Hamilton Police bike check

[6ft5]

Fuck the ACC!

Completely disagree with that! My experience has been awesome and I take offense to this useless comment

[James Deuce]

You're correct but it's also their job to enhance community and people's personal safety.

One sincerely hopes you are being sarcastic.

The issue I have with this type of check is you simply aren't allowed to say, "I'm a bit busy mate, can I go now?"

That comment invariably leads to a million checks because you're obviously an anti-social deviant either on the way to a crime or just leaving one.

Bring back innocent until proven guilty.

[FJRider]

Since when has what people wear on motorcycles, apart from a securely fitting helmet, any legitimate interest of the constabulary?

Under the banner of "In the interests of public safety" ...

[awayatc]

you will be protected !
Forcefully if necesary......

[James Deuce]

Under the banner of "In the interests of public safety" ...

That's an unjustifiable position. How many members of the public does a motorcyclist in a mini skirt threaten?

[FJRider]

That's an unjustifiable position. How many members of the public does a motorcyclist in a mini skirt threaten?

Quite a few if she was pretty ... I would probably look too. Just not where I was going ....

[James Deuce]

Personal responsibility. You, of all people, don't need a cop to teach you that.

[FJRider]

Personal responsibility. You, of all people, don't need a cop to teach you that.

But Helen said personal responsibility was the Goverments job ...

[Leyton]

With the way the little Pr%$ks ride around to school in the morning making it unsafe for other road use's as well as them selfs it was about time they were told to wisen up.

Happy to pass my tax over to this sort of policing.

[Sollyboy]

It's the Police's job to maintain the Queen's peace and enforce New Zealand's laws.

Apart from wearing a securely fitting helmet, there are no laws or even official good practice guidelines for motorcycle apparel.

Police should not be an ATGATT enforcement authority when there is no legal imperitive for them to act. When it comes to road safety, the most significant area of risk to teenagers is alcohol and cars, and there are laws that relate to the combination of those three elements.

And why should they be picking on school kids when there is a bunch of city motorcycle/scroter communters who should be receiving the same "message'?

Im trying to figure out what your problems is , they werent trying to give out tickets or harass just giving some advice that might save younger ones from a lifetime of pain or misery or even death, it might not just be because they is doing a cops job but perhaps its a type of mentoring as they are handing down experience and advise, cops almost dam if they do and dam if they dont

[caseye]

I'd hazard a guess here at Hitchers problem.The Police have no mandate to police what motorcyclists wear, EXCEPT a properly fitting helmet, they are forever telling us ( the general public) that they are too busy to attend burglars on situations( you know where you ring them and say theres a burglar in my house at 2 am) yet here they are wasting our time and money doing touchy feely crap that simply takes them away from fighting crime ( their actual job).
I believe in a citizens right to travel unhindered by others or the Police without proper and lawful reason, this is not one of those, it;s an excuse for not doing real Police work and it's also a great way of cathing unwary fine.warrant and rego strays.
let the police be very visible doing their job, yes but let them stop you for whatever reason they want, NO! Close?

[sunhuntin]

The owner is still legally required to keep them up to WOF standard though.

yep, i know. but whos going to enforce it? the parents? theyd just get told where to go [such is todays youth]. the cops need to be out checking for stuff like this, and the govt needs to change it so all 2 wheeled things powered by a motor need a wof.

[cambridgedan]

Why dont they get a bike like an R1 or a ZX10 or both and more and take them around to the schools with someone who looks like they can ride the bike maybe do some stunt riding on a bike and then give them the message because who do you think the kids would listen to, a cop or some really cool dude with a bike that he can wheelie i know who i would listen to and who ma brother would listen to makes more sense.

[Tone165]

It's better to do "something" than to do "nothing" I spose.

Some valid points about neglected real Police work, and interference with freedom of movement.

It's just a bit of a PR exercise if ya ask me...and they wouldn't need PR if they didn't act like tossers most of the time.

Still rather see them doing this sort of stuff than the flash for cash operations that seem to keep them so busy around here!

[Donor]

Since when has what people wear on motorcycles, apart from a securely fitting helmet, any legitimate interest of the constabulary?

Well, as one who is quite sick of being raped by ACC through vehicle registration licensing costs due to the minimalist thinking of both scooter and motorcycle riders, I applaud the police for their campaign toward better road safety.