Loud and Uncouth
So far I have yet to see proof that a headlight on, a rear brake, tread on my tyres or a horn have protected ME from anything on the road.Originally Posted by Mom
Might go and rip some of the items off my bike, not sure about the tread on the front wheel but I'll give it a shot.
Winding up drongos, foil hat wearers and over sensitive KBers for over 14,000 posts...........
" Life is not a rehearsal, it's as happy or miserable as you want to make it"
They call me Mr Fahrenheit
Well it would still be better if "Police Officer 3 subject NCEA" could refrain from opining on the worth of a hi-vis vest in a road fatality involving motorcycles.
Keep on chooglin'
Ta
Which is what the thread was fuckin started about!
No that the cop said it, but that it was said ON THE NEWS!
Smarty pants... since ages ago
FACT BASED ON OPINION ... YOUR OPINION ... mmmmmm ... your original post stated that ... "basically he is saying" ... that is opinion not fact.
You have your opinion .... I have mine.
Personally ... I believe your opinion is full of shit ... but that is only my opinion ...
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
Loud and Uncouth
Ah, so it is the REPORTER that the KB sickle, scythe & pitchfork crew should be after, thanks for clearing that up....
Winding up drongos, foil hat wearers and over sensitive KBers for over 14,000 posts...........
" Life is not a rehearsal, it's as happy or miserable as you want to make it"
They call me Mr Fahrenheit
I know for a fact that my headlight, rear brake and tyre tread have prevented accidents in the past. The horn I'm still not sure about, but what the hell I'll keep it for now.
Instead of a hi-vis vest, I'm thinking maybe a laser pointer shone in the eyes might get the attention of wayward cagers.
Maybe they should make that mandatory?
Keep on chooglin'
Ta
It is a fact, that the OP is our opinion. It is also a fact that the reason we formed an opinion, was a fuckin dumb thing being said on the news.
Is that simple enough for you, or shall I dumb it down another shade?
Ta
Fuck that, it was an avenue to vent about something motorcycle related that pissed us off.
Katman chimed in and it was all on from there. Make of that what you will.
Smarty pants... since ages ago
So ... it was said on the news so it must be fact ...
You really DO live in a dream world ... save yourself ... WAKE UP ...
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
Smarty pants... since ages ago
It pissed YOU off ... from thence it started ...
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
ArseBiscuit
It was FACT that it was said on the news.....
It may or may not have been said by the cop. So either the cop or the reporter is a fucktard. (in some of our opinions).
Ta
Nope, I gotta go dumber still to penetrate your one eyed friggin reading skills.
What the reporter said, was (to my mind) an outrage.
And that is what the thread was started about.
Do you get it yet?
It was never said that she was reporting any truth, or position of the police.
They call me Mr Fahrenheit
So do we all agree then?
The statement, regardless of who made it, that:
"The rider may have lived if he had been wearing a hi-vis vest"
a. Deflects responsibility from the other party
b. Reflects unfairly on the motorcyclist
c. was unfounded and unnecessary.
Keep on chooglin'
GOOD ROADS, NUTHIN 2 RIDE
I'm not sure driving blind would stop them, in fact I'm sure a few wouldn't notice.
A loud horn is good for those times the cars mistake is in slow motion, if you know what I mean, but if the hazard requires things to happen fast the last control I'm thinking about is a horn button.
I think this high Vis jacket thing is probably complicated by the different types of riding or probably more correctly where.
Inner city stuff, interacting with other traffic is different than being alone or with a few mates on a favourite loop of open road, then the third piece are those who don't want to be told to wear one on principle. I'm not sure how many of the second group are part of the third but perhaps if the jackets are seen as a form of communication, other than the first group I mentioned, high Vis jackets don't really have anyone to comunicate with.
"Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it."
-Lou Holtz
Smarty pants... since ages ago
As I have stated in a previous post in THIS thread ... The cop may have been correct in this instance ... this one instance.
ONE time where had the rider been wearing a high vis' vest ... he May have been seen, and the "accident" avoided.
The assertion ... that this statement by the cop is an admission of future policy, and that all (or any) "accidents" in the future ... could be avoided if the riders are/were wearing a high vis vest ... I FIND STUPID. Again ... MY opinion.
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
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