Whangarei Police chase

[jrandom]

Originally posted by bikerboy
Perhaps the aggressive policy of chasing is based on far more people trying and succeeding than we ever hear about. There are a lot of urban myths but how many personally know for a fact someone that's done it and lived to tell the tale?

First ticket I got on the bike, I could've done a runner and got away, I'm sure of it. Especially if I'd had a reasonably fast bike instead of the 150. (Using shoulder on NW m/way, blow past cop sitting in slow lane, cop pulls out to stop me after I go past - I could've cranked it, got off at the Patiki Rd offramp 400m later and hid round the back of one of the industrial blocks before the cop got on my tail properly.)

Generally a piece of piss to get away if you're in heavy-ish traffic I'd imagine. Not so likely on the open road.

I still think I'd rather take the $150 or whatever fine than run the risk of getting arrested and losing my license. I betcha there's plenty of incidences of bikes managing to head off into the sunset without being caught, though.

[Motoracer]

I know of quite a few successful runners...

Sometimes its just not possible or its too risky and not worth it. At other times, the oppertunity is just given to you at hand. eg, your cruzing at 150kmph on a highway and a HP car comming the other way flashes the red and blue lights. As it slows down to make a U'ie, you have two options:

A: Slow down and gradually stop and wait for the cop to come to you. This is a very sensible option and chances are you might get away with not loosing your licence on the spot, IF the cop is nice. The police will be very greatful for this responce usually and if your offence isn't too bad, they might even let you off with a warning.

B: Gun it!! The HP car has to slow down, then give way to other traffic (if any), then turn around and then accelarate to speed to catch you.... By this time (depending on the bike) You can create a lot of distance between you and the cop. after a few turns, when you are sure that the cop can't see you, turn off to a driveway, smaller road and camp for a while...

Note: I haven't done any of this but I have read some articles in magazines about runners and have heard of success stories from some people.

[Lou Girardin]

Not that I'm advocating anything as irresponsible as doing a runner. But if you do, get off straight, multi lane roads as quick as you can and DON'T turn left. Almost everyone being chased takes left turns. If the cop loses sight of you, he'll always check the left side roads first.
Just don't kill yourself doing it.
Lou

[georgedubyabush]

Originally posted by Motoracer
I know of quite a few successful runners...

A: Slow down and gradually stop and wait for the cop to come to you. This is a very sensible option and chances are you might get away with not loosing your licence on the spot, IF the cop is nice. The police will be very greatful for this responce usually and if your offence isn't too bad, they might even let you off with a warning.

I'd just drop down to the speed limit and carry on until THEY pull you over. If you stop yourself then you're pretty much admitting your guilt. There goes your "sorry officer didnt realise my speed"... probably wont get you off but worth a shot.

It's like not quickly hiding your detector if pulled up. It's like a billboard with 'chronic speeder' written in flashing neon

[Motoracer]

Originally posted by georgedubyabush
I'd just drop down to the speed limit and carry on until THEY pull you over. If you stop yourself then you're pretty much admitting your guilt. There goes your "sorry officer didnt realise my speed"... probably wont get you off but worth a shot.

It's like not quickly hiding your detector if pulled up. It's like a billboard with 'chronic speeder' written in flashing neon

True... how ever if you do admit the guilt straight away and say you know what you did and you are very sorry about it, it can sometimes help to get on their good side and possibely lessen the penalties. Its another way to go I reckon, I have tired it and it did work, luckily enough...

[wkid_one]

If you do the crime - do the time!

You know you are speeding - you know the punishment for speeding - and you know the risks of speeding......

Think of a speeding ticket as a speeding premium - you pay one once in a while for the PRIVILEDGE of speeding. 

I'm sorry but if a biker crashed in to my car coz he was doing a runner - he better bloody well hope the impact killed him/her, because if I am able - I will.

[wkid_one]

PS - I can't honestly say I would stop tho in the heat of the moment

[Lou Girardin]

I don't have much faith in the application of mercy in these days of quotas. Still, I did get off one ticket and he'd seen the detector too.

[Sharkey]

Originally posted by georgedubyabush
I'd just drop down to the speed limit and carry on until THEY pull you over. If you stop yourself then you're pretty much admitting your guilt. There goes your "sorry officer didnt realise my speed"... probably wont get you off but worth a shot.

It's like not quickly hiding your detector if pulled up. It's like a billboard with 'chronic speeder' written in flashing neon

Been there, done that, doesn't work.

[Kwaka-Kid]

well i have to be honest here and say that i very much doubt that too many get away and half the storys are shit... the motorcycle cop i know has only lost 2-3 chases in about 10+ years... thats chases he has engaged in.. i have heard also of 1-2 stories of a bike flying passed real fast whilst he was writing a ticket...obviously that doesnt count...once eagle is involved you have no chance.. and most people end up trying too hard and running hot into a corner and throwing themselves off... as big and ugly as the current ST1100's are.. they do have a surprising takeoff.

[DeanOh]

Originally posted by Sharkey
Been there, done that, doesn't work.

Me too...cost me $500.....shoulda just kept going.

[Jackrat]

And then again if the coppers had a high power rifle they could of just shot the prick.He had his chance to stop but ran,after that it wasn,t just a speeding ticket.Why did he run???Fuck im,An who are you going to call if somebody steels your bike.If a shit head
runs from the cops, they should shoot the prick dead.

[Big Dog]

Well this one put a cat amongst the pigeons huh?

[scumdog]

A thought to you guys that didn't do a runner - you're still here and alive to moan about it, I'll bet the bozo in the Whangarei chase will be thinking he should have stopped, - if dead men can think. ( mind you I don't reckon he could "think" for the last 20 minutes or so of his sorry life)

[Oscar]

Originally posted by Lou Girardin
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The actions of three idiots, the rider and two cops, caused the death of an innocent girl, anyone of the three could have prevented this.
Lou

Pray tell, how do you know this as fact?????????
The guy obviously had no problem with travelling at extra-legal speeds, how do you know that he would have slowed down when the cops stopped chasing?

God knows I'm no fan of the Feds, but get a grip fella - the guy was a dickhead.........