Police interview - look out for motorbikes.

[bogan]

While I wasn't there and haven't seen the packs (the visor cloth sounds useful though!) I can't really comment on the effectiveness of the campaign. However this part doesn't seem right

‘We’ve also identified that unlicensed or improperly licensed drivers, as well as unsafe vehicles are a contributing factor to the high crash rate. These are things that we can do something to control.’ Said Ant.

I've never seen any stats showing the safety of the bike to have caused a significant number of accidents, in fact an EU study (where some of the countries don't even have wofs) showed unsafe bikes cause less than 1% of all bikes accidents. Is it another example of overstated stats to convince us to take our medicine, or are unsafe bikes actually a problem in NZ?

All the safety info sounds like stuff bikers need to know, tyres, suspension, chain, safety gear, is something most of us are aware of and check regularly. I do wonder about the effectiveness of having authority figures deliver this info though, especially when its along with a rego and wof check...

[BoristheBiter]

"wanna have a war,
To keep us on our knees"

"wanna have a war,
To keep our factory's."

[Ronin]

Turning Japanese I really think so think so.

Hit me with your rythm baton...

On a lighter note and if I can be serious for a change... No really can I?

It is one thing for an experienced bike cop to cast a safety eye over your bike, quite another for Johnny no knob wet behind the ears to do so.

I honestly believe that this campaign has more to do with politics and stick pointing than anything else. The over all crash/injury stats won't change much but they will now have 'proven' numbers of biker related transgressions to refute anything we as a group may have to say.

[Scuba_Steve]

All the safety info sounds like stuff bikers need to know, tyres, suspension, chain, safety gear, is something most of us are aware of and check regularly. I do wonder about the effectiveness of having authority figures deliver this info though, especially when its along with a rego and wof check...

I would say it isn't too effective, if they setup "stops" where bikers could choose to stop in & learn that would probably be effective, but when your forced to "learn" especially by cops, somehow I think the message is gonna be "lost in translation"

I know for one I tend to be a rebel without a cause & would "rebel" against it just for the hell of rebelling against it because I wasn't given the choice it was forced onto me... but then that's just me maybee the general biker public is different? but going from comments in general on KB I wouldn't think most to be that much different in this opinion?

[george formby]

Nice work Dave, it's all good if it helps to save lifes. I still see a lot of bikers NOT wearing any protective clothing so it would be good if the message can go out to some of them.

You would love it up here, shorts, jandals , t-shirt, missus on the back is the rule not the exception. These riders wonder why i won't join them on a jaunt. If their riding gear is any indication of how they actually ride I'm not missing much. I understand the point of individual freedoms but it's bloody selfish if in the event of a rider not at fault accident not to consider how much harder it makes it for the people who attend at the scene.
Enough from me, this is done to death.

[spajohn]

Two men say they're Jesus,
one of them must be wrong,
there's a protest singer,
he's singing a protest song.

I'm gonna be bugged all afternoon trying to remember what those lyrics are from...

[BoristheBiter]

I'm gonna be bugged all afternoon trying to remember what those lyrics are from...

industrial disease
Dire Straits

[Krayy]

Nice interview, although it didn't explain why I always feel guilty when talking to Mr Plod. Even if I'm just asking him/her the time!

[george formby]

I'm gonna be bugged all afternoon trying to remember what those lyrics are from...

Ditto, it's on the tip of me tongue. Were's my ukelele? Doin my head in already.

[george formby]

Ditto, it's on the tip of me tongue. Were's my ukelele? Doin my head in already.

Phew, thanks for taking the pain away.

[onearmedbandit]

I'm gonna be bugged all afternoon trying to remember what those lyrics are from...

oo oo oo - NO ONE TELL HIM!

Not even you Mr Knopfler


Damn you Boris!

[Big Dave]

Nice interview, although it didn't explain why I always feel guilty when talking to Mr Plod. Even if I'm just asking him/her the time!

It's not you - it's your conscience. The night before I was due to meet I realised my rego had expired the day prior. Had to do it online before the interview or I would have been sweating all through it.

[spajohn]

oo oo oo - NO ONE TELL HIM!

Not even you Mr Knopfler


Damn you Boris!

LOL...not sure it's gonna help me get any work done. Now I'm listening to Dire Straits and thinking of going for a ride!

[BoristheBiter]

oo oo oo - NO ONE TELL HIM!

Not even you Mr Knopfler


Damn you Boris!

Sorry did it before you posted, just too quick today.
(makes a change)

[suckingair]

While I wasn't there and haven't seen the packs (the visor cloth sounds useful though!) I can't really comment on the effectiveness of the campaign. However this part doesn't seem right



I've never seen any stats showing the safety of the bike to have caused a significant number of accidents, in fact an EU study (where some of the countries don't even have wofs) showed unsafe bikes cause less than 1% of all bikes accidents. Is it another example of overstated stats to convince us to take our medicine, or are unsafe bikes actually a problem in NZ?

All the safety info sounds like stuff bikers need to know, tyres, suspension, chain, safety gear, is something most of us are aware of and check regularly. I do wonder about the effectiveness of having authority figures deliver this info though, especially when its along with a rego and wof check...

The problem with common sense is that it's not really all that common..

Go into the workshop of almost any motorbike shop and have a look at the heaps of shite that someone wants repaired, for whatever reason..
I don’t mean to sound wanky but when you say ‘..is something most of us are aware of and check regularly’ you actually
mean ..’ is I am aware of and check regularly’. Others don’t know how to or don’t care.. not all, just some.