Police get riders at over 200 km/h

[Gremlin]

Under current laws / fines, is there any difference between doing 141kph and 211kph?

As Mikkel said, and also the judges lack of humour when you're standing in front of him for punishment.

[Ixion]

Shit, the coffee in Kaikoura must be blurdy good!

[popa griffin]

I knew that was coming.

Sorry, but you are never going to convince me that doing 211km/h on a public highway is "safe".

Basic science says that reaction distance is severely increased at these speeds.

Lets put a scenario. Person in Mini pulls out of a side road in a 100km/h area after looking right to see whether the way is clear. Dickhead motorcyclist comes round the corner at 200km/h and hits the Mini and kills both himself and the driver of the Mini. At 100km/h he would have easily been available to slow down and/or avoid the incident.

Now a test - if your family member was driving the mini... what would your thoughts be?

Sorry, but 211km/h is for the racetrack...

And before the other naysayers chip in... yes I am assuming that they are guilty....

I find it hard to belive a bike could be going around a corner at 200km/h unless it was a slight bend in which case the rider could see said mini anyways and slow down in time.

[Qkchk:Me]

Just another excuse to be targeted thanks to some muppets........

[HenryDorsetCase]

I knew that was coming.

Sorry, but you are never going to convince me that doing 211km/h on a public highway is "safe".

Basic science says that reaction distance is severely increased at these speeds.

Lets put a scenario. Person in Mini pulls out of a side road in a 100km/h area after looking right to see whether the way is clear. Dickhead motorcyclist comes round the corner at 200km/h and hits the Mini and kills both himself and the driver of the Mini. At 100km/h he would have easily been available to slow down and/or avoid the incident.

Now a test - if your family member was driving the mini... what would your thoughts be?

Sorry, but 211km/h is for the racetrack...

And before the other naysayers chip in... yes I am assuming that they are guilty....

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

[HenryDorsetCase]

I find it hard to belive a bike could be going around a corner at 200km/h unless it was a slight bend in which case the rider could see said mini anyways and slow down in time.

he might have been trying to get his kneed down.

[3umph]

Apart from the fact that you would need to be a dickhead to be doing that sort of speed and putting yourself and innocent others at risk?

Sorry, but that is FAR too fast to be going on a public road. Go to a racetrack if you want to do speeds like that. We should NOT be condoning this sort of thing IMHO.

Well from someone that knows that stretch of road really will there are plenty and I mean plenty of places to do said speed and sustain it for a bit of time and safely... the road is in good condition and they have straightened it out heaps...

Anytime you walk out the door you are putting yourself at risk whether on a bike, in a cage or walking... anything can happen at any time...

I have traveled that stretch over the years at some quite quick speeds and been in control when doing so.... I have had more close calls doing the speed limit from loopies not watching where they are going and crossing the center line doing about 80-90k on the open road...

Someone doing 200k+ is not in my mind going to be someone that does not know how to control there bike...

I'm not condoning there actions... they got caught and will pay the cost of there actions... same as I would of if it was me that got caught at that speed...

[3umph]

Shit, the coffee in Kaikoura must be blurdy good!

sure is.... and the fish and chips are good as well

[pritch]

Apart from the fact that you would need to be a dickhead to be doing that sort of speed and putting yourself and innocent others at risk?

Sorry, but that is FAR too fast to be going on a public road. Go to a racetrack if you want to do speeds like that. We should NOT be condoning this sort of thing IMHO.

Sorry can't agree. If you don't want to travel at those speeds then don't. Others might, but had best pick the time and place better than those two.

I guess thay'll be in the market for a radar detector now. After the horse has bolted...

[Jantar]

Shit, the coffee in Kaikoura must be blurdy good!

It is, but the urn isn't kept hot for very long, so once the call goes out you dodn't have much time to get there.

[nallac]

Shit, the coffee in Kaikoura must be blurdy good!

unfortantly i didn't find out..

[Mr Merde]

Bring back the man with the red flag, walking in front of the bike or car.

At least no one has brought back the old belief that if you exceed a certain speed the human body would break down. Something like 50mph if memory serves me.

The sky is falling and all the "Chicken Littles" are out in force.

Why do we have vehicles that can easily exceed the speed limit? Surely we should have a governor on every road going vehicle.

Fuck it I'm bored, Bye.

[DougieNZ]

Someone doing 200k+ is not in my mind going to be someone that does not know how to control there bike.....

Ahhh the old "if you are a good rider you are OK to travel at 200km/h" debate...

I have heard more than one article this year where grieving friends have said:

"I just can't understand it, HE WAS SUCH A GOOD RIDER"

Fact: Human reaction dictates there will still be a minimum distance travelled. The faster you go, the longer it is...It is not influenced by:

- Whether you are a "good" rider
- Whether you "know" the road
- What bike you are riding
- How many times you have ridden on that road

[3umph]

It is, but the urn isn't kept hot for very long, so once the call goes out you dodn't have much time to get there.

yip yip yip

[Maha]

Well from someone that knows that stretch of road really will there are plenty and I mean plenty of places to do said speed and sustain it for a bit of time and safely... the road is in good condition and they have straightened it out heaps...

Anytime you walk out the door you are putting yourself at risk whether on a bike, in a cage or walking... anything can happen at any time...

I have traveled that stretch over the years at some quite quick speeds and been in control when doing so.... I have had more close calls doing the speed limit from loopies not watching where they are going and crossing the center line doing about 80-90k on the open road...

Someone doing 200k+ is not in my mind going to be someone that does not know how to control there bike...

I'm not condoning there actions... they got caught and will pay the cost of there actions... same as I would of if it was me that got caught at that speed...

A well thought out and mature post 3umph....
That being said, what also should get a mention is that, these clowns would not have been 200+ for any length of time...they chose the wrong moment in which to do so...Fags!!!....
I know of many who would hit the 200 mark, choosing the right place to do so helps keep ya bike at least.