Police get riders at over 200 km/h

[James Deuce]

It's all predestined anyway, you damned Protestant!

[3umph]

I heard today that the bikes in question overtook a mufti cop....

[munterk6]

so what sort of fine/licence disqualification can these guys expect? I'm ignorant as to how the court appearance thing works.

11 years ago I was busted for 258kmh on the Mackenzie Basin...nice cruise on a nice day. Until the cop arrived.
I was fined $1800 and disqualified for 9 mths, done for failing to stop for the cops, careless use, and exceeding 200kmh.
That was 11 years ago, God knows what the damage would be now!

I was with a group of 6 last Sunday, we overtook a mufti cop around the Culverden area in a black Hyundai Sonata at 145, he never did a thing. I dont think he wanted to deal with a group...single riders are easier pickings Im guessing.

There's a lot of riders that constantly travel at 130-200ish every time they ride...and never seem to get busted.

[Winston001]

They opened the box long ago mate. No cat - just all the evils of the world.

That's Pandora's Box, a cube of a different hue.

Btw - the book Schrodinger's Cat by Robert Anton Wilson is an interesting read... if somewhat of a mindfuck.

Excellent book, just set it aside recently for a second read. :

[Winston001]

Not neccessarily, it might be dead when you look...

I like this guy... http://www.thekeyboard.org.uk/Quantum%20mechanics.htm

But you see - that is the point. If no-one opens the box the cat will be fine.......sortof. It remains a potential cat.

Good link, thanks. :

[nallac]

[QUOTE=Winston001;1129190424]But you see - that is the point. If no-one opens the box the cat will be fine.......sortof. It remains a potential cat. QUOTE]


but how do ya feed the cat?..someone is feeding the cat aren't they????.

[Animal]

so what sort of fine/licence disqualification can these guys expect? I'm ignorant as to how the court appearance thing works.

For comparison, being clocked in Western Australia at 148kmh in a 90kmh zone resulted in bike collection from site of bust and impoundment for 7 days (AU$550.00), speeding fine (AU$2000.00), loss of license for 6 months under Hoon Laws.

Ten kms earlier and I was well over 211kmh. That would've probably hurt even more!

[Chrislost]

Quote:
Originally Posted by http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release.html?id=5021
1:28pm 16 April 2009

The Police radar locked at the speed of the two motorcycles heading for Kaikoura 211 km/h.

16 April 2009

Police have caught two motorcyclists who reached 211 km/h on their way 'to Kaikoura for a coffee', during an operation targeting high-risk behaviour on South Island's stretch of State Highway One. The riders had their licences suspended immediately for 28 days, and will appear in later in court.

"Motorcyclists are some of the most vulnerable road users in New Zealand and are over-represented in crash statistics," says Acting Canterbury Road Policing Manager Neville Hyland. "This type of behaviour is one of the reasons why. There are plenty of clubs with access to race tracks if you want to travel at these speeds. Otherwise, stick to the rules or be prepared for the consequences."

Police issued 448 tickets for the operation over the first week of April, adding to the 355 issued during the same operation in early March.

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Didn't anyone ever tell the cops about the time exposed to danger theory?

I'm sure that if there is a % chance of crashing (that statistics tell me is higher for bikes? the same stats they base these "safety campaigns" on)

therefore if i am on the road for half a hour, I am half as likely to crash as if i am on the road for an hour.

unless of course i happen to find a police officer U-turning near me, then the chance increases as his mate has probably u-turned across the next corner to help him.

[jasonzc]

First of all ... both sides of the argument are valid.
but one thing i dont think has been mentioned is that most motorist are not expecting a bike to come at them at 200ks.
Therefore if a car wanted to change lanes, motorist peek at his mirror and sees a bike at a distance. He may get lured into a false sense of security, that the bike is at a safe distance for him to pull into the bikers lane... b4 he knows it.. the bikes right besides him and by that time it may be all too late...

just hypatheticals...


i cant belive this is one of the first threads i have read while on this forum.. kinda a waste of time, o well..

the physics lessons were intersting though.. i think i agree with mikkel (?) on most aspects. (i have an engineering back ground)

and no.. i cant spell... to save my life.

[Jantar]

I can't believe that your first post on here is through dredging up a 7 month old thread.

[fatzx10r]

i cant belive this is one of the first threads i have read while on this forum

same here. you must of skip a few out to land on this one

[Markw336]

i thought that the cops wouldnt go after you if you doing over 180kms lol well im glad i dont have to try that out anymore to find out LOL

[oldrider]

but it was self evidently safe in this instance: they stopped unharmed.

I agree with HDC here!

What was really stupid IMHO was where they did this with respect to the odds of being caught and giving motorcycling some more bad press!

Hey Dougie, Finn's portrayal of your soap box impression was a true look but as to your right to do so on KB, I support you completely!

Wot no Katman?

Edit: Bloody hell, thought this must have been a new one, thinks must look more closely at what I am reading!

[Ender EnZed]

i cant belive this is one of the first threads i have read while on this forum.. kinda a waste of time, o well..

And did you read all 25 pages of it???

[jasonzc]

And did you read all 25 pages of it???

hell no lo! skip reading styles..

my mate was on the forum and he was going through the pages of thread titles.. after he left i just clicked on this one i suppose lol.

but i certainly didnt realize the thread was this old..

sorry if i (re)opened a can of worms.. :S