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    Quote Originally Posted by skippa1 View Post
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    http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7455...rs-wedding-day

    That saucepan without a handle didnt save his life

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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanB View Post
    Actually I do believe they have announced on more than one occasion a blitz on seat belt wearing.

    Ditto txting while driving (try that shit on your motorcycle).



    We are way too precious as motorcyclists. You'd only be annoyed if you have some 20 year old piss-bowl of a helmet or some daft arse supposedly hard-man German helmet that does not meet any code.
    Wish they would crack down on texting and fbing again. So many muppets doing that around here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gsxr View Post
    That saucepan without a handle didnt save his life
    Do we know if any different type / make / cost / style of helmet would have helped in this case?

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    Quote Originally Posted by gsxr View Post
    http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7455...rs-wedding-day

    That saucepan without a handle didnt save his life
    So he died of head injuries?
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    Quote Originally Posted by rambaldi View Post
    Wish they would crack down on texting and fbing again. So many muppets doing that around here.
    I see 10+ a day on my 10 mins of motorway riding. But that would require actual work to hop on a bike and go get these people. Guess the fine is not high enough value.
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    I was hit by one such driver while remaining in the view of their mirror.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanB View Post
    Actually I do believe they have announced on more than one occasion a blitz on seat belt wearing.

    Ditto txting while driving (try that shit on your motorcycle).



    We are way too precious as motorcyclists. You'd only be annoyed if you have some 20 year old piss-bowl of a helmet or some daft arse supposedly hard-man German helmet that does not meet any code.
    Seatbelt wearing and checking that the seatbelt meets the design standard(s) are two different things. They most assuredly do not single out a specific brand and model of car to check seatbelt wearing or standards compliance either. However if you see a bike you can stop it and subject the rider to any number of indignities, because it is a motorcycle and you are a motorcyclist. Bugger all cops know the difference between a 20 year old BMW K100LT and a 2015 Harley Davidson Road King and the type of rider they attract. The profiling finishes at "fuckwit riding fucking death machine".
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    Car seatbelt compliance (tag) and condition (fraying and/or not retracting properly can fail them) are checked each WOF (six months/year as applicable).

    Motorcycle crash helmets are not.

    So when they do a seatbelt wearing blitz the police check you are wearing the belt first, that will lead to a WOF ticket check, rego, license, if you bong is visible on the seat they will continue their search ......



    Stop being so precious.


    Buy a decent helmet, someone who cares for you may appreciate it one day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gsxr View Post
    http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7455...rs-wedding-day

    That saucepan without a handle didnt save his life
    He was a teenager who worked for a living and rode a bike.....
    he overcooked a corner.
    something we all have done at least once.....
    this young man does unfortunately not get a chance to learn from it...

    A bit more sympathy and respect wouldnt be out of place.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by awayatc View Post
    He was a teenager who worked for a living and rode a bike.....
    he overcooked a corner.
    something we all have done at least once.....
    this young man does unfortunately not get a chance to learn from it...
    He's earned respect for earning his way. And indeed yes, which of us has not gone into a corner too hot, or followed too close, or overtaken when we shouldn't have? Everyone rolls the dice one way or another, on 2 wheels, or 4... and in other situations. Most of the time we get away with it. Often we learn from it...

    R.I.P. young fella.

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    Quote Originally Posted by awayatc View Post
    He was a teenager who worked for a living and rode a bike.....
    he overcooked a corner.
    something we all have done at least once.....
    this young man does unfortunately not get a chance to learn from it...

    A bit more sympathy and respect wouldnt be out of place.....
    condescending old fuck....
    +1

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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanB View Post
    Car seatbelt compliance (tag) and condition (fraying and/or not retracting properly can fail them) are checked each WOF (six months/year as applicable).

    Motorcycle crash helmets are not.

    So when they do a seatbelt wearing blitz the police check you are wearing the belt first, that will lead to a WOF ticket check, rego, license, if you bong is visible on the seat they will continue their search ......



    Stop being so precious.


    Buy a decent helmet, someone who cares for you may appreciate it one day.
    At the WoF - not the side of the road. As I said, I've NEVER seen a cop check a seatbelt for standards compliance or condition. Ever. And who the FUCK are you to assume I don't have a decent helmet you small-minded Government apologist?
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    Typical response James. Try the same attitude with the police when they pull you over for a 'document inspection' let me know how it goes.

    Oh and they do also do random 'document inspections' for car drivers too - been pulled over several times for them.


    So lets make it real easy - turn up for a WOF and if your helmet is not coded correctly then no WOF. No roadside inspections infringing on your 'rights' .


    Surely you could not complain about that? After all the rest of NZ has to ensure their vehicles pass similar inspections (ie seat-belts being legal).

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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanB View Post
    Typical response James. Try the same attitude with the police when they pull you over for a 'document inspection' let me know how it goes.

    Oh and they do also do random 'document inspections' for car drivers too - been pulled over several times for them.


    So lets make it real easy - turn up for a WOF and if your helmet is not coded correctly then no WOF. No roadside inspections infringing on your 'rights' .


    Surely you could not complain about that? After all the rest of NZ has to ensure their vehicles pass similar inspections (ie seat-belts being legal).

    Bloody coppers should never have been permitted to pull "random" stops of people exercising their right to freely traverse the Queens highway..
    .. blatantly spearfishing for revenue.. its an abuse of authority..
    & "probable cause" ought to be a minimum standard - such as in places where a citizen has fundamental written constitutional rights - under law.

    Cops it seems, have always been able to throw their weight around far too readily, & usually in the absence of specific ability to properly appraise
    such technical matters in a scientifically valid way, yet 'guilty until proven otherwise' appears to be the norm.. & is getting steadily worse..

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