Another police pursuit fatal....or just drunk teenagers being idiots......

[James Deuce]

Sorry Marty.

It's hard sometimes on this interweb thingy to get someone's context straight.

[mangell6]

Know the town lived there for nearly ten years, the driver was stupid as in a small town the police know whose car belongs to whom.

Bluninja - I agree with you. The government is never responsible for an individual doing what they do. But then we have a socialist government and a PM who says all the right things and is cunning as well. If you doubt her cunning, watch how she manipulates the media and when contentious announcements are made.

Mike (Going back on holiday, without a bike)

[James Deuce]

*Closed down my linux box and it reposted - sorry folks.*

[spudchucka]

I can't see how any reasonable person could take issue with police action in this latest incident. I've only read what has been published in the media but it looks like this guy has bolted as soon as the red & blues came on, the driver of the other car stopped and this idiot obviously thought that he could make a break for it.

Perhaps if he had a radar detector he would have known that the police were nearby and he would have desisted from his silly behaviour in time to avoid being noticed by the local plod.

As for our MP's, you will never see any common sense seep out of that place.

[Hitcher]

Isn't that the scariest thought imaginable.....

A shudder ran up my spine...

Have you sold your R1 Wkid? I saw it cluttering the footpath outside Sawyers/Motorad this morning when I dropped my wheels off for a service...

[wkid_one]

Nah - still waiting on parts from Yam.....pisses me off. There was absolutely next to no damage on the bike - read: would have been rideable except for the engine cover.

All they need to replace is the engine cover, one mirror and the bar end. and then just a buff and repaint (although they may replace the plastics) - and because of xmas it takes yonks.

[wkid_one]

Why not go for abolition after all that will save the cost of the booze bus, and all the policing at these parties that get out of hand. Like a lot of other threads this is another example of socialist thinking if something is wrong it's the governments fault and they should fix it. Drinking at any age is about personal responsibility; and if you're old enough to drive, have sex, get married, even raise children, (or become a prostitute ); then why shouldn't you be allowed to drink?

BTW last I knew the drink age was 18....this guy was 17, so raising the drink age wouldn't have worked for this case anyway.

I think on this one the police are being unfairly linked to the 'police chase' thing.

YEAH - then I can steal my old mans homebrew kit, start a moonshine still - buy a 1974 Dodge Charger, paint it sun burnt orange, paint a confederate flag on the roof, weld the doors shut and become a bootlegger. Hmmm - are there any police officers name Rosco, Enis or Hogg tho......shit - my plan my be folied.

[Hitcher]

Nah - still waiting on parts from Yam.....pisses me off. There was absolutely next to no damage on the bike - read: would have been rideable except for the engine cover.

All they need to replace is the engine cover, one mirror and the bar end. and then just a buff and repaint (although they may replace the plastics) - and because of xmas it takes yonks.

So, reading between the lines, one could assume said R1 went for a wee excursion on body parts other than those round and rubbered??

[wkid_one]

Yep - hellishly yes......crash bungs did lots to prevent major damage to the bike - unfortunately said rider didn't have crash bungs. Helmet took most of the impact, followed by left shoulder (yes the one reconstructed like 5 weeks before the accident), following by what felt like the rest of the whole body....