Motorcyclist injured in police pursuit crash

[Katman]

Stupid is as stupid does.

[Forest]

That will teach him for riding an sv1000,should have had something that could boogie better.....

From the sound of things, he needs a bike with better brakes rather than a bike with a better engine.

[Gremlin]

... but left with the dilemma to which direction to turn. Had I turned right I would've lost him but that intersection was a bitch with all the traffic so took a left instead

cops, when finding someone, will almost always take the first left, highest chance that someone will turn that way. As you say, you didn't think you would be able to turn right in time... thats exactly why people turn left

re the biker... he chose that,no-one forced him to run... hope the bike wasn't stolen is all

[jamiey]

............and just take your medicine off the cops rather than a surgeon


http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10543080

[MarkH]

Here's my story.

I got myself a ticket on Wednesday while cruising down the beautiful Napipi Rd corners which intersects with Tamaki Drive. Ha ha, out comes a patrol car along in the opposite direction and knew I was in the shits for doing 69 km down that hill.

Decided to gap it as it would've taken him time to do a U-turn,

WTF? You were doing under 70kph and decided to try a runner? I can't see the fine being so much at that speed that it is worth risking your life to run from the cops for . . . of course if you were wearing a backpack full of Heroin . . .

[jamiey]

Oops maybe read previous thread before repeating one. Sorry.

Can moderator remove it??

[scumdog]

cops, when finding someone, will almost always take the first left, highest chance that someone will turn that way. As you say, you didn't think you would be able to turn right in time... thats exactly why people turn leftl

Not this boy.
The left-turn thing is a myth for me - why would I take a left turn on a whim??

[Ixion]

WTF? You were doing under 70kph and decided to try a runner? I can't see the fine being so much at that speed that it is worth risking your life to run from the cops for . . . of course if you were wearing a backpack full of Heroin . . .

That's not a runner, that's a dodger. No real risk there. Runner is when the cop is on your tail with reds and blues and you give it gauntlet.

Dodger is when you try to get out of sight before he can get on your tail (eg while he's trying to turn around). So just nipping sharpish round a corner or two, or down a pathway , or through a park or factory or such like. But if he finds you, you stop, that's the difference to a runner.

[Gremlin]

Not this boy.
The left-turn thing is a myth for me - why would I take a left turn on a whim??

o-ho! perhaps they aren't that bright down south, and keep going down the same road, in plain sight of the pursuing coppa?

Or perhaps they don't even think twice about running, afraid to incur the wrath of the mighty cop of the south?

[CHOPPA]

Depending on the situation i wouldnt be inclined to stop, gotta have a plan dont panic and dont ride stupid and be willing to except the consequenses if they do catch up

[Big Dave]

Not this boy.
- why would I take a left turn on a whim??

I thought you rode a Hawg????

[MaxB]

o-ho! perhaps they aren't that bright down south, and keep going down the same road, in plain sight of the pursuing coppa?

Or perhaps they don't even think twice about running, afraid to incur the wrath of the mighty cop of the south?

BUT there are not that many places to go, Balclutha is about the size of Botany Mall but with friendlier people. A couple left and rights and you are out of town.

[Shaun]

The police CAR stopped the biker in this case. Strategic vehicle placement they call it. There is a cheap Holden in the police lock up at the moment.

So the car was placed there on purpose?

That is very close to ATTEMPTED Murder is it not?

If you place some thing like a car in the road, hopeing? Knowing a speeding motorist is coming that way under pursuit, and will collide with it, due to the nature of the local terain, surely logic tells you that the rider will hi it, AND COULD BE KILLED

[<Rhino>]

So the car was placed there on purpose?

Its called a road block

If you place some thing like a car in the road, hopeing? Knowing a speeding motorist is coming that way under pursuit, and will collide with it, due to the nature of the local terain, surely logic tells you that the rider will hti it, AND COULD BE KILLED

Too bad - shouldn't run. He decided to take the risk - he chooses to live with the potential consequence.

It never fails to amaze me why people shit on cops for doing their job - I'd lay money on the fact that if some fuk'd up P head was in your house trying to kill you they would be the first people your gonna ring. Typical case of hate em until I need em ahy!

[scumdog]

So the car was placed there on purpose?

That is very clost to ATTEMPTED Murder is it not?

If you place some thing like a car in the road, hopeing? Knowing a speeding motorist is coming that way under pursuit, and will collide with it, due to the nature of the local terain, surely logic tells you that the rider will hti it, AND COULD BE KILLED

I'm sure somebody adhering to the speed limit would have had tons of time to stop but a rider speeding and doing a runner......


Hope the loser rider got a ticket for 'Fails to Stop Short of Vehicle on Front' too...