Motorcycle blitz coming

[Berries]

I think I read somewhere that those chaps with turbans are exempt from the helmet law. something to do with the turban being a religious "hat" i'll have a hunt and see if I can find it

From the Road User Rule

7.12 Safety helmets for all terrain vehicles, motorcycles, and mopeds
(1) A person must not drive or ride on an all terrain vehicle, on a motorcycle, in a sidecar, or on a moped on a road unless the person is wearing a safety helmet of an approved standard that is securely fastened.

(8) A person is not in breach of subclause (1) if the person proves that at the time of the commission of the alleged breach he or she was an adherent of the Sikh religion.

and

7.15 Driver or passenger must produce helmet for inspection
A driver or passenger of an all terrain vehicle, a motorcycle, or a moped on any road who is wearing a safety helmet must immediately produce the helmet for inspection on the demand of an enforcement officer, and must, if so required, hand it to the enforcement officer for that purpose.

A new one on me. Wonder if I can try his helmet on as a swapsy ?

[pritch]

If this was Northgate, you were the only one that was up to scratch....

Spoke to one of the workers - they only stopped four bikes... 1 x disqually, 2 x no wof andone of them no motorbike license.......... Not good ...

It was Northgate somewhat after 8.00AM. They were mainly only stopping bikes heading out of town. Made an exception for me apparently.

They were there again/still in the afternoon.

A sergeant and two workers to stop four bikes?

Kevin's offsider thought my jacket was a bit light for riding gear and made the comment that since I owned better gear I should have been wearing it.

As has been discussed elsewhere on KB though, riding a moped in leather or BMW touring gear looks odd.

[pritch]

Heinous crimes: Grey hair, Middle age spread, double income, bike type unsuited to age & let me think - there must be more.

Guilty yer honour.

[James Deuce]

As has been discussed elsewhere on KB though, riding a moped in leather or BMW touring gear looks odd. I have an enduro jacket for that but was only wearing a casual jacket when stopped.

It's also overkill. Most decent pushies are easily capable of maintaining 30 to 50km/hr but they aren't persecuted for wearing "light" gear.

[myvice]

(8) A person is not in breach of subclause (1) if the person proves that at the time of the commission of the alleged breach he or she was an adherent of the Sikh religion.

Bin it at 80+ and we’ll see how well your god looks after you.

[ynot slow]

Indeed you can - but IIRC, the offence is "failing to display licence label" - so even though you've paid your fee, you could still be done.[/QUOTE]

Yep,but if ya cunning instead of waiting for label to arrive in post,you rock into NZ Post or VTNZ etc and ask for replacement label,and voila all legal(which it was).

Did this last week,did relicense online on Thursday night,went into post shop Friday morning and new label reprinted at no cost,no receipt of purchase needed.

[James Deuce]

It's all good. A core tenet of the Sikh religion is reincarnation.

[ynot slow]

It's all good. A core tenet of the Sikh religion is reincarnation.

Don't the Indian cricketers wear a helmet when facing the fast bowlers?Especially if they're a bowler not batsman.

[Bonez]

Pretty thin on the ground this neck of the woods and lower Hawkes Bay.

Got owned by a couple of L plated scooters in Havelock North today who should've had the finger a waved at them, preached at and leafleted. Bastards. Mind it looked like they were having a ball judging by the smiles on their faces as they past to left and right of me in formation fashion. Obviously been doing a bit of off roading down at the Tuki Tuk. Quite jealous I was-oh to be in my teens again.

[Toaster]

I got stopped on the way to work this morning. A cop ran across the road holding his hand up. Had to take my helmet off so he could check it. ...

All the dim shit car drivers probably thought I'd committed some heinous crime...

Helmet hair??!!

[Bonez]

Bin it at 80+ and we’ll see how well your god looks after you.

Landing in a sodden paddock does wonders for the back. I really wanted to come back as a pubic lice. Sadly that wasn't to be.

[nadroj]

Landing in a sodden paddock does wonders for the back. I really wanted to come back as a pubic lice. Sadly that wasn't to be.

Got an itch?

[Hinny]

if you also wear jandals and a swim suit on your bike and fall off I do not see why the state should pay for your stupidly.

I do have a issue with turban wearing people getting a helmet exemption on the grounds of religion - tough shit this is NZ, helmets are law, religion is a personal choice.
FFS if his worship Brian Tamaki decides that his male church members should be allowed to take a 13 year old as a wife on religious grounds will they get a exception?

I totally agree.
Religious freedom is something that is given because we are tolerant of others' abnormal desires, obsessions, delusions.
Laws like this encourage religious expression / adherence. Encouraging such behaviour is simply dumb!
Surely we can see that. Looking for examples of strife born of and borne by religion would be like trying to drink from a fire hose.
Definitely not to be encouraged.

[James Deuce]

Don't the Indian cricketers wear a helmet when facing the fast bowlers?Especially if they're a bowler not batsman.

There aren't any Sikh's in the national side at the moment. If there were they wouldn't wear a helmet. They simply aren't allowed to.

I think Sikhs make up less the 2% of the population in India. Christianity has a bigger presence.

[pritch]

There aren't any Sikh's in the national side at the moment. If there were they wouldn't wear a helmet. They simply aren't allowed to.

I think Sikhs make up less the 2% of the population in India. Christianity has a bigger presence.

There's at least one team member seems to wear a mini turban at all times. Sort of like a black stocking on his head. His helmet might just need to be a size or two bigger?

We have a young lady from the Punjab at work, I'll try to remember to ask her.