Motorcyclist hits 200kmh on State Highway 1

**blackdog** · 29th April 2010, 17:08

Originally Posted by miloking

Well i dont have eagle eyes like you

but if iam sitting in car on side of the road and something goes past me at 210Km/h i dont think i could tell you what it was and be %100 certain
...but obviously there are other factors to consider, like visibility on that day, position of the car relative to the road, knowledge of motorcycles etc...

so your ascertation that the rider must have been travelling much slower or someone was lying is tenuous at best

**miloking** · 29th April 2010, 17:10

Originally Posted by simonnn

ergeant Stu Kearns of the Waitemata serious crash unit told the Herald a crash at that velocity would be unsurvivable, and the rider's chance to react to an emergency in time would be cut dramatically.

Wrong there are dozens of riders all around the world who have survived 212+ get offs

"There's not enough leather or protective gear that would save your skin at that speed."

There is plenty of good gear that has proven its worth in 212+ get offs all around the world.

s the average driver reaction time is about 2.5 seconds, the rider would travel 147m before he could react to anything happening in front of him.

Wrong the average reaction time is a fraction of this.

I think Mr.Kearnes just like MR.Tooman just a prove that NZ police has commenced all out war on Motorcyclists and are only interested to perpetuate their "speed kills" message to justify further revenue gathering...and quite possibly to take some heat off bad Police image in relation to road safety.

**scumdog** · 29th April 2010, 17:28

Originally Posted by shrub

As for the 272 m required to stop from 212 kmh, that's easy to beat - use the front brake as well as the back brake. And they may not have noticed, but bikes are less than 1m wide which mans they can go around or beside most hazards, unlike cars that have no choice but to hit said hazard.

True to a point but at 200kph+ 'swerving' is pretty limited - 'specially if an obstacle suddenly appear 80 metres or so ahead - and is moving ..not many milliseconds to figure out which way is the best way to go - and then go there.

**scumdog** · 29th April 2010, 17:29

Originally Posted by miloking

I think Mr.Kearnes just like MR.Tooman just a prove that NZ police has commenced all out war on Motorcyclists and are only interested to perpetuate their "speed kills" message to justify further revenue gathering...and quite possibly to take some heat off bad Police image in relation to road safety.

Can't wait to get out on the road and test that theory - oh and don't worry, I don't ride with a big banner saying "I'm on your side" flying behind me.

**miloking** · 29th April 2010, 17:32

Originally Posted by theblackstig

so your ascertation that the rider must have been travelling much slower or someone was lying is tenuous at best

Tenuous ..probably, but worth considering ..definately

**scumdog** · 29th April 2010, 17:32

Originally Posted by simonnn

s the average driver reaction time is about 2.5 seconds, the rider would travel 147m before he could react to anything happening in front of him.

Wrong the average reaction time is a fraction of this.

Fark, 2.5 seconds is waayy faster than a lot of the drivers that I see are capable of!

And that's when they're sober.

**miloking** · 29th April 2010, 17:34

Originally Posted by scumdog

Can't wait to get out on the road and test that theory - oh and don't worry, I don't ride with a big banner saying "I'm on your side" flying behind me.

Well, interesting that you mention that...iam sure you get treated the same way we do if you get pulled over...

**Stormer** · 29th April 2010, 17:35

Originally Posted by Mom

You and your mate should be very proud of yourselves right about now. It is wankers like you that drags the reputation of the rest of us down. Thanks for nothing!

Then I guess you`re calling a fair percentage of us here "wankers".
A quick passing manoeuvre on any good thou will have you up to 150 in no time.

Sheesh...I`m just gonna trade in me leathers for a flouro vest and flip top lid and try to increase our reputation (while NEVER exceeding the posted speed limit, like, y`know).

**scumdog** · 29th April 2010, 17:36

Originally Posted by miloking

Well, interesting that you mention that...iam sure you get treated the same way we do if you get pulled over...

Going by my present experience you might have a long wait before I'mm pulled over by the 5-0....

The last time I was actually pulled over was 1999, I have been stopped at booze-bus checkpoints since - then but that doesn't count..

**scumdog** · 29th April 2010, 17:37

Originally Posted by miloking

Well, interesting that you mention that...iam sure you get treated the same way we do if you get pulled over...

Going by my present experience you might have a long wait before I'mm pulled over by the 5-0....

The last time I was actually pulled over was 1999, I have been stopped at booze-bus checkpoints since - then but that doesn't count..

**miloking** · 29th April 2010, 17:44

Originally Posted by scumdog

Going by my present experience you might have a long wait before I'mm pulled over by the 5-0....

The last time I was actually pulled over was 1999, I have been stopped at booze-bus checkpoints since - then but that doesn't count..

Hmm Do you still have to say your name and address at the booze bus stop...or you just do the "secret handshake" and you are off?

**red mermaid** · 29th April 2010, 17:53

Have any of you considered that quite a few Highway Patrol staff are motorcyclists, and therefore very fimiliar with makes and models of bikes.

Also they spend the majority of their day observing vehicles.

No, of course not, because as usual all the 'experts' have crawled out of their keyboards to pronounce on something they know nothing about.

**onearmedbandit** · 29th April 2010, 17:57

I wonder how many motorcyclists went over 200km/h today?

**shrub** · 29th April 2010, 17:57

Originally Posted by scumdog

True to a point but at 200kph+ 'swerving' is pretty limited - 'specially if an obstacle suddenly appear 80 metres or so ahead - and is moving ..not many milliseconds to figure out which way is the best way to go - and then go there.

At 200 kmh swerving is something to be avoided. I'm more thinking of the hazard several hundred metres down the road that our friendly Poliss Cuntstable was convinced the wicked biker was going to hit. Not that I've ever ridden that fast of course (I never ride faster than 100 kmh because it's naughty), but if I ever did I'm sure that I could lose enough speed over a fairly short distance to be able to find an escape route. Last time I looked at my bike it had a couple of big discs on the front, and it didn't weight as much as the Cuntstabularies Holden Commodes do, so I reckon if I was every crazy enough to go over 100 kmh I could slow down quite quickly. I also reckon that most experienced motorbicyclists have a hell of a lot more skill and better control over their braking than citizens with their "stomp on the pedal and leave it to the ABS" approach.