Why why why?

[Ixion]

Not in New Zealand.....most of New Zealand was still undeveloped when Motorcycles were invented.

No indeed. Farming was thoroughly established in NZ by the turn of the century. With regular shipments of frozen meat to England, and cheese and butter.

[kevfromcoro]

When riding back from orks..i quite often take the back road trough Miranda....(no traffic..and a few twisties)
come around a corner and heres a heard of cows on the road,
no signs....just a boy on a quad........
well...this is a public road......
cowshit everywhere....
not his land..to do this without proper precautions...

[TimeOut]

Yoy missed wild pigs....so did I....just. Out for a wee trip up the Awhitu Peninsula going to the Manukau Heads Lighthouse.

Ya beat me, came across five (pigs) in the east cape don't know how I missed the last one or stayed upright but I did.

[FJRider]

If a person is hurt at an unsigned crossing the farmer gets done by the cops.

Then that person can explain to the cops when they arrive, why he could'nt stop within half the clear distance of road ahead. Dangerous driving ??? You prefer to let the judge choose WHO is at fault ??? GOOD LUCK !!!

[McDuck]

Then that person can explain to the cops when they arrive, why he could'nt stop within half the clear distance of road ahead. Dangerous driving ??? You prefer to let the judge choose WHO is at fault ??? GOOD LUCK !!!

I know this from experience, both parties are at falt. one for wandering stock the other for careless/failed to stop. With wandering stock the Far more serious charge.

[TOTO]

Poor Jacko knows all about what those bloody 4WD farm bikes

[barty5]

WARNING THIS IS NOT FOR THOSE WITH WEAK STOMICKS

THIS IS WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN 4WD HITS A DEER
THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 12 SHHOTS BUT THIS IS MORE THAN ENOUGH I THINK

[scumdog]

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Shit, won't these people learn that the road is not a cattle race to be used only for them? There's going to be some nasty accidents if these sort of people don't get a little clued up and take some safety precautions.

They'll probably learn the road is not a cattle-race at about the same time some motorcyclists realise the road ain't a race-track.

Bummer eh?

[Timber020]

I think in wales cows actually have the right of way on country roads, if you hit one you pay.

[98tls]

They'll probably learn the road is not a cattle-race at about the same time some motorcyclists realise the road ain't a race-track.

Bummer eh?

Na mate i reckon lady luck will still be deciding motorcyclists fate forever,take farmers out of the equation altogether if you like but inexperiance and motorcycles will still find a place to gather.

[Number One]

My mate was taken out by a farmer who was driving with such a wide trailor on the back that he couldn't see out his mirrors.

Did a u-turn into the side of him. Still waiting to get his bike completely fixed...was a damn Triumph (cha ching) and the farmers insurance company have dragged their heals at every point along the way.

Gets it all restored this weekend...YAY!

[PrincessBandit]

I think in wales cows actually have the right of way on country roads, if you hit one you pay.

Just imagine if it was whales. Oh, Wales, (my eyes are still watering from the pix in the R images in another post).
We all know to expect the unexpected on residential streets - even those that look deserted can be suddenly inhabited by flying cats, a kid that dashes out to retrieve a ball kicked across the road etc. Country roads are no different - our expectation that they're "deserted" often leads to a false sense of security or "gay abandon" to ride as if were the only living thing gracing the landscape. When you don't have a clear view of what lies ahead then riding style should be altered accordingly: the posts in this thread, and others, have borne that out with great clarity.

[Okey Dokey]

I have to agree with Ixion on this one. Expect rural hazards on rural roads. All the cockies I know take a great deal of care moving stock.

[Badjelly]

Shit, won't these people learn that the road is not a cattle race to be used only for them? There's going to be some nasty accidents if these sort of people don't get a little clued up and take some safety precautions.

Shit, won't you learn that if you go round corners in such a way that you can't stop safely in the distance you can see ahead (or half that--yes *half*--on a road without a centre line) then you're going too fast.

[ManDownUnder]

They'll probably learn the road is not a cattle-race ...

I submit for your learned consideration that the term "Cattle race" is both misleading and dangerous. The really annoying bit was finding out the buggers can only hit 18kph tops