You Naughty 25%

[Bytor]

http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-sto...nsibly-police/


A campaign to raise awareness of motorcycle safety has shown that the majority of riders are acting responsibly, although Police are disappointed with the levels of excess speed.

Month of Motorcycles ran from 14 November to 11 December in Central District, during which time Police were proactively speaking to motorcycle and moped riders with a focus on vehicle conditions, safety equipment, clothing, licences rider behaviour and legal compliance.

During the campaign a total of 645 riders were spoken to, some during day-to-day patrols and others during the 49 checkpoints that were held across the District during that period.

The most concerning issue highlighted was excessive speed with nearly a quarter (153) riding too fast. On the other side of the coin not a single rider was found to be drink and driving.

One motorbike was impounded for 28 days because the rider was forbidden to be driving. Another rider was forbidden to drive due to an expired licence. Notices were issued for 60 other offences. In the main these were driver licence issues (29) and vehicle faults (19) with offences such as out of date registrations making up the rest.

"We were pleased to find that on the whole riders are showing responsibility in regard to the condition of their vehicles, and most are driving with the appropriate class of licence," said the officer in charge of Highway Patrol for Central District, Senior Sergeant Kris Burbery. "The percentage of those spoken to who were riding at excess speed is disappointing and shows more work is needed to educate riders. Riding at speed increases the risk of a crash and evidence is clear that in a high speed crash a motorcyclist has a far greater chance of being seriously injured or killed. Overall, however, we are encouraged by the results of the campaign.

"The majority of riders were quite appreciative of our focus on motorcycles and we had positive feedback from our interactions with riders around safety. It helps us as police officers to learn a bit more about the issues riders face and with an understanding of those issues we can work to identify ways to prevent tragedies involving motorcycles."

[Tigadee]

Should it be the motorcyclists they should be worried about and checking up on, or the motorists/cagers?

[SMOKEU]

Should it be the motorcyclists they should be worried about and checking up on, or the motorists/cagers?

I think the fuckwits who think it's acceptable to ride around with shorts, or jeans and a t shirt should be the ones getting a good Not that there's anything illegal about it. It's probably those people who ride around without the right type of license, current WOF etc.

[Parlane]

I'm pretty sure I saw the guy referenced to having his bike impounded. I was pulled over with a friend in Tai Tapu on the way back to Akaroa. There was a guy sitting on the sidewalk next to his bike. He was then later picked up and his bike stayed there. This was at a police "bike" checkpoint.

If you are the above guy, want to fill me in on the details?

[SMOKEU]

I'm pretty sure I saw the guy referenced to having his bike impounded. I was pulled over with a friend in Tai Tapu on the way back to Akaroa.

I've been stopped there about 3 weeks ago at a checkpoint.

[Parlane]

I've been stopped there about 3 weeks ago at a checkpoint.

Was it by a lovely lady cop who really had no idea about bikes? "So how many cc's is your bike?" "How long have you had your learners?" (while holding my licence)

Edit:
Oh, she also told my mate that his rego had elapsed and he would get a fine if he parked it in the city. haha. (He didn't let it elapse on purpose)

[SMOKEU]

Was it by a lovely lady cop who really had no idea about bikes? "So how many cc's is your bike?" "How long have you had your learners?" (while holding my licence)

Edit:
Oh, she also told my mate that his rego had elapsed and he would get a fine if he parked it in the city. haha. (He didn't let it elapse on purpose)

It was some old dude. He was a real good cunt, just checked my driver license, bike license, WOF, then let me go after telling me I was going a little fast.

[onearmedbandit]

Should it be the motorcyclists they should be worried about and checking up on, or the motorists/cagers?

Yes, because motorists/cagers are entirely responsible for our behaviour on the roads, including but not limited to excessive speed.

[avgas]

Who the fuck does excessive speeds up to a "check point"?

I call bullshit on this figure and the paragraph related.........I bet the real world translation is this:

A campaign to raise awareness of motorcycle safety has shown that the majority of riders are acting responsibly, although Police are disappointed with the levels of excess speed.

Month of Motorcycles ran from 14 November to 11 December in Central District, during which time Police were proactively speaking to motorcycle and moped riders with a focus on vehicle conditions, safety equipment, clothing, licences rider behaviour and legal compliance.

During the campaign a total of 645 riders were spoken to, this was done while they received their infringement notices for what ever they were doing wrong.

The most concerning issue highlighted was excessive speed with nearly a quarter (153) riding too fast. On the other side of the coin not a single rider was found to be drink and driving.

One motorbike was impounded for 28 days because the rider was forbidden to be driving. Another rider was forbidden to drive due to an expired licence. Notices were issued for 60 other offences. In the main these were driver licence issues (29) and vehicle faults (19) with offences such as out of date registrations making up the rest.

444 riders were pulled over for no reason at all. Except to spread the good word on how someone's second cousin's mothers cat once died on a motorcycle - so they are dangerous and should be avoided. This evidence was backed up on ACC statistics that shows that motorcyclists cost the country too much money for not dying in lethal accidents.
Its also a we known fact that every time someone rides a motorbike, someone somewhere dies of something.

Coming up next, how to blow on the pie, creating safer communities together.

[willytheekid]

Was it by a lovely lady cop who really had no idea about bikes? "So how many cc's is your bike?" "How long have you had your learners?" (while holding my licence)

Edit:
Oh, she also told my mate that his rego had elapsed and he would get a fine if he parked it in the city. haha. (He didn't let it elapse on purpose)

Sounds like the one who stopped me, really lovely lady
I found her to be very nice to deal with and very polite, I appriciated the manner in which she dealt with the situation at hand (My license was expired! )...she gave me a ticket for no rego (It was on hold...from 2 days before the price increase lol) even she laughed when I said I had saved nearly $500 bucks for being "bad" and making a stand agaiinst ACC, she then wished me a nice day and sent me on my way (she could have thrown the book at me!...and impounded the bike!! )

Got No problem paying a fine or recieveing one for my own poor choices...especially! when the issuer is so nice and friendly (I even went and rego'd the bike that same day, just so I didn't let her down...as I had promised her I would)

I think its great to see the police working with us in the name of safety...and to publishing there findings and views of our combined efforts- Bloody great!

...now to work on you speed freeks! , mind you...I can't talk!...got PhatGirl up to a blistering! speed on the way into work this morning....nearly hit 120kph!*...cos Im "BAD"!

*While still being over taken by most of the rush hour traffic ...bloody hoons!

[p.dath]

A bit of a non-article really, not containing any information of any use - unless you want to feel good as a group for being described as mostly acting responsible.

[oneofsix]

A bit of a non-article really, not containing any information of any use - unless you want to feel good as a group for being described as mostly acting responsible.

When do these articles ever contain any information of any use. They are feel good articles with the standard behave warning.
As to the 25% speeding that would probably be applicable to any group and just comes from the 'statistics' and not the exercise.

[ducatilover]

A bit of a non-article really, not containing any information of any use - unless you want to feel good as a group for being described as mostly acting responsible.

+1.


Pointless load of shite, the only way that this can be of use is for them to start exaggerating those statistics.

"675 of 644 bikes pulled over were speeding and dead, this is 78 times more likely to happen on a motorbicycle of over 599cc and even more pertinent when the rider has no Hi Viz"

[The Lone Rider]

So instead of the 1% patches, since there was no Holister "incident" in NZ... the troublemakers need to wear 25% ?

Quick... name the NZ replacement for Marlon Brando in the NZ version of The Wild One.

And what would you call said movie?
And what bike would he ride?

[slofox]

Police are disappointed with the levels of excess speed.

Disappointed are they then? What, aren't we going fast enough? Pretty sure I could fix that for 'em...