Christchurch crash facts

[5150]

My observations include the fact that most of the Akaroa GP entrants wear leathers and ride bikes in an apparent attempt to make up for penis deficiencies. Of course, I'd have to scientifically back that up with a tape measure, but it's my own observation.

So next time I am in Akaroa on my cruiser and I see you standing there with a Laser and a measuring tape, do I stop and pull my pants down?

[The Lone Rider]

Can you PLEASE get somebody to do something about that shitty sockborn round about.

Can't say it's comforting to be in the emergency room with my arm off a fractured joint, and the nurses telling me they get people from there all the time.

Which is what they said... not long after the attending police and ambulance said the same thing at the accident.

[HenryDorsetCase]

So next time I am in Akaroa on my cruiser and I see you standing there with a Laser and a measuring tape, do I stop and pull my pants down?

You're riding a cruiser, so surely the default riding gear is pants with no arse in anyway?

[5150]

You're riding a cruiser, so surely the default riding gear is pants with no arse in anyway?

sshhh. Had to say cruiser. Hornet is way too fast for that road and it makes my penis look smaller

[Asher]

Can you PLEASE get somebody to do something about that shitty sockborn round about.

Can't say it's comforting to be in the emergency room with my arm off a fractured joint, and the nurses telling me they get people from there all the time.

Which is what they said... not long after the attending police and ambulance said the same thing at the accident.

Drivers either dont use their indicators so you cant tell where they are going, or over use it so you cant tell where they are going on that roundabout

[rastuscat]

You forgot "chaufering PM's to sports events at high rate of knots"

Nope. In the 5 years since we got bikes back in Chur Chur we have never escorted the PM.

[puddytat]

Its funny that probably half of the Heroes of the Akaroa gp are too scared to ride around Ruapuna....

[Kickaha]

Any comments on that?

Yeah, fucking good job, pity you weren't about to ticket the wanker on the Ninja tonight using the cycle lane for his own passing lane while riding like a cock

Theres some pretty terrible driving happening on that road

There's some fucking shit riding as well

[The Lone Rider]

Drivers either dont use their indicators so you cant tell where they are going, or over use it so you cant tell where they are going on that roundabout

If that was all there was to it, then why is it the Sockborn one that is so problematic? There are other roundabouts for people to not indicate at; both two lane and single lane.

Yet it's still that one that is a huge problem.

[rastuscat]

No surprise in those stats....

I'd be interested to know how the stats for mon-fri break down, who's at fault, and how many are scooters vs motorcycles. Of particular interest would be scooters in cycle lanes and motorcycles using bus lanes getting cleaned up by right turning traffic, no agenda, just interested as I've seen so many near misses.

Don't go looking for too much detail. I asked all those questions and found that the information gathered often lacks in the detail you might expect.

I could manually trawl through all the TCRs,(traffic crash reports) but it would take a lot of time that I don't have.

The best stats on bus and cycle lane crashes are anecdotal. Simply HEAPS of mopeds, bicycles and motorcycles are being SMIDSYd in special vehicle lanes, as well as open traffic lanes.

Mon to Fri it's pretty uniform, although the trend is an increase as the week goes on. The afternoon peak is worse than the morning peak.

Re fault, the legal obligation for turning traffic to give way to straight through traffic is the law most broken. Thing is, the issue is being seen. If folk don't see you, they won't give way to you.

Generally, people don't try to hit bikes. They hit bikes because they fail to see them, and drive across their paths.

Welcome to my world.

[Oakie]

So next time I am in Akaroa on my cruiser and I see you standing there with a Laser and a measuring tape, do I stop and pull my pants down?

I wasn't speeding officer and I can prove it. Behold my huge penis which removes the need to speed.

[Berries]

Don't go looking for too much detail. I asked all those questions and found that the information gathered often lacks in the detail you might expect.

Don't take this the wrong way, but it is the Police who collect that data and fill in the TCR's. Have you passed your thoughts up the chain? I nearly got in to it on the MOTONZ thread but decided not to waste my time. But if the attending officer cannot write down the actual make, model and engine size of a bike when he is standing next to it that information will never be available. I have looked at thousands of TCR's over the years and all too often you'll see at least one of the three items missing which degrades the data making any kind of decent analysis impossible.

I do hope your guys are getting the days of the week right though.

[Hawk]

Generally, people don't try to hit bikes. They hit bikes because they fail to see them, and drive across their paths.

Welcome to my world.

Id hate to be the cager that didnt see you on your bike

[duckonin]

Rest assured Ed, there's a number of motorcyclists out there that manage to fit that bill also.

[rastuscat]

Id hate to be the cager that didnt see you on your bike

One bloke failed to see me late one night when I was on my own bike commuting home.Avoided him, charged him with Careless Driving.

One bloke pulled out of a give way in front of my troll bike in daylight. Adrenaline rush, terse talking to, moved on.

Personal bike riding home one day, saw a car parked up ahead on the left, lurking. As I got closer it pulled out to u-turn.........I puckered, swerved, swore, rode on.

Wish I had a more even response at times, but it's a bit dictated by the level of adrenaline.

That's it for 7 years in churchur. The ones that were really close. Not too bad, really.