Nelson blitz on bikers...

**miloking** · 22nd June 2010, 18:53

Originally Posted by red mermaid

If you are going to rely on this principle it is already way to late.

I spend just about my whole working day stopping vehicles that have committed no offences, and by and large have been doing so since 1983.
The drivers I deal with, when I explain what is going on have no problem with it, and quite often thank me.

Yeah why am i not suprised...stoping people that have done nothing wrong and they thank you for it??? they must be as delusional as you are....why dont you tell us about the ones that tell you to fuck off when you pull them over for nothing instead.

**miloking** · 22nd June 2010, 18:57

Originally Posted by Ragingrob

I'm just gonna be a dick and say: Yeah, if eleven Maori had committed suicide in Nelson in the last eight months, and I was Maori, I would not have a problem with strolling down a street and a cop pulling over and just asking how my day was going and telling me to have a good one.

And how can you say I'm "incorrect"? What kinda powerhouse do you think you are? If people are dying, I have no problem with cops targeting that group to pass a safety message on, and once again I'm stating this in the context of the cops doing it with a friendly Kiwi attitude. How the fuck can you say I am incorrect?

Targeting a group that haven't done anything wrong? Errr last time I heard, dying wasn't exactly the right thing to do.

Very good point! Why arent cops targeting teenage males as potential suicide group(you know pull them over and ask how is everything)...there are way more of them dying every year compare to some 11 motorcyclists in Tasman district....

**Nutter34** · 22nd June 2010, 19:05

The prospect of all this just annoys me. How many times during this period can one reasonably be expected to be pulled over?

The cynical side of me says this won't solve anything. Surely the increased police presence would achieve the same thing... They'll say it's a success when it has nothing to do with the education spiel they'll be giving...

Tell you one thing... I'm not stopping if it's unsafe to do so. The cops gonna have to follow for a while until I deem it safe. Hopefully we don't have another cop u-turn thread out of this either.

A portion of the article not posted

"MOTORCYCLE FATALITIES

Tasman police district From September 2009 to May 2010, there have been 11 motorcycle fatalities: 3 in the West Coast police area 5 in the Marlborough police area 3 in the Nelson Bays police area Contributing factors:
Excess speed on corners
Cutting corners
Inexperience
Unlicensed
Drugs and alcohol
Age group 20 to 40
Day of the week: Saturday
Time of day: 1pm through to 7pm --------------------

**scumdog** · 22nd June 2010, 19:12

Yet another KB "The Sky is Falling" thread....what a sorry bunch some of you are indeed......

**miloking** · 22nd June 2010, 19:17

Originally Posted by scumdog

Yet another KB "The Sky is Falling" thread....what a sorry bunch some of you are indeed......

it has been falling for while now... this is just another "few meters down" just showing us that police realy has no clue when it comes down to road policing...

**Genie** · 22nd June 2010, 19:20

If you know so damn much how about you go march up to the top dog of the nz police and tell him exactly how to do it 'right'.

**miloking** · 22nd June 2010, 19:21

Originally Posted by Genie

If you know so damn much how about you go march up to the top dog of the nz police and tell him exactly how to do it 'right'.

Um sure..how about this: stop only motorcyclists that are doing something WRONG and leave the ones going about their business peacefuly fucking alone...

I reckon that would work, what do you think...

**skippa1** · 22nd June 2010, 19:28

Originally Posted by miloking

Um sure..how about this: stop only motorcyclists that are doing something WRONG and leave the ones going about their business peacefuly fucking alone...

I reckon that would work, what do you think...

Yeah...sounds good to me.

**Katman** · 22nd June 2010, 19:38

Originally Posted by miloking

Um sure..how about this: stop only motorcyclists that are doing something WRONG and leave the ones going about their business peacefuly fucking alone...

I reckon that would work, what do you think...

I can't wait to see your reaction when we finally get this. http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ikes-Australia

**miloking** · 22nd June 2010, 19:44

Originally Posted by Katman

I can't wait to see your reaction when we finally get this. http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ikes-Australia

i will be joining at that point...fuck it i also want to get paid to hoon around on sprots bike.. no realy i think those guys must be ok since they are bikers themselves, much less cunty then Mr."i hate bikers" plod patroling north shore motorways...

**scumdog** · 22nd June 2010, 19:51

Originally Posted by miloking

it has been falling for while now... this is just another "few meters down" just showing us that police realy has no clue when it comes down to road policing...

Hmm, after 581 posts you know this????..ah well,,,,

**Ragingrob** · 22nd June 2010, 20:15

Originally Posted by miloking

Very good point! Why arent cops targeting teenage males as potential suicide group(you know pull them over and ask how is everything)...there are way more of them dying every year compare to some 11 motorcyclists in Tasman district....

Only a couple of teens died from drinking this year, and yeh I believe that after-balls got pretty hard. If several teens committed suicide from a school, yes I reckon cops or somebody would target them to try prevent it.

**Ixion** · 22nd June 2010, 20:17

Originally Posted by Nutter34

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A portion of the article not posted

"MOTORCYCLE FATALITIES

Tasman police district From September 2009 to May 2010, there have been 11 motorcycle fatalities: 3 in the West Coast police area 5 in the Marlborough police area 3 in the Nelson Bays police area Contributing factors:
Excess speed on corners
Cutting corners
Inexperience
Unlicensed
Drugs and alcohol
Age group 20 to 40
Day of the week: Saturday
Time of day: 1pm through to 7pm -------------------- "

So, I suppose as long as we don't ride On saturdays between 1pm and 7pm, we'll be okay?

Lets see if we can make 100 days without a cop u-turn thread....

OK. So, how did "age group 20 to 40" get turned by the police into "middle-aged man thing". "[Riders] just appear to be coming up here, if I'm brutally honest, with their midlife crisis and riding around and dying," he (Superintendent Knowles) said."

Did you 30 somethings know that you were middleaged , complete with mid life crisis? No , nor did I.

Sup. Knowles appears to be using a increase in crash rates to leverage his own personal prejudices, even though his own figures show that the "middle aged" rider (with or without mid life crisis) doesn't even figure in the stats.

As a middle aged rider (without mid life crisis) I suspect that any stop by Nelson police would not be very friendly. And of course, refusal to admit that one does indeed have a "mid life crisis", and is therefore a baby raping crashing menace, will be construed as failing the "attitude test".

**Nutter34** · 22nd June 2010, 20:28

Middle-aged, yes

The only crisis is about the way to ride, the mental battle between the angel and devil on the two shoulders, prompting their arguments for and against certain behaviour...