Police killing us again!

[Rev DJ]

This is tragic news - tragic because a talented rider has been killed and tragic too because it was TOTALLY avoidable!!

My heart goes out to the rider's family, colleagues and friends... my feeling towards the officer are mixed... angry, yet knowing he/she will have to deal with this just as anyone else who has erred.

Sad news... DJ

[Fluffy Cat]

At least the cop did not blame the biker this time.....as in he was speeding. Or as others will I am sure point out he was travelling to fast to stop in the required distance.....
Poor bugger.
For what?, the issuing of a speeding ticket?.
I do not give a shit how the "poor cop will feel for the rest of their lives", I give a shit for how the person removed from existence, can't give a shit ever again over a motoring infringement !!!.
Totally pointless, nobody has learned from the last time.

[duckonin]

Can never be stoped ! the thrill of the chase kicks in, then they all fail to think..

[Nonbeliever]

I couldnt give a shit if the cop ends up in the loony bin having nightmares about this.........

but I doubt he will........

more likely he'll get a golden handshake and retire before he's sacked, or he'll get some cushy desk job on the gold coast.
asshole!!!!

[Ronin]

It is interesting to note the rider had no opportunity to take evasive action, yet he will be among the most qualified among us to do so.

How difficult then it must be to swerve a fast-moving bike around an incident on the road.

Steve

That's an interesting picture you paint from what little info we have. For instance, you have no idea what evasive action the rider was able to take to try and avoid the car.

Be angry at the cop and the circumstances. Be angry at an avoidable tragedy but how about we not make things up?

Just an idea.

[Ixion]

The Harold, quoting Mr Tooman (whose negative and contemptuous opinions of motorcyclists are well known, and have been the subject of official complaint by BRONZ)

Road Policing is all about preventing road trauma, unfortunately the nature of our business is such that from time to time tragedies do occur. It is now a priority for us to ensure a thorough investigation is completed not only for the deceased's family's peace of mind but for that of the public and our own staff.

What a contemptable and weaselly evasion of responsibility . Amounts to a "tough shit, we will do whatever we want"

[Maki]

Clearly safety has taken a back seat to being able to issue a speeding ticket. When cops realize that making the roads safer is priority number one and generating revenue is priority number two the roads will be a lot safer. RIP.

[Hypobru]

I wonder how many times this very thing has happened when the vehicle who hits the cop is a car & no-one gets hurt. The main problem is, contrary to public image, cops are human & therefore sometimes allow adrenaline & excitement to take control of their senses. Many of us bike riders would experience the same instant thrill of a 'chase' when some car driver decides to try to stay in front of you when you come up on them on a fast windy road. Over the years I've meet loads of cops when they're off duty, most of them are good enough people, but without doubt there have been quite a few who have exhibited personal attributes that would be more suited to one of the less law abiding gangs if not the unemployment queues. Maybe all cops in the traffic division should have to ride two wheels (a push bike would be my suggestion, don't want them on motorbikes), for the first ten years of the job so they learn a little about self-preservation before they're allowed into a V8 Holden.
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[Beemer]

I wonder how many times this very thing has happened when the vehicle who hits the cop is a car & no-one gets hurt...

There was one they quoted in the article - think it was the young guy who the cops then turned around and charged and he had a hell of a fight on his hands to prove he was not at fault.

Another sad case, regardless of the circumstances. If the cop hadn't been doing the U-turn, it's unlikely this rider would have died. It will be interesting when the full facts come out to see exactly how far from the brow of the hill the cop was and how fast the rider was estimated to have been going and all the other factors that need to be taken into account here before blame can be apportioned.

[Grahameeboy]

Thats why we are not called Kiwithinker...

[Grahameeboy]

The Harold, quoting Mr Tooman (whose negative and contemptuous opinions of motorcyclists are well known, and have been the subject of official complaint by BRONZ)



What a contemptable and weaselly evasion of responsibility . Amounts to a "tough shit, we will do whatever we want"

That's BS Ixion.....

[dipshit]

The cardinal sin (yet again) of doing shit in a blind spot...
How many times/investigations must there be, before a clear instruction is given..."Do not stop or turn without several hundred metres clear road in both directions"

No shit. What makes you think it was "accidental"..???

[Hypobru]

I've had some dealings with Leo Tooman & one of his senior traffic men. I sometimes motorbike marshall cycle racing events & one day we had 130 riders coming from mangakino to Hamilton, Leo had sent an officer to report on the event because he was unhappy with the risks invovled. I came down a hill just in front of the lead car & the pack of racers (who can travel pretty quick downhill), the cop car was stopped in the middle of the high level bridge, red & blues flashing, & he was out of the car looking over the side of the bloody bridge. No accident occured that time, but we had wet roads, 20mm tyre contact patches and an open road. Mmmmm, what was that in the news a couple of years ago about the police entry examinations being too difficult, maybe they're just asking the wrong questions.

[rastuscat]

Wait until the facts come out.

[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.