TV3 sensationalist?

**Krayy** · 27th October 2009, 13:11

So I turn on the TV3 news last night and one of the teasers is about another fatality and they show a picture of a bike lying on its side in the road that has obviously been in an accident. The story comes up and it's about a van that has hit a pole near Waihi and has killed 2, 4 injured etc. WTF? Doesn't help the cause of motorcycle safety.

**Dave Lobster** · 27th October 2009, 16:23

So did you turn over, like?

**StoneY** · 27th October 2009, 16:33

Originally Posted by Krayy

So I turn on the TV3 news last night and one of the teasers is about another fatality and they show a picture of a bike lying on its side in the road that has obviously been in an accident. The story comes up and it's about a van that has hit a pole near Waihi and has killed 2, 4 injured etc. WTF? Doesn't help the cause of motorcycle safety.

You are mis quoting the TV story bro (easily done when the pic of a bent bike was the lead in)
The Bike was a byline (for once) of the total road fatalities this weekend, rest was cage carnage

There was one fatal motorbike accident near Nelson, BUT there was this massive fatality where a van rolled with 8 teenage occupants....

The Biker hit a bridge, no other vehicles involved......
I feel for his family...anyone know if he was a KBer?
Condolences to his kin.

**Clockwork** · 27th October 2009, 16:34

I saw the trailer, didn't stay to watch the item.

Would that be a breach of the Broadcasting Standards do you suppose?

edit..... may be not then

**Laxi** · 27th October 2009, 16:38

Originally Posted by StoneY

You are mis quoting the TV story bro (easily done when the pic of a bent bike was the lead in)
The Bike was a byline (for once) of the total road fatalities this weekend, rest was cage carnage

kinda what he was saying still though isn't it?, they still chose the footage of the bike to sum up the weekends road toll (what was the road toll at the close of the weekend? was 6 last I heard), not the van

**oldrider** · 27th October 2009, 16:39

The bike accident was actually reported as near Greymouth! (200 miles South West of Nelson)

You can see how stories get stretched, can't you!

**mossy1200** · 27th October 2009, 16:41

It pisses me off that this morning a rider layed rubber in the wet from an intersection in Wellington in city centre infront of at least a hundred people at three light changes in a row.This is the shit we dont need at the moment.
It would be easier to get public support if we toned it down a bit.Everyone is watching they way we act right now and that shit doesnt help.

**Laxi** · 27th October 2009, 16:43

you'll always have those idiots that just dont care

**enigma51** · 27th October 2009, 16:43

Originally Posted by mossy1200

It pisses me off that this morning a rider layed rubber in the wet from an intersection in Wellington in city centre infront of at least a hundred people at three light changes in a row.This is the shit we dont need at the moment.
It would be easier to get public support if we toned it down a bit.Everyone is watching they way we act right now and that shit doesnt help.

More importantly did you follow it up with a mint wheelie?

**StoneY** · 27th October 2009, 16:46

Originally Posted by Laxi

kinda what he was saying still though isn't it?, they still chose the footage of the bike to sum up the weekends road toll (what was the road toll at the close of the weekend? was 6 last I heard), not the van

No not at all

The bike was NOT the lead in pic, one of a Van messed up was shown first, the story was half over before they showed the bike, and it was the least focussed part of the story

Watch it on TV3 on demand if you want to be sure yaselves

Sorry for my unfamiliarity with Upper South geometry, your dead right was Greymouth, not Nelson my bad

And yes was 6, 2 up from last year

But last year, 2 of the 4 were bikers so, in a strange way we improved our labour weekend toll for our team

**mossy1200** · 27th October 2009, 16:47

Originally Posted by enigma51

More importantly did you follow it up with a mint wheelie?

Im really more pissed that my bonneville wont burn rubber even in the wet with rear tyre inflatted to 60pounds let alone do wheelies.

**StoneY** · 27th October 2009, 16:48

Originally Posted by mossy1200

Im really more pissed that my bonneville wont burn rubber even in the wet with rear tyre inflatted to 60pounds let alone do wheelies.

Ah but the FZR never lets ya down im sure

**Laxi** · 27th October 2009, 16:50

Originally Posted by StoneY

The bike was NOT the lead in pic, one of a Van messed up was shown first, the story was half over before they showed the bike, and it was the least focussed part of the story

ok! didn't actually see it but 1news did the same thing, but the lead was definatly the bike, with a quick shot of a car with right hand, front damage that at the time I assumed was made by the bike, but then no mention of a bike at all

**mossy1200** · 27th October 2009, 16:51

Originally Posted by StoneY

Ah but the FZR never lets ya down im sure

Its in hundreds of pieces.Only the pistons,big ends,primary chain,gudgens and valve guide seals have let me down this time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbsbMpV4wKk