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

**HenryDorsetCase** · 19th January 2006, 11:57

Who here has contacted the State news organ (TASS) and attempted to correct the lies in that article? if someone drafts a press release I will present the fucking thing to them.

this cannot be allowed to stand unchallenged.

**Pixie** · 19th January 2006, 12:11

Originally Posted by Dynamytus50

locked him on his laser, didnt believe the speed, smacked the laser,.

Must be a technical expert as well as a expert liar.
He must have forgot to check what the NZ land speed record for bikes is and how difficult it was to achieve it.

But then again, if you track a LIDAR down a section of stationary armco,you'll get a speed reading.

**Pixie** · 19th January 2006, 12:16

Originally Posted by SpeedMedic

Nah it would be accurate in the right conditions. My backround is a Maritime Master (Drove high speed ferries), and have done a few courses on radar in my time and the principle of radar. It is pretty damn accurate if there are no other distracting factors, like rain or another vehicle close by (the radar waves will be able to distinguish the difference but not the unit/operator).

Heres a point.. if its raining, not light drizzle, then the radar doesnt work properly, because the radar just reflects back off the rain.This is called rain clutter.
So when its raining hard, its riding hard... he he

The radars used in shipping are vastly more sophisticated than speed checking radar

**Pixie** · 19th January 2006, 12:23

Originally Posted by Dynamytus50

I dont know anyone i work with who targets motorcycles,

Read Nash's column in last months Kiwi Rider.
Cop stopped Nash instead of the Volvo that was in the passing lane,because he was on a bike.

**sAsLEX** · 19th January 2006, 12:25

Originally Posted by Pixie

Read Nash's column in last months Kiwi Rider.
Cop stopped Nash instead of the Volvo that was in the passing lane,because he was on a bike.

please paraphrase the article, did he get ticketed?

**Pixie** · 19th January 2006, 12:29

No.If I remember correctly he made the cop feel like a total twat and got let off.
Like Lou's *555 complaint

**madboy** · 19th January 2006, 12:32

Fellas, the rights/wrongs/accuracy of the devices are irrelevant. The facts are that in court, yes COURT, you will need either a really expensive lawyer or a lot of luck to prove that whatever the officer SAID you were doing was wrong. Your word against theirs doesn't cut it.

And it is ultimately in COURT where you will need to challenge any of this. The Govt don't care. The media don't care. The cop on the roadside doesn't care when he/she/it takes your license away. You need to go to COURT to get that overturned.

I might not trust cops, you might not trust cops, we might not trust their gear, but the COURTS trust cops and their gear.

Moral of the story - run as fast as you can, as often as you can, and WHEN you get caught just take it like the good bitches that the state wants us to be.

**spudchucka** · 19th January 2006, 13:05

Originally Posted by madboy

So fellas, I can assure you that in order to get a pursuit pulled you need to do more than 200km/h into oncoming traffic, more than 180km/h in a 50 zone, and it would definitely help if you lanesplit at above 250k. School zones anyone?

You're a clown!

**spudchucka** · 19th January 2006, 13:10

Originally Posted by SpeedMedic

Nah it would be accurate in the right conditions. My backround is a Maritime Master (Drove high speed ferries), and have done a few courses on radar in my time and the principle of radar. It is pretty damn accurate if there are no other distracting factors, like rain or another vehicle close by (the radar waves will be able to distinguish the difference but not the unit/operator).

Heres a point.. if its raining, not light drizzle, then the radar doesnt work properly, because the radar just reflects back off the rain.This is called rain clutter.
So when its raining hard, its riding hard... he he

The only problem I've ever had with radar in rain is that it sometimes struggles to get the patrol ground speed, (because of puddles I guess), however if it gets a ground speed it will get the target speed too.

**spudchucka** · 19th January 2006, 13:10

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Stalkers are accurate to plus/minus 1.6 km/h. However, the operator may not be too concerned about correct operating procedure.

Explain please.

**sAsLEX** · 19th January 2006, 13:11

Originally Posted by spudchucka

it will get the target speed too.

it will return a speed no doubt, but speed of what?

**marty** · 19th January 2006, 13:22

you'd struggle to hold the laser on a bike approaching at 300km/h - especially a slippery one like a busa. with a handheld range of 500m in good coinditions, at 300km/h, which is 80 meters/second, so he had 6 seconds to track, check, track, check, see ya......

current NZ land speed record for bikes is?

**Zapf** · 19th January 2006, 13:31

Originally Posted by SpeedMedic

Heres a point.. if its raining, not light drizzle, then the radar doesnt work properly, because the radar just reflects back off the rain.This is called rain clutter.
So when its raining hard, its riding hard... he he

I noticed that... you never see speed koumera's / HP / Prod cars operating in the pouring rain...

**marty** · 19th January 2006, 13:32

can't find the nz land speed record, but searching google finds numerous production speeds for busa's at timed speed events are all around the 195-200mph mark (200mph being 320km/h)