Has anyone been pulled up for a nice chat by the Police and ACC?

**schrodingers cat** · 19th February 2011, 15:30

Originally Posted by James Deuce

Are you insane or merely deluded?

It's simply a ploy to catch those who haven't renewed their rego as a result of the unjustified ACC levy increase.

ACC are involved so they can go "nyah, nyah, nyah" to motorcyclists who get caught.

There's no "freebies" being given out either. What's the bet the "ring fenced' $30 is paying for that?

OMG! You're right! THEY ARE OUT TO GET US!
Excuse me while I rush out to buy weapons and bottled water

**James Deuce** · 19th February 2011, 15:31

Originally Posted by schrodingers cat

OMG! You're right! THEY ARE OUT TO GET US!
Excuse me while I rush out to buy weapons and bottled water

Sigh. They're not out to "get" us. They sure as hell don't "care". There's easy money to be made, that's all.

**schrodingers cat** · 19th February 2011, 16:07

There is no THEY.

Personally I don't give a shit. My riding represents exceptional 'bang for buck'

I intend to try living a long HAPPY life, not tilting at windmills.

**scumdog** · 19th February 2011, 16:26

Originally Posted by Gremlin

This is ridiculous...

I've done 5400km across the upper North Island in the last month, and haven't seen a single safety check.

I don't think they exist.

Yes they do - mostly in the minds of paranoid KBers who whinge on here...

**Coldrider** · 19th February 2011, 16:35

Originally Posted by scumdog

Yes they do - mostly in the minds of paranoid KBers who whinge on here...

Chicken Little, the sky is falling!

**Scuba_Steve** · 19th February 2011, 16:56

Originally Posted by scumdog

Yes they do - mostly in the minds of paranoid KBers who whinge on here...

I'm not paranoid! They're after me I tell ya I know they are

, They're watching me right now but they can't read my mind or control me with they're mind control rays 'cause I always wear my tinfoil hat

. Make sure the rest of you are careful they track you with the colour red, stay away from red!

**oneofsix** · 19th February 2011, 17:06

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

I'm not paranoid! They're after me I tell ya I know they are

, They're watching me right now but they can't read my mind or control me with they're mind control rays 'cause I always wear my tinfoil hat

. Make sure the rest of you are careful they track you with the colour red, stay away from red!

Oh crap I thought it was blue. No matter they can't see me in my black bike gear, the ACC scooter website says so

**red mermaid** · 19th February 2011, 17:29

You poor little thing, did you melt?

And do you really think you were nearly as hot as the cops, also standing in the sun on the hot road, but having to wear stab proof vests that will make you way hotter than bike gear ever will.

Take a concrete pill!

Originally Posted by Mystic13

. But most of all didn't appreciate being stopped in the hot sun, joining a cue of bikes and sitting there boiling while they worked their way down the cue. And lastly didn't appreciate this targeting a group of road users in this manner. If this was about safety you'd think they'd forgo the rego check.

Next time how bout stopping us somewhere in the shade. Or waiving us on if you have too long a que/cue?.

It's kind of like getting a pep talk from a well meaning parent and having to stop what you're enjoying to do it.

Sometimes those parental pep talks just have the reverse effect.

**Coldrider** · 19th February 2011, 18:10

Originally Posted by red mermaid

You poor little thing, did you melt?

And do you really think you were nearly as hot as the cops, also standing in the sun on the hot road, but having to wear stab proof vests that will make you way hotter than bike gear ever will.

Take a concrete pill!

You could always climb the banks of the Manawatu Gorge and take photographs of vehicles crossing the yellow lines, it's usually pretty bleak through there at best, and you won't come into contact with any motorists.

**dangerous** · 19th February 2011, 18:41

Originally Posted by schrodingers cat

There is no THEY.

Personally I don't give a shit. My riding represents exceptional 'bang for buck'

I intend to try living a long HAPPY life, not tilting at windmills.

So you think its ok for our rego/acc levies to double every year due to those riding with out correct gear and or no rego's?

I dont, its my time out, I dont ask for much justan afternoon on the bike, but at the rate acc/rego goes up things will change and ya know what NOT my fucking doing, I do all I can to avoid claiming acc etc and so far done a bloody good job, why do I have to pay for the half wit in hospital cos they wore sfa and arsed up?

**porky** · 19th February 2011, 19:01

Cops , ACC and the Tui girls........its all in the marketing...... that would be worth stopping for

**schrodingers cat** · 19th February 2011, 19:20

Originally Posted by dangerous

So you think its ok for our rego/acc levies to double every year due to those riding with out correct gear and or no rego's?

I dont, its my time out, I dont ask for much justan afternoon on the bike, but at the rate acc/rego goes up things will change and ya know what NOT my fucking doing, I do all I can to avoid claiming acc etc and so far done a bloody good job, why do I have to pay for the half wit in hospital cos they wore sfa and arsed up?

I shall take a ringside seat to enjoy the spectacle Don Quixote...

**Coldrider** · 19th February 2011, 19:48

Originally Posted by schrodingers cat

Don Quixote...

400 years old, we know the ending, save the popcorn.

**Muppet** · 19th February 2011, 20:27

Reading this thread reminds of the townsfolk gathering in Blazing Saddles! We are doing at least one checkpoint a day aimed at motorcycles in Christchurch. I could write a book on what we've seen, mostly to do with bikes overtakling moving traffic on the left (and in one case on the right, on Durham Street). Don't get me started with moped riders! They might as well be riding naked. If you get stopped and you have no rego or wof you'll get a ticket. Why should you get let off when the rest of us comply? Saw a nob this arvo overtake a line of moving traffic on Papanui Road in the cycle lane, he obviously realised he was running out of room as he crossed Harewood Road so he just forced his way in front of a car. If this was you and you're reading this, the only reason you won't be getting a notice for Careless Use is I couldn't get your plate number. We have seen this every day in the past week. Tossers like this just make us look bad, just like cyclists do when they take up half the bloody road and refuse to budge. Rant over!