Biker runs from cops

[Crazy Steve]

I wonder how many of the fucking pillocks on here who are constantly recommending doing a runner, are patting themselves on the back right about now.

Sucks that he died, But good on him for being 53 and full of life ! ! i hope I can still do runners at 53 plus......

You on drugs?

Cos you and I agree on this point.

$400 worth of tickets (or similar) vs loss of life.

Well worth the gamble eh? eh?.....

$400 worth of Tickets....You must be fckin joking right....

Whats 90kph in a 50kph area.....? ? $600plus at a guess ? ? Maybe no wof and no reg $400 ? ? Bald tyres $400 (for both) Maybe even he was on a learners..? ? $600 ish....Now $2000 plus of tickets is worth running....

Crazy Steve...

[FJRider]

Sucks that he died, But good on him for being 53 and full of life ! ! i hope I can still do runners at 53 plus......



$400 worth of Tickets....You must be fckin joking right....

Whats 90kph in a 50kph area.....? ? $600plus at a guess ? ? Maybe no wof and no reg $400 ? ? Bald tyres $400 (for both) Maybe even he was on a learners..? ? $600 ish....Now $2000 plus of tickets is worth running....

Crazy Steve...

$2000 worth of fines... loss of licence etc... or dead... worth running... ???

[madbikeboy]

You on drugs?

Cos you and I agree on this point.

$400 worth of tickets (or similar) vs loss of life.

Well worth the gamble eh? eh?.....

I just watched 10/7 - a guy got done for lying to cops (false information), 3rd time DIC, and he blew 980 (400 limit). He got a telling off and community service.

My point is - why run and risk killing someone else when the worst that will happen is a little fine and maybe some community service for speeding.

I couldn't be a cop, I would have taken the DIC recidivist out back for some skeletal realignment.

BTW, don't pick on KatMan, he serves a purpose on this community.

[Quailboy]

Now $2000 plus of tickets is worth running....

Crazy Steve...

What?!?!

I would've though anyone in there right mind would take a $2000 fine over being (or the risk of being) killed.

I think my life is worth much more than $2000. To be honest, I couldn't put a price on life.

[madbikeboy]

$2000 worth of fines... loss of licence etc... or dead... worth running... ???

$2000? That would cover the most basic coffin. The good coffins start at $5,000 or so. Then there's the venue hireage, and then flowers.

Versus a speeding ticket?

[toycollector10]

Condolences all around. To his family, friends, loved ones and workmates. A biker dead is very sad. Having said all that, he more than likely had another 20-30 years or so of biking left ahead of him.

If he hadn't had done a runner.

I think he made a bad call. I've made a fair few bad calls too. Hasn't killed me, so far.

I've been lucky.

He wasn't..

C'est la vie...

[munterk6]

Some people blame the cops....
Some people blame the biker for doin a runner...

I blame the bloody City Care people. If they had swept the wet leaves off the road Mr D. Fowler would be alive tonight and this stupid thread would not exist!
That's just another take on the situation, but there ya go...

[rastuscat]

yes but if he wasent chased he would of most likely survived as well


same as last week when a cop chased a biker he crashed into a innocent car thru a red light
now it just chasing revenue !!

Never let the facts stand in the way of a good revenue collecting complaint.

[Bute]

condolences to the mans family , i had a good friend do a runner from the traffic police in the middle of London [of all places] as he was already disqualified from driving and always stated if he was to get chased by the police he would scarper rather than stop and maybe do time , or big fine.....anyway mid chase he ran straight into a traffic arrow bollard in the road and died instantly , he had 2 kids and was happily married , i suppose these are the decisions we make in life , and like some other guy mentioned in this this post there is a time and place to do a runner ...anyway my symapathies go out the family

[Boob Johnson]

Never let the facts stand in the way of a good revenue collecting complaint.

Here here! We all know they are revenue collecting, this isn't one of those times. To even suggest cops SHOULDN'T give chase is just pathetic & is a good indication of a persons general IQ in my book.

[blairh]

now it just chasing revenue !!

I love how every time, we always get this revenue crap. The cops aren't just out there to have fun. This guy broke the law fair and square. He knew what he was doing was wrong. Sorry but I really don't have any sympathy - he could just as easily have hit someone else and taken them out as well. What he did was completely stupid and he's paid the price.

[Mikkel]

I just watched 10/7 - a guy got done for lying to cops (false information), 3rd time DIC, and he blew 980 (400 limit). He got a telling off and community service.

What is DIC? I know what DUI is, but not DIC...

I couldn't be a cop, I would have taken the DIC recidivist out back for some skeletal realignment.

Glad you're not a cop then! Would make a good vigilante though from the sound of it...

BTW, don't pick on KatMan, he serves a purpose on this community.

So does Helen Clark - doesn't seem anyone is giving her any quarter, why then not pick on Katman. After all, the attention will only make him feel better about himself.



As for last nights incident. We could sit down a make all sorts of guesses as to what caused the deceased to make his decision to run and we'd never know.
All I can say is, I'd be bloody tempted to do a runner - city or no city - if I knew they'd clocked me doing more than 40 km/h above. But that is simply because the law is, in its current form, violating basic civil liberties such as the right to due process. And frankly, I find it incredible that the issue is not being addressed or is raising anymore concern than it is. And it doesn't stop there, generally speaking the enforcement of some parts of the roadcode has the potential to be extremely draconian. Can't think of any other legal matter where the prosecution doesn't have to provide a burden of evidence, where the defendant is guilty until proven innocent and there's no need for judge or jury.

EDIT: Oh and another thing. If the poor fella hadn't stuffed it up and killed himself in the process I'd wager most of the people condemning his actions on here would have laughed and bought him a beer for sticking it to the man tonight at the pub. (if it had been one of their own mates that is)

[Virago]

What is DIC? I know what DUI is, but not DIC... ...

Older terminology if I remember - Drunk In Charge of a motor vehicle?

[Mikkel]

Older terminology if I remember - Drunk In Charge of a motor vehicle?

Cheers, it's easy to get confused in this world of TLAs

[Boob Johnson]

Older terminology if I remember - Drunk In Charge of a motor vehicle?

It's actually Drunken In Charge of ....

Can be had up for drunken in charge of a bloody skateboard lol.

A mate of my bro n laws many moons back here in New Plymouth took a chick out at the bottom of Morley street hill on a pushie at 4am, if you know the hill it's long and steep, they reckon he must of been doing at least 40km/h +, poor chick

So yeah he got DIC'd on a push bike