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

[Lou Girardin]

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...

If I'm in your patch I'll be two-up and the most law-abiding little biker you've ever seen.
I'm not into terrifying my wife. My kidneys couldn't stand it.

[spudchucka]

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

No satisfying you is there? Change your handle back to grumpy old biker, you don't seem too happy to me.

Opps, I used that "seem too" phrase again, I guess that normally pisses you off.

[judgeshock]

Well said.

[Lou Girardin]

I'm not pissed off Spudly, I'm in a state of zen-like calm.

[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?

I have no truck with you on this with the exception of facts. Surprsiinlgy most storys are factual. It's the ones that arn't that make the news. They are a buisness and they sell the news to make a profit. It is no differnt than the embellishment of any other product. The point I am making is that if the father actually said that quote to a journo his editor would see that quote and run a headline from it. That does not make the quote untrue, The headline is to grab your attention just like the polish or the chrome on a bike. Read the story. Most don't read the story.........just the headlines or the polish and chrome on a bike.

Skyryder

PS I'd like to know the verbatim words too.

[madboy]

I never saw the 3 news item. The One News item is posted earlier in this thread, and from memory (a few days since I watched it) the cop said something like "the highest speed I've heard of personally in Central Otago is 330k."

And they talked about a NUTTER on a busa doing 142k!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!

[Jantar]

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!!!

Hear hear. I may not always agree with everything they say, but I always appreciate a straight forward answer.

[scumdog]

I never saw the 3 news item. The One News item is posted earlier in this thread, and from memory (a few days since I watched it) the cop said something like "the highest speed I've heard of personally in Central Otago is 330k."

And they talked about a NUTTER on a busa doing 142k!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!

Maybe he 'heard' it from a KBer - there's enough bull-shit flying around here that's for sure.

[Skyryder]

Maybe he 'heard' it from a KBer - there's enough bull-shit flying around here that's for sure.

Excuses excuses. Sorry Scumdog. If the police are going to make a statement through the media the should get it right. Here you were just a few threads ago slagging the media for inaccuracies now its our fault.

O'k I know it was a 'tounge in cheek' comment. Just could not resist.

Skyryder

[Skyryder]

I smell a rat. A big pungently fermenting rodent. The road safety nazis want the open road speed limit reduced to 90kmh. They don't like bikes much either. This story plus all of the recent bullshit about road tolls, during the news "silly season", has set my conspiracy antennae all a quiver.

And the state broadcaster is complicit. This is not a news story. There is no evidence, only some cop doing a piece to camera where he says he heard once that some bike was clocked at 330kmh. That may be exactly what he heard. So?

Front number plates for bikes, new boy racers laws and a 90kmh open road speed limit by Christmas.

I watched the new item on this site. The cop claims that he 'personly' knows of a bike doing 330k's. Not too sure if his manner of speaking is 'naturaly hesitant' but if not, then it sounded like he could be lying.

Lying

[scumdog]

I watched the new item on this site. The cop claims that he 'personly' knows of a bike doing 330k's. Not too sure if his manner of speaking is 'naturaly hesitant' but if not, then it sounded like he could be lying.

Lying

I 'personly' know of cars that have done more than 330kph - and I'm not lying.

When and what part of what he said was a 'lie'???

[spudchucka]

I never saw the 3 news item. The One News item is posted earlier in this thread, and from memory (a few days since I watched it) the cop said something like "the highest speed I've heard of personally in Central Otago is 330k."

And they talked about a NUTTER on a busa doing 142k!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!

Right so it was hear say, not admissable as evidence I'm afraid folks. Bit differen't if he said "the highest speed I have recorded is 330kph"

[Skyryder]

I 'personly' know of cars that have done more than 330kph - and I'm not lying.

When and what part of what he said was a 'lie'???

Read my post properly SD I did not make a statement that he lied I alluded to the possibilty of that. Big fucking difference. Hope that you can read your detctor more accuratly than reading my posts.

Skyryder

[Skyryder]

Right so it was hear say, not admissable as evidence I'm afraid folks. Bit differen't if he said "the highest speed I have recorded is 330kph"

I watched the video. This is verbaitm from TV One. In part....................."the highest speed that I know personally is 330 kph ………on a motorbike." Now there are a few officers here so anyone know if this guy was prosecuted. If no evidence is forthcoming the statement could........and I repeat could be a lie.

Skyryder

[scumdog]

Read my post properly SD I did not make a statement that he lied I alluded to the possibilty of that. Big fucking difference. Hope that you can read your detctor more accuratly than reading my posts.

Skyryder

Notice how lie was thus: 'lie' in my post - generally that indicates the word is being used in a loose way, i.e. a general indication of its use and sense, sort of 'alluding' I suppose you could say?
Also notice I did NOT say YOU were lying? or accuse you saying anybody else was lying?

AND yes, I do read my detector more accurately than you spell it!!! heh heh heh!!

Don't get snarky sunshine - it doesn't become you!