I wish I'd done a runner

[The Pastor]

If someone can't back a trailer, reverse around a corner or get into a normal parking spot first go, they really don't have the skills to be operating a motorvehicle on the road. And that is the fact of the matter.

What if they don't drive cars? - are you saying because I don't drive a car I can't be on the road?.....

Backing trailers around a corner is hard.

[Ocean1]

It is pathetic to hear these winging moans about the Police coming down to hard.

If your speeding near an area where there is residential properties you get no sympathy from me.

This is a quote of me out of another thread where a certain member decided to post a guide to doing runners.

So you're consistent.

Congratulations.


Viffer's reaction is, however, perfectly typical, most of us pulled over in such circumstances do tend to get a bit testy. I don't see that as nescessarilly inviting a reaction such as yours, similar enough to the official version he got on the day, (no doubt) to suspect it's from the same source.

I don't believe, (with appologies to himself) that he was seriously advocating high speed shenanigans through the local schoolyard. Rather that he'd prefer the local constabulary lightened the fuck up with regards to the nit-pickin' small stuff. Further, I took from his post that he felt this sort of officious policing may actually encourage a rider to do a runner. I for one agree, it's not as if there's any shortage of seriously dangerous behaviour out there to ping. Why the fuck not concentrate on dealing with, say, seriously balistic black porches fer example. Undiscriminating pedantic bullshit like this, affecting largely law-abiding, (did you read his history?) bikers is simply inviting active avoidance after the fact.

In threads such as this there are always extreme views from both ends of the arguement, your's fits into the "thou bloody shalt obey" end. Usually I ignore both ends, neither being of any use whatsoever to a reasoned discussion. In your case however it's worth a note just to say that I think your obnoxious attitude is uncalled for.

[vifferman]

You fucked yourself over.

Not really.
I broke the law, I paid.

It is pathetic to hear these winging moans about the Police coming down to hard.

I was just blowing off steam.

If your speeding near an area where there is residential properties you get no sympathy from me.

I didn't ask for your sympathy.
I am actually very careful when riding in residential areas. F'rinstance - there is a school near our house, which I go past every day. I am VERY careful riding/driving past it, and go slower than the speed limit when there are kids around. (FWIW, there are very few kids around at the time I travel home - they're probably all inside playing computer games, watching TV or having an early dinner). I sometimes also end up behind a school bus, and am careful to ALWAYS go past it at 30km/h. Can you say the same? If you're like nearly every other motorist I've seen, probably not.

There's a LOT more to road safety and ensuring the safety of yourself and others than just observing what is a sometimes arbitrary speed limit. As I've already pointed out, me cruising at 72 in an area I know extremely well was probably a lot safer than two cops in a car driving in an area they were unfamiliar with and at who knows what speed to catch me up. Yet as I've said - that's irrelevant, just something to note if you're talking about safety. "Oh but they're trained to drive in adverse conditions!" Well one of them (the driver) looked not long out of school - could he match my 30+ years of driving bikes, cars, trucks, tractors in all sorts of conditions and circumstances? Doubtful.

I don't think you read the whole thread, just selectively picked something out and took the moral high ground. I've admitted guilt, and don't need a lecture from you or anyone else. I am someone who feels things deeply, and if anything I overthink things. I *know* I'm in the wrong here - not the police or the lawmakers. If I'd just gone, "Meh - I was wrong, I'll pay up and be more careful next time", or only said, "Waah waah it's not fair - fuck the cops!" then THAT would indicate summat was seriously wrong. As it is, what has happened has obviously made an impression on me.
At this point, if I wasn't the nice person I am, I'd tell you and Sollyboy and the other fucktards who have selectively read this thread and offered pearls of wisdom I didn't ask for to get fucked, but I am, so I won't.
Have a nice day!

[Reckless]

Viffer the rational ones here realise your where just havin a moan! Like over a beer
"Guess what happened today boys, @#$%^. Not my bloody day was it. Damn! maybe i should takin a dive up my drive! #$$%&**^#!!"
But you know you never would anyway!

Some people are just havin a PMS day and you got it mate! Part of bein in the public domain they just read what suits their mood and then spend 2 hours typing up irelevent, off topic, soap box, preaching, miss the point rubbish.
Shit might get my first ever red rep for that stir up!!

[Max Preload]

What if they don't drive cars? - are you saying because I don't drive a car I can't be on the road?.....

No because as solely a motorcyclist you're unlikely to kill someone else if you crash.

Backing trailers around a corner is hard.

Not really.

[scracha]

No because as solely a motorcyclist you're unlikely to kill someone else if you crash.
Not really.

Um, can I just point out that's a really common misconception. Flying bikes kill people...they have large metal spinning bits and plenty of c@r drivers get killed when a bike hits them.