem to have an attitude that putting on their lights excuses them from anything and everything . In fact was there not a recent posting where a cop excused his dangerous driving on the basis 'can't you see we have someone in the back'. No lights or siren even

**Ixion** · 19th April 2010, 11:51

Originally Posted by Fluffy Cat

Better pic...

WTF ?? How did the cop car end up back on the opposite side of the road? Was he trying to do a runner? . And, I see yellow lines. So did the cop cross the yellow as well?

**Crazy Steve** · 19th April 2010, 11:52

Originally Posted by Fluffy Cat

Better pic...

I feel sick now ive seen that photo, better go have a lay down.

Thats way to close to the brow of that hill ! !

Crazy Steve.

**Fluffy Cat** · 19th April 2010, 11:55

I think the bike has shunted the car around. But its not a good spot....

**Ronin** · 19th April 2010, 11:55

Originally Posted by Ixion

WTF ?? How did the cop car end up back on the opposite side of the road? Was he trying to do a runner? . And, I see yellow lines. So did the cop cross the yellow as well?

Looks like the cop has been heading up the hill and turned just before the brow, the the bike has come over and hit him.

**Kiwi675** · 19th April 2010, 11:56

Cops been going up the hill and the car doing 154 is going the other way, he's done a u-turn at the brow of the hill and the bike has come over the hill, tried to avoid the cop by going to the other side of the road but no time and has collected the back corner of the car and spun it around to its resting position.

**The Pastor** · 19th April 2010, 11:57

all professional drivers should have a higher level of driving skill, and should be fined / punished accordingly.

**steve_t** · 19th April 2010, 11:58

What a crazy place to do a u-turn!!

**MSTRS:Me** · 19th April 2010, 11:59

Originally Posted by Kiwi675

Cops been going up the hill and the car doing 154 is going the other way, he's done a u-turn at the brow of the hill and the bike has come over the hill, tried to avoid the cop by going to the other side of the road but no time and has collected the back corner of the car and spun it around to its resting position.

That sounds right. I've seen the very same behaviour by a cop on double yellows on SH5.

**Wannabiker** · 19th April 2010, 12:02

given the narrowness of the road I suggest he would have needed to do a 3 point turn......... fuck all room to take any evasive action (for either the rider or the cop). I doubt my commodore could do a "U" turn in that width of road without using the handbrake and traction control off.

**cold comfort** · 19th April 2010, 12:11

Tragic. Condolences to the family as always. Another pointless death due to the fixation our authorities have with speed. An excellent newspaper article recently rubbished the concept of speed alone being the cause of crashes citing overseas statistics of REDUCING road tolls with raised speed limits, but improved roads and driver training. "never let the facts get in the way of good story" seems to be the motto here. I recently left the "Off the Rails" heading to Clarks Junc to find a HP setting up to catch bikers coming DOWNHILL at the end of a straight ! What is that about? Not bloody safety for sure.