OK legal beagles --figure this one

**SwanTiger** · 13th June 2006, 22:28

Originally Posted by FROSTY

well then mr fuckwit rav 4 driver. If Id got ya fucking number on hobby road as you yacked on ya celly and flipped your butt into my eyes...........

If you are going to follow the matter up with the Police then I'm sure a few of us would be happy in helping you track down the driver.

More often than not that same person will use that particular route every day.

Can you identify the driver or distinguish certain things about the vehicle?

**skidMark** · 13th June 2006, 22:33

geez frosty first a chain and now this your not having very good luck lately...does this make you a chain smoker????

**ZeroIndex** · 13th June 2006, 22:39

two words: RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT

**sAsLEX** · 13th June 2006, 23:05

Originally Posted by MAXIMUSDEMERITUS

I smoke a pack a day, mostly in the cage and never ever use the inboard ash-tray. Now knowing it's illegal will possibly make the act even more enjoyable, knowing I'm a crim & all......

You sir are a cunt! You openly litter our country like ever other cancer stick sucking homo out there.

I was throughly dissapointed in myself the other day, as I pulled up to the lights some rich slug of a man dropped his still lit fag from his window on to the ground, I still regret not stopping and flicking it back through the open window! Cause next time I will, even if I have to stop pick it up then chase them down.

Lazy fucks the lot of ya!

**SARGE** · 13th June 2006, 23:58

Originally Posted by jazbug5

Good point, Edbear- just wondered if it was a possible let-out.

And Maximus- I hope you're joking. I hate filthy b*st*rding folk that chuck rubbish about the place. Once returned a whole load of junk to someone through their open window when I was on the treadly. Almost worth being chased, just for the look on theor stoopid faces... *snigger*

hell... i chuck shit out the window all the time.. bricks.. animal pelts, whiskey bottles..parking tickets..cigar butts..

never once had an issue

by the way .. us smokers will outlive you 'pink-lunged weenies' by a long time as the air pollution gets worse.. our lungs have a safe coating of tar and goo to protect it from the exhaust fumes

i seriously pray that someone will try and kick my ass for polluting 'your' air.. ...

really... its the only way i will learn...

**Quartida** · 14th June 2006, 00:15

Originally Posted by jazbug5

Could they argue that the rider was partly to blame for riding with their visor open..?

Originally Posted by Edbear

Nup! Same as driving with your window open.

Though it must be noted that the Road Code for motorcyclists does point out that a visor is useful in protecting the face from flying objects. Today, a cigarette butt. Tomorrow, a chip from the road. And who is there to blame then?

**ogr1** · 14th June 2006, 03:17

I would have thought that the said driver could be charged for.........
1 Driving without due care and attention, (did'nt check his mirrors).
2 Leaving the scene of an accident, (he caused it).
3 Littering, (was his ashtray full?).
4 Dangerous driving.
5 Probably another charge for smoking shit whilst behind the wheel.

My own = Abscent minded (being a complete knob jocky).

**John** · 14th June 2006, 04:12

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

You sir are a cunt! You openly litter our country like ever other cancer stick sucking homo out there.
Lazy fucks the lot of ya!

give us our econmy back, and give us our jobs back.

**inlinefour** · 14th June 2006, 06:34

Get a live ciggy butt thrown at ya causing physical harm? Littering...

Smash the drivers mirror from the side of the offenders vehicle? Get in the shit...

NZ's justice system, go figure...

**Squeak the Rat** · 14th June 2006, 08:15

Originally Posted by FROSTY

A biker is cruising along minding his own business. Theyr'e following a cage
Cage driver opens their window and flicks out a cigarette butt-still lit.
Bikers visor is open and the but hits them in the eye.
Blinded the biker swerves violently and crashes into a parked car.
What if anything could the cager be prosecuted for?
Allowing of course that the incident was witnessed by a JP

Ummmmm, are you ok (again) frosty?

**Lou Girardin** · 14th June 2006, 08:18

If the cops can get home on a charge of sedition in this day and age, they could romp in with 'endangering transport'.
I think you'd have to hit Helen in the eye though.

**Jonty** · 14th June 2006, 09:24

Well if the bike was damaged then a criminal charge (or minor infringement) was imposed it isn't going to given much comfort to the biker. In my view, without the benefit of delving into my books at present (busy day) I would have a go and a civil action for negligence and possibly even nuisance. For those legal buffs out there, I am referring to the rule in Rylands & Fletcher below:

"We think that the true rule of law is, that the person who for his own purposes brings on his lands and collects and keeps there anything likely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it in at his peril, and if he does not do so, is prima facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of its escape…"

This rule has been applied in relation to interferring radio waves, water and countless other annoying "discharges". That said, without the benefit of reasearch I am not sure if the courts have extended the application to discharges from cars. Still, I agree with Ixion that an action for negligence is on the cards but the element of forseeability wil be the likely downfall.
J

**skidMark** · 14th June 2006, 11:11

OMG were you on ginny

or is she no longer yours?

**sunhuntin** · 14th June 2006, 13:28

what about similar situation, but cig butt coming from an oncoming car? had that happen before, luckily no accident resulting, but could have lost an eye [open road speeds from both vehicles. i was wearing sunnies]

frosty....i think the message being sent to you right now is the same as what hitchers being told.