Four dead and two hurt today

[Ocean1]

Penalties for that? A young man my grand-daughter associates with has no licence, and a shitbox BMW318 car with no reg and no WOF and obviously no insurance (so tough shit on the driver of the expensive car that he one day may crash into.) He's been stopped many times, often after 10 at night with other non licensed people in the car. Every time - told to get home and do something about the licence, wof and reg within 28 days (which of course he doesn't). Meanwhile I cant even get off a parking ticket.

Well there's not much fucking point in pinging him is there? He doesn't have any money.

Which I assume doesn't apply to you. You fucking slow learner, you.

[scumdog]

Penalties for that? A young man my grand-daughter associates with has no licence, and a shitbox BMW318 car with no reg and no WOF and obviously no insurance (so tough shit on the driver of the expensive car that he one day may crash into.) He's been stopped many times, often after 10 at night with other non licensed people in the car. Every time - told to get home and do something about the licence, wof and reg within 28 days (which of course he doesn't). Meanwhile I cant even get off a parking ticket.

I suspect a certain amount of poetic licence with the claims of this young man, some may just call it bullshit.

I suspect the demerits will catch up with him even if he doesn't pay the fines

I suspect one day his BMW will be whisked away to the impound yard

[scumdog]

Or both overcooking a corner


My mindset when thinking of passing prior to a corner is simple - if another bike is coming around that corner at speed do I still have time to pass. This thought takes a micro second, most times the answer is 'NO' and I sit back and wait. After all it is just a corner right? It will be there next weekend.

Too logical, no place for such ideas on KB!

[quickbuck]

Same old story. Debate going on as to who is at fault.

Who is at fault doesn't matter much to your broken arm, broken leg and ruptured spleen.

Okay. So everything is everyone else's fault. I'm going to continue riding my bike so as to avoid becoming someone's victim.

Yup, it doesn't matter if you are in the right, or the wrong, a 44 tonne Scania will ruin your day.

[FJRider]

Yup, it doesn't matter if you are in the right, or the wrong, a 44 tonne Scania will ruin your day.

It only takes one other motorcyclist on the wrong side to ruin your day.

[SaferRides]

Or both overcooking a corner


My mindset when thinking of passing prior to a corner is simple - if another bike is coming around that corner at speed do I still have time to pass. This thought takes a micro second, most times the answer is 'NO' and I sit back and wait. After all it is just a corner right? It will be there next weekend.

One of the media reports said it was a blind corner, so it could well have been they were both overtaking.

My criteria is what would happen if I met myself coming the other way. I usually wait ...



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[Berries]

Photo of curve in link in post 174.

[quickbuck]

It only takes one other motorcyclist on the wrong side to ruin your day.

This is very true.

[Banditbandit]

My mindset when thinking of passing prior to a corner is simple - if another bike is coming around that corner at speed do I still have time to pass. This thought takes a micro second, most times the answer is 'NO' and I sit back and wait. After all it is just a corner right? It will be there next weekend.

Pretty much my approach - I know there are riders out there more insane than me ..

I suspect a certain amount of poetic licence with the claims of this young man, some may just call it bullshit.

I suspect the demerits will catch up with him even if he doesn't pay the fines

Can you collect demerit points if you do not have a licence ..

[SaferRides]

Photo of curve in link in post 174.

Oh. Not hard to figure out what happened.

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[KezzaCFC]

So 3/4 causes of death were middle aged men on cruisers..one pissed. The pattern continues

[dangerous]

So 3/4 causes of death were middle aged men on cruisers..one pissed. The pattern continues

well... if you mean older riders on a club pub crawl riding bad performing boat anchors... opps I mean fundraising ride... then yeah

the Pike river ride, just took this off stuff " A motorcyclist died while paying tribute to the men who died in the Pike River explosion" if you call flipping a mates bike cos mate says it wont wheelie, then tearing off and whiten 1k of the pub arse off and kill ya pillion... then fuck tributes

the two down south on a "fundraiser" if i am correct it was the brotherhood, just another MC out on a pub crawl... with a bullshit excuse fundraising in order to look better in the public's eyes...


other wise mate dont blame "middle aged men" dont blame "cruisers" but by all means blame the piss and the fuckwits that drink and drive.

[russd7]

One of the media reports said it was a blind corner, so it could well have been they were both overtaking.

My criteria is what would happen if I met myself coming the other way. I usually wait ...



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first mistake is to believe the media, they also claimed in another report that there were 300 bikes on the run.

quite a fast bend, not hard and good visibility. Unless there is a car blocking your view. more to the story than what the media want to make up.

[FJRider]

well... if you mean older riders on a club pub crawl riding bad performing boat anchors... opps I mean fundraising ride... then yeah

ACC just "discovered" that Holden and Toyota cars are featuring the highest in the accident statistics ... so they intend to raise the ACC levy for those two makes of vehicles early next year ... as the drivers are obviously at a higher risk of having an injury accident.

[pete376403]

I suspect a certain amount of poetic licence with the claims of this young man, some may just call it bullshit.

I suspect the demerits will catch up with him even if he doesn't pay the fines

I suspect one day his BMW will be whisked away to the impound yard

No not bullshit and I do hope the rest catches up cos it gives me the shits that he's driving my g/daughter around. I could PM you the reg number and you could check but that might be illegal use of police resources