3 news now - biker caught at 300k???

[Skyryder]

See sunhuntins post #24 on the Bleeding Heart Liberals thread...

big headlines the next day "POLICE TRIED TO KILL MY SON" son being the passenger of the car that was being pursued by a marked cop car.
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Just not too sure what your point is. Not having read the article but I am making an asumption that the headlines are a quote from the father. Are you saying that the paper should not have quoted the father. If this is the case then I can think of any number of quotes that should not have been reported simply on the basis that they are not true. The last election would be a fair example.

It may have excaped your notice that the media report what they hear. Editorials on the other hand report the papers opinion, and there is considerable difference. There are, it is true, some papers and media that do a better job than others but if we are going to down the scenioro that you seem to suggest then perhaps you could make a TV presentation and just for recorord correct the lie that you collegue made of TV 3 about the bike doing 330kph. Now Scumdog it's your move.

Skyrder

[cowpoos]

u posted twice

[ducatilover]

u own my bike

[cowpoos]

u own my bike

nope texmo owns your bike.... :spudwave:

[Skyryder]

u posted twice

Was just before the site went down.

Skyryder

[scumdog]

big headlines the next day "POLICE TRIED TO KILL MY SON" son being the passenger of the car that was being pursued by a marked cop car.
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Just not too sure what your point is. Not having read the article but I am making an asumption that the headlines are a quote from the father. Are you saying that the paper should not have quoted the father. If this is the case then I can think of any number of quotes that should not have been reported simply on the basis that they are not true. The last election would be a fair example.

It may have excaped your notice that the media report what they hear. Editorials on the other hand report the papers opinion, and there is considerable difference. There are, it is true, some papers and media that do a better job than others but if we are going to down the scenioro that you seem to suggest then perhaps you could make a TV presentation and just for record correct the lie that you collegue made on TV 3 about the bike doing 330kph. Now Scumdog it's your move.

Skyryder

It was yet another example of how the media blow-up and sensationalise 'news' - and I wonder where they 'hear' that stuff from?
Plus because they 'hear' it doen't make it true, accurate or fact - regardless who they heard it from..
Does any reporter EVER do research of information the have reveived to see if it's true or is it a case of "Shit, that sounds juicy, I'll run it the way I got it, in fact I'll embelish it a bit for impact, research might quash the story so best stay away from fact-finding"

BTW Does anybody know verbatim the words used by the cop on the TV3 presentation re 330kph bike?

[Lou Girardin]

Headlines. Motorcade Officer Found Guily. In a rare comment the Jury forman said that jury members had no doubt about the officers guilt after the court had heard his speed detecting device had been deliberately recalibrated in order for the defendant to maintain his contact quota's.

You can't do it without a lab and specialised technical knowledge. It's easier to lie.
Like the tosser that missed the two loonies overtaking on blind corners near Whangarei and decided our boarder would do instead. He said he checked her at 142 km/h. Both she and her passenger swore that the speedo was at 105. She had seen the cop ahead and made a comment to her passenger about their speed.They were so assertive that he backed down.
But what if she'd said,' " I'm sorry Officer I didn't think I was going that fast". Would he have booked her, possibly made them walk?

[Lou Girardin]

Sort of like tickets??

No Scummy, general offences that now warrant a hearing. There was no talk of a right of appeal. But I'd be surprised if they go that far.

[spudchucka]

Why be such a rude cunt about it?. More people reading this forum than just you. Maybe the information was for them too.

Anyway you dont know fuck all about how radar works, i can tell by these comments...


Ground and target speed are established simultaneously.

Now that I've had time to think about this I'll reply doing my utmost not to be a rude cunt about it.

You are of course correct, I know fuck all about how radar works. Frankly I'm not interested in knowing anymore than I absolutely have to. I turn it on, I use it, if it doesn't work properly I turn it off. I don't care whether it is puddles on the road, rain drops in the air or a hex by winja that causes it to not work properly during heavy rain. My only concern is that it is working correctly when I want to use it. Beyond that I don't care.

However, target speed can't be established without first establishing patrol ground speed. The speed detection device can't calculate the dopler effect and display a target speed without knowing its own speed first.

Certainly the ground and target speeds are displayed simultaneously once established but the point I was making was that nothing wil be displayed on the readout if the ground speed can't be established for some reason; or it may display an error on the readout.

But who cares what I say about it? I'm just a rude cunt that knows fuck all about how radar works.

[spudchucka]

Now maybe I'm wrong, but do you think there's anything that could be drawn from these two statements that just MIGHT explain what's going on here?

When the radar is stacking the ground and target speeds it only displays in the patrol ground speed window on the readout. If it was to be believed the only person getting a ticket would be the cop because the readout is saying they are doing 198kph. Nothing is displayed in the target window when the radar is experiencing that particular fault.

[scumdog]

When the radar is stacking the ground and target speeds it only displays in the patrol ground speed window on the readout. If it was to be believed the only person getting a ticket would be the cop because the readout is saying they are doing 198kph. Nothing is displayed in the target window when the radar is experiencing that particular fault.

Only seems to happen when both cars are doing about the same speed - normally quite low ones at that.

There is a button to press that clears that error and gives the two vehicles speeds again.

Now waiting for somebody to spout "shit, that's what must have happened when I got done for XXX speed!"

[spudchucka]

I normally just run the internal calibration test again and it seems to work fine again after that.

[Lou Girardin]

I normally just run the internal calibration test again and it seems to work fine again after that.

All this does not give me confidence, too many seems to and normally's.

[scumdog]

All this does not give me confidence, too many seems to and normally's.

I know what you mean - sort of words I get from motorists when I pull them up - those words and a few 'I was just...' thrown in.


Relax Lou, I'm confident that if I stop you for speeding you'll get a ticket...

[Slingshot]

I think now is a good oppurtunity to thank our boys in blue for the contribution they make to these forums.

Where else could you ask a police officer about speed enforcement and it's technology and get honest, from the coal-face replies.

I think we're bloody lucky!!!