The joys of doing a runner

**Scotty595** · 13th January 2010, 18:28

Originally Posted by Number One

Ha - saw the same in Napier the last couple of days! Stubbies and jandals, no jacket but helmets and no gloves.

...some nice sexy man legs on a few of them too

Saw a group the other day. I think they at least had jackets on... all on big sports bikes, all wearing jandals and shorts. Was quite funny actually.

**Usarka** · 13th January 2010, 18:31

Originally Posted by Muppet

Ticket or death?

So you can never get away with it?

**R6_kid:Me** · 13th January 2010, 18:34

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

Might have nothing to do with proposed acc fee increases.

Remind me why it would?

**puddy** · 13th January 2010, 18:48

Originally Posted by R6_kid

Remind me why it would?

Maybe it was a short, spirit of the moment, fast protest ride!

**cowpatz** · 13th January 2010, 18:50

I think the twat should be a finalist for a Darwinian award.

**Headbanger** · 13th January 2010, 18:51

Suicide.

Meh.

**6ft5** · 13th January 2010, 18:55

Another statistic

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10619999

Anyone know who this is?

**Motu** · 13th January 2010, 18:55

So is this part of the ACC protest Campaign? If so,count me out.

**caseye** · 13th January 2010, 19:01

Originally Posted by Motu

So is this part of the ACC protest Campaign? If so,count me out.

Me too Motu, I can think of many better ways of protesting that don't involve running from the Police to avoid a ticket and ending up dead.
No sorrow or sympathy for this rider, his freinds and family,of course, they've just lost a loved one, a stupid one but nevertheless one.

**onearmedbandit** · 13th January 2010, 19:01

Originally Posted by R6_kid

Remind me why it would?

It had passing reference to some comments in this thread about a possible increase in runners due to increased fines and rego costs. I was drawing a long bow.

**steve_t** · 13th January 2010, 19:09

Originally Posted by 6ft5

Another statistic

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10619999

Anyone know who this is?

Just be careful not to post accident info before it hits the media. It's against site rules and the mods will be on you like a fat kid on a cupcake

**YellowDog** · 13th January 2010, 19:16

I heard that the Police generally hold back and wait for the assailant to loose control.

Apparently it is very difficult to regain your sense of proportion after excessive high speeds.

80kph feels like 30kph and woopsey down you go.

29 years old eh! What a terrible waste of a young life.

Someone will miss him badly. Mum, Dad, Partner, Kids, Aunties, Grandparents - who knows.

RIP whoever you were.

**Quasi** · 13th January 2010, 19:26

whoever they were. Bad choice, paid the ultimate price. Lets not bag him too much. He's gone and its easy for us to sit here, feeling very safe and secure and say what a silly lad he was. . Will be tears shed tonight and many other nights. No family needs to live with the unneccessary grief, but now will have too.

Ride safe friends and friends not yet met. R.I.P fallen rider

**MIXONE** · 13th January 2010, 19:27

When I was young,dumb etc, I did a few runners and got away with them but now that I'm old,grey and had my day I just pull over and accept my fate (as I did on Sunday).