Hamilton Police bike check

[skidMark]

What a crock of shit... an excuse for the cops to check bikes over and try hand out some tickets...

I would tell them to piss off... all i am required to wear by law is a helmet... the rest is my choice...

Bloodey vultures.

[Donor]

What a crock of shit... an excuse for the cops to check bikes over and try hand out some tickets...

I would tell them to piss off... all i am required to wear by law is a helmet... the rest is my choice...

Bloodey vultures.

Law says you need a license too (remember what one of those is?)

They wrote out one ticket and educated young guys about safety gear.

God you're a fucking 'tard.

[davereid]

....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...

I'm not sure thats true.

Anytime a policeman stops someone who is not committing an offence, a line has been crossed.

Being able to go about your lawful business without being subjected to random detention is an important part of the diferences in our law to those of police states.

IMHO random stopping is the only way to ensure drivers are sober, and licenced. But it is a tool that should be used with care.

[Leyton]

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 :d makes more sense.

amen!!!! +++++++1

[carver]

do you think they would care about the slicks on my gixxer thou?

[Usarka]

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

it was humour, but yeah i can see that you'd find humorous posts useless.

[Breed777]

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.

If my kids 'told me where to go' there would be no scooter, no car, no bus. the little shits would be walking until they learnt that their actions have consequences. Who would buy their kid or allow their kid to buy a scooter and fail to enforce their kids wear safety gear?
If my son/daughter was spotted riding round in shorts etc after I provided them with the correct gear that would be it...then end.

The point is they are kids... as in not adults... its not their decision to make...

You want your own bike? wear no gear? do what you like?... then your a big boy now so time to get out of my house and buy your own food, pay your own bills and make your own way in the world...

truth be told tho, kids earn their parents trust and parents earn kids respect.
My ex and I had 2 kids together and they knew when I said something i Meant it and they respected that if they crossed the line they would lose their 'freedom' to do as they please....

Its good of the cops to be doing what was in the article... but I think its the parents job to raise a kid who has the brains to realise whats gonna happen when they hit the road at 50km/hr.

Simply put... a 16 yr old riding a scooter in shorts and a t-shirt... indicator not working, no warrant etc simply a result of shit parenting!

and the parents should be

[NDORFN]

Ok so what about cyclists? They go ripping through town at 50km+, about the same as the average student riding to school on thier scooter.

[Laxi]

Good work boys (& girls)
We need more of this sort of constructive policing rather than the mindless revenue collecting we've previously been experiencing. Education is the key.

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

feel sorry for the cops somtimes, they cant win! people complain that all they do is make money by handing out tickets, then somone else complains when instead they offer advice

Fuck the ACC!

no! they're too busy doing that to us

[Chrislost]

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

well i assume that they spend so mich time policing speeding because it may be dangerous, therefore they see the need to police clothing as it may be dangerous too...

[Rcktfsh]

aaahh brings back fond memories of debating the school dress code and its unsuitability to riding a bike to school with the headmaster, this is in the days when classes would be randomly called out to stay after assembly, line up with socks upturned so that garters could be checked lest a boy should destroy the schools reputation by being seen in public with his socks round his ankles, worked though managed to substitute school blazer for leather jacket, boots for shoes, non std trousers...for some reason they were happy to see me leave????

[Hitcher]

well i assume that they spend so mich time policing speeding because it may be dangerous, therefore they see the need to police clothing as it may be dangerous too...

They police speeding because it is illegal. At least that's what they've always told me.

[Chrislost]

They police speeding because it is illegal. At least that's what they've always told me.

I was lead to believe they policed it to lower the road toll.

[caseye]

Speed isn't what kills most of the victims of road crashes!
Inattention, avoidable situations overcoming limited ability drivers and inconsiderate drivers are what kill the most people on our roads.
Our Police should be on the roads in cars and on bikes being seen to be doing the right things and pinging those that don't.
This includes and perttains mostly to the nasties and the criminally inclined who because they travel in packs ( seen the toyota corolla with 7 wolly heads in em have you?) are left alone by any ordinarily sane Police Officer because THEY ARE TROUBLE.
We on the other hand stop when signalled to do so and almost always pay the bloody fines!
Simple isn't it, revenue is gathered by stopping us and leaving the nasties to it, lets do that then.
We had a right to go about our daily lives without being interferred with, oh sorry thats the crims.
We are subject to stop and search laws that would make Hitler proud and you guys say it;'s alright if it helps stop crime, what a bloody joke.
Has it? NO!