Nelson blitz on bikers...

[scumdog]

We are allowed to die in throngs its our lives not yours!...when will you morons finaly understand that there is a thing called "free will" so yes its up to the authorities to educate novice motorcyclists to keep as safe as possible but not to discriminate all riders because of this!

Yep, bang up the ACC levy to pay for the deaths I say..free will/ costly injuries and deaths

[miloking]

Yep, bang up the ACC levy to pay for the deaths I say..free will/ costly injuries and deaths

Bulllshit and you know it scummy....ACC levies going up are highly unjustified (since we know stats presented were just lies and included farm vehicles, MX bikes, crashes caused by cars etc) also they have nothing to do with more motorcycle related accidents in Tasman District

....the fact is its just nice place to ride so there is more bikers there, therefore more chance of accidents.

The truth is ...this is a major inconveniece to local police so they decided to discourage people from all over NZ to ride there by this blitz and disguise it as "we care for your safety" bullshit!

[LBD]

While they are dying or after they're dead ?

Flogging a dead horse type thing?

Yep, bang up the ACC levy to pay for the deaths I say..free will/ costly injuries and deaths

Correct me if I am wrong but I did not think AAC pay for deaths, only injuries?

[Katman]

We are allowed to die in throngs its our lives not yours!...when will you morons finaly understand that there is a thing called "free will" so yes its up to the authorities to educate novice motorcyclists to keep as safe as possible but not to discriminate all riders because of this!

When your actions impact upon my motorcycling freedom then you can go fuck yourself.

[miloking]

When your actions impact upon my motorcycling freedom then you can go fuck yourself.

Ohh so sorry ...because i have died so many times already to ruin your motorcycling! WFT is your logic?

ALSO

Its now about "your motorcycling" and not our collective safety????? get your story straight guys...

[Genestho]

Correct me if I am wrong but I did not think AAC pay for deaths, only injuries?

Yes ACC do payout for deaths, case by case basis, was going to link to details but the site's down. Can't even access the "getting help after someone dies from an injury" publication.

Basically a funeral grant upto $5000
One off survivors grant for spouse
One off survivors grant for dependants

Weekly compensation for both (60%) spouse and (20%) children either upto 5 years or until children leave home or turn 18.
Like I say it is case by case.

[ukusa]

I fail to see how pulling up riders & checking wof & rego will keep them safe. Another load of pc bullshit made up by some wanker behind a desk with nothing better to do.
I'm one of the so called "mid life crisis" blokes. How many years back on the road am I supposed to do before I'm not labelled? Is there a number that some wanker sitting behind a desk has made up for this too?
The fact is people will die, our roads are shit quality, and some riders.drivers are either not very good, are very loose & don't give a toss, or both.
Me, I've done 20,000 kms on road in the last 3 years + countless hours on a dirtbike. On top is the 10 years previous riding experience, never had an off (dirtbike excluded, but that's part of the fun), no speeding tickets on a road bike and I'm still labeled as some sort of novice having a mid life crisis.
They can go fuck themselves.
Cops telling us to ride safe will never save lives, it's like telling a drunk not to drink more.

[Ragingrob]

Don't have a problem with cops pulling people over for no direct reason at all, as long as they're doing it with a friendly and positive attitude. If people don't have a license or a road-worthy vehicle then too right they should be getting the fuck off the public road.

[miloking]

Don't have a problem with cops pulling people over for no direct reason at all, as long as they're doing it with a friendly and positive attitude. If people don't have a license or a road-worthy vehicle then too right they should be getting the fuck off the public road.

Funnily enough..there was no mention that those who died on those roads in past year ...didnt have WOFed bikes and licences.

So their reasons for "random" checks only on motorcyclists must be something else....hmmm what could it be? Try to guess...

[Woodman]

Funnily enough..there was no mention that those who died on those roads in past year ...didnt have WOFed bikes and licences.

So their reasons for "random" checks only on motorcyclists must be something else....hmmm what could it be? Try to guess...

Look I understand that you think the Police are picking on you just so you can't have fun, but can you please tell me what you would do if the roads you patrolled had a higher than average accident rate.

There seems to be an element here on KB that just seem to hate the Police. Shit maybe the cops come on here and think that attitudes like yours are representative of all motorcyclists.

They aren't by the way.

[Toaster]

Absolute rubbish, as there is already a group in the police that in the majority stop and inspect only one type of vehicle.

This tactic is simply targetting to risk.
Motorcycle riders in Tasman district have shown from the fatal crash stats to be an at risk group, so they have made themselves a group to be checked for compliance.

Exactly right. It was complete rubbish that was quoted and you a right on the money. Police a acting in a fair manner to help people get things right with their bikes, licences, WOF, roadworthiness etc - all necessary and good stuff aimed at safer riding.

NONE of us want more bikers to die and it is good to see responsive proactive policing trying to prevent more of OUR deaths and injury.

What as individuals do you now do to reduce the chances of your death or injury on the roads? As the signs say, enjoy the ride, not the race.

Real racers go to the track, where it belongs.

Ride safe this Winter.

[miloking]

Look I understand that you think the Police are picking on you just so you can't have fun, but can you please tell me what you would do if the roads you patrolled had a higher than average accident rate.

There seems to be an element here on KB that just seem to hate the Police. Shit maybe the cops come on here and think that attitudes like yours are representative of all motorcyclists.

They aren't by the way.

Yeah you are right, if i was a cop and my "patrol area" had a high accident rate because its popular destination for motorcyclists...i would also make it extremely unpleasant place to ride just so those damn aucklanders go back to where they belong! Is it what you meant?

Because checking WOFs and Regos is not going to save any lives and we all know it!

most of those bikes will be quite expensive cruisers since they are riden by "middle aged men" as per local policemens comment...so they are likely all WOFed and excuse that they are checking "roadworthiness" just doesnt fly....

(BTW this has nothing to do with my personal disgust for police...i only agree with the rest of bikers that are also quite outraged by this "blitz")

[Ragingrob]

Funnily enough..there was no mention that those who died on those roads in past year ...didnt have WOFed bikes and licences.

So their reasons for "random" checks only on motorcyclists must be something else....hmmm what could it be? Try to guess...

I dunno? You tell me? No problem if you're not doing anything illegal so what's the angst?

[miloking]

I dunno? You tell me? No problem if you're not doing anything illegal so what's the angst?

Let me spell it to you ...new "R.E.G.O F.E.E.S" but quite likely the reasons are even worse...to make it unpopular place to ride because local cops dont want it to be "their" problem anymore...thats what all the "middle aged" comments indicate.

[Ragingrob]

Let me spell it to you ...new "R.E.G.O F.E.E.S"

Yeah and? I guess if you haven't paid it then it'd be a bummer huh. It's obviously not the reason for the blitz as why would they go out the month of the fee hike, it ain't as if everybody's rego just expired and people have had to fork out the new levy!