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What's your take on this?
In my opinion the cop was in the wrong and tried blaming the rider until he saw the rider wasn't kicking up a fuss. What a wanker. The rider probably did move over too far to the left, but still no reason for the car to be that close. Also the rider should have been looking in his mirrors.
Lost In Translation
Yes and yes. No idea why he was so far to the right or braked so sharply, but any normal standard of driver should not be taking him out, let alone a "professional". The cop knew he was in the wrong and bullied the rider into feeling it was all his fault. I do wonder how culpable the rider is i.e. were they trying to prove a point to a car following too close behind? Not very smart on a bike, if so.Originally Posted by onearmedbandit
I can't see me calling someone "sir" who had just driven up my arse, but then our cops are generally not given to shooting people, thankfully.
troglodytam extraordinaire
Well if he had been waving this would never have happened.
Seriously though, he crashes into him, then blames him, what a twat.
Fair weather rider
looked to me like he was giving way to the white car on the left signalling to come over to his lane.. cops fault really..
Forum whore
Americans.
Hardcore Biker
Have to say that it looks pretty bad on the officers part - I'm often further back in traffic like that because of people moving lanes etc etc. How does the law work in the USA though? Here I would think it was just a not following safely thing?
And, it didn't look like he hit the brakes that hard either?
Moped rider
That cop was in the wrong in everything he did and said, I bet when he got back into his car he thought hell that was close. Bloody bully boy!!!!
Cheers Fiddy
Forum whore
Shit - wet roads and snow laying about I'd be riding very cautious as well....
Cop made and error of judgement and got flustered / aggro? Shameful little bender but no biggie...
Anarchic Wild Child
Yeah ... all of the above ... here it would be failing to stop within half the visible distance ... or following too close (I'm not sure what the NZ actual wording is . something about maintaining a safe distance?).. anyway .. cop's fault ...
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Cornered by Cougars
YES BIGGIE
Have you not been paying attention man?
Hardcore Biker
The full story is on another bike site,,,the cop didn't get away with it.
He caught it in the pay packet after the rider had time to think it over and had spoken to a lawyer.
Fair weather rider
I know that guy that got hit. The cop "retired" after this incident when they threaten to bring charges against him.
Madness; "God, I love America."
Hardcore Biker
Have a link to which site? (I just know googling motorbike vs police is going to give me lots of unhelpful links)
Keen to read it through
Best Frenemy you could have!
Being american, the rider really shouldn't have been riding out of the drivers line of sight (drivers are in the left of the car over there usually), and being so far to the right he's also potentially out of the mirrors of the car that's trying to merge.
However, legally, you can't run into someone then blame them for where they were in the laneAnyway, from the posts above, the cop was done for it.
God's Evil Twin
The fish eye of the cam doesn't help but I'd say the white car is closer than he appears to the bike & the white car appears to brake while jerking right a bit just before the bike brakes so I'd say he broke a bit harder than usual expecting the white car to just come in-front
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