Do we want more road cops or less?

**rastuscat** · 14th April 2010, 11:32

Originally Posted by davereid

We make that decision all the time, in the name of convenience.

For example, we could massively reduce the road toll by reducing the open road speed limit from 100 to 40. We choose not to do so because there is a social and financial advantage in a higher speed limit. Its the same reason we tolerate motorcycles. There are only very few bikers who use the motorcycle purely for transport. For most its a toy, a type of recreation. We could adopt a 12HP, 125cc limit like the Philipines. This would be good for the environment, would no disadvantage a single "utilitarian" transport" motorcyclist, yet would save dozens of lives every year.

Outstanding post.

**peasea** · 14th April 2010, 14:27

Originally Posted by sinfull

Bring back carless days ! Women on odd numbers, men on even !

Carlos Daze? Wasn't he a Mexican guitarist?

Women ARE odd numbers.

**peasea** · 14th April 2010, 14:28

Originally Posted by rastuscat

Outstanding post.

Maybe we should write to the Minister of Transport with dr's suggestions?

**slofox** · 14th April 2010, 14:30

I want more cops stopping all those other buggers who drive/ride like loonies. And less cops where I ride...

**peasea** · 14th April 2010, 14:34

Originally Posted by slofox

I want more cops stopping all those other buggers who drive/ride like loonies. And less cops where I ride...

slofox for President!!!!

**scumdog** · 14th April 2010, 17:29

Originally Posted by peasea

Which would make them P.E.G's.
Hany for hanging out the laundry.

Oh yeah, a few of them hany are just great for hanging out the laundry, oh yes...

**peasea** · 14th April 2010, 17:32

Originally Posted by scumdog

Oh yeah, a few of them hany are just great for hanging out the laundry, oh yes...

Darn it, typo time and spotted by someone who can't pronounce the letter 'r'.
Arrgh!

I thought you were busy putting on cuppas and scones for visitors to your new sleepout, oops, I mean, 'office'.

**monkey99** · 19th April 2010, 08:46

Well it could be a U Turning Cop or it could be a fool with to much of a skinful.. either way that's one less biker

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**Hopeful Bastard** · 19th April 2010, 08:53

Well, If more patrol cars on the road means this is what happens, Then no.. Keep them off the road! R.I.P man

**DaddyK** · 19th April 2010, 09:15

They murdered our mate. They fucking murdered him with stupidity. It was a simple ride. He was just going home. We had just been to the Coroglen. He wasnt drinking. He ate a steak sandwich and a blue iso drink. He was going home to hang out with his mates who had went grocery shopping for him. He was due to have back surgery in 3 weeks. Raise our rates and pick us off one at a time? You can bet that fucking pig will walk away without anything. He will be made the "hero", and our mate will be drug through the mud...just like he died.

**Farab** · 19th April 2010, 09:53

Originally Posted by DaddyK

They murdered our mate. They fucking murdered him with stupidity. It was a simple ride. He was just going home. We had just been to the Coroglen. He wasnt drinking. He ate a steak sandwich and a blue iso drink. He was going home to hang out with his mates who had went grocery shopping for him. He was due to have back surgery in 3 weeks. Raise our rates and pick us off one at a time? You can bet that fucking pig will walk away without anything. He will be made the "hero", and our mate will be drug through the mud...just like he died.

First off, condolences to his family and friends, very sad and tragic.

As for your post, put it this way, I wouldn't be surpised at a particular outcome. You see, he was "saving" the public at large, going after that "reckless" driver.

You have to watch not getting reamed every time you use the roads. Last week I saw, I shit you not, 3 "Highway Patrol" units, in 3 seperate spots, pull cars over within 1 km, in peak hour traffic. If I hadn't seen it, I wouldn't have believed it. The next morning I counted 4 within a 2 km space. Revenue collecting galore. Yet when my neighbour got burgled, they only showed up 23 hours after the fact, no money making in that, you see.

On the Shore we, on a daily basis, have several "Highway Patrol" (and unmarked cars) skulking between Devonport, Castorbay and beyond, ticketing all and sundry, even push bike riders. I mean those push bikes riders can leave lot of death and destruction in their wake.

Bottom line, take 50% of the "road" cops of the road and put them on front line duties and catch all the murderes, rapists, burglars, armed robbers and drug dealers first. Clean up all the crap that matter first and leave the average already overtaxed Joe / Jane on their way to work in heavy peak hour traffic, to earn a living to pay for your damn wages, in this already trying ecomonic times the hell alone!

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**rapid van cleef** · 19th April 2010, 09:59

amen to compulsory 3rd party insurance. i dont want someone to crash into me on my bike or in my car to have no insurance, then ive got the hassle of fighting to get compensation for my vehicle etc. insurance is very very cheap here anyway. its massively irresponsible to take to the roads without it in my opinion.

**Ixion** · 19th April 2010, 10:21

Given the rate at which careless driving by cops kills motorcyclists (and they don't appear to give a shit about it), I think the answer to the original question (more or fewer road cops) is clear. Fewer, they are too dangerous, we will be safer without them.