Checkpoints. Waddaya do?

[Mystic13]

Not the ones they're claiming. Like, 50% of ALL motorcycle crashes in the country occur in the Coromandel. Bullshit. Real figure is about 1.5% . According to MoT.

Same stat show the, per 10000 bikes , the crash rate is going DOWN. Sure, more bikes on the road, more crashes. But, per bike, it's improving

2007 4.5%
2006 5.1%
2005 5.6%

See this thread for a debunk of the studied lies of Inspector Dunbier

The press release talks about 50% off ACC injury claims for the wider Thames-Coro and Hauraki Districts. So you're right, it is not true that 50% of ALL crashes occur on the Coromandel, because it appears they never said that.

Here's a clip from the release.

"Police Eastern Waikato Area Commander, Inspector Glenn Dunbier, said over the past three years 50 per cent of New Zealand's ACC injury claims involving motorcycles originated from the Thames- Coromandel and Hauraki District Council areas.

"Over this period motorcycle injuries cost the country approximately $3.2 million dollars, and of that about $2.2 million dollars originated from claims in our area."

Analysis of the crashes shows that while some local residents were involved by and large most injury claimants came from Auckland, the Waikato or Bay of Plenty."

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0812/S00057.htm

I was stopped at the checkpoints on the Coromandel and I thought they were doing an okay job. You can see where they're coming from and what they're aiming to do.

[Mystic13]

When you factor in that probably half the population of NZ live in the region, Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, Tauranga, Whakatane etc then the numbers start to look a little better. I have to wonder what percentage of registered bikes reside in this area.

[Patrick]

The press release talks about 50% off ACC injury claims for the wider Thames-Coro and Hauraki Districts. So you're right, it is not true that 50% of ALL crashes occur on the Coromandel, because it appears they never said that.

Here's a clip from the release.

"Police Eastern Waikato Area Commander, Inspector Glenn Dunbier, said over the past three years 50 per cent of New Zealand's ACC injury claims involving motorcycles originated from the Thames- Coromandel and Hauraki District Council areas.

"Over this period motorcycle injuries cost the country approximately $3.2 million dollars, and of that about $2.2 million dollars originated from claims in our area."

Analysis of the crashes shows that while some local residents were involved by and large most injury claimants came from Auckland, the Waikato or Bay of Plenty."

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0812/S00057.htm

I was stopped at the checkpoints on the Coromandel and I thought they were doing an okay job. You can see where they're coming from and what they're aiming to do.

When you factor in that probably half the population of NZ live in the region, Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, Tauranga, Whakatane etc then the numbers start to look a little better. I have to wonder what percentage of registered bikes reside in this area.

Mystic beat me to it.... Great playground that the Thames/Coromandel/Hauraki area is, it is just a short skip from the most populated area in the country, so perhaps the figures are correct...

[firefighter]

Me and my mate stood on both sides of the Birkenhead checkpoint on. Tuesday I think it was. Or something. Outside NW, holding up signs that said "COPS AROUND CORNER". A fair amount of thumbs ups were had, I felt good.

Shitting myself that a cop'd pull over in a sneaky mufti with a frown on his face

Dick, those checkpoints are there to stop drink drivers killing people..........ya stupid prick........


P.S_ IF it was a reg/Wof stop only then forget everything i wrote and you get a thumbs up lol.

[Ixion]

Fair enough. 50% of all crashes are in the Coromandel? Unlikely, even though there are a hell of a lot.

Dunno where you get your figures from, but there have been a hell of a lot of fatal bike crashes in the papers - more than usual - lately. Coinciding with the sharp rise in petrol costs perhaps?

Official MoT figures. Source in the quoted thread.

[firefighter]

You are an idiot.

No-one's going to be drunk on a Tuesday, especially while it's still light enough to stand around with a sign.

Blackshear would've been getting thumbs up for saving people from the stupid $200 no wof/reg fines.

you would be surprised.......

[Big Dave]

What do you do?

Say g'day to the KBer who is working on them now.

[Ixion]

I encountered one on the way home yestereve.

18 cops I counted! And I see in the local rag, that burglaries are at an all time (local) high.

They waved me through .

[Patrick]

Official MoT figures. Source in the quoted thread.

Misread what was said - thought the call was 50% in the Coromandel, not the entire region....

[idb]

You are an idiot.

No-one's going to be drunk on a Tuesday, especially while it's still light enough to stand around with a sign

I've been drunk since Tuesday