Page 23 of 27 FirstFirst ... 132122232425 ... LastLast
Results 331 to 345 of 398

Thread: It's soooooo unfair (sniffle)

  1. #331
    Join Date
    26th February 2005 - 11:00
    Bike
    Two triples
    Location
    Bugtussle
    Posts
    2,982
    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    Interesting.

    One of my troops uses his new SMART device to run checks on every motorbike that goes past when he's at a checkpoint.

    More than half of them show as having no WoF, no registration, registration on hold, or the rider having no or the incorrect licence.

    There was me thinking all bike riders were law abiding citizens who we cops picked on totally unfairly. Seems it's fair after all.

    Troll.
    Who gives a fuck?

    The police are about road safety not revenue.
    That is why the parasite is sitting on the side of the road checking bikers' tax status.

  2. #332
    Join Date
    29th October 2005 - 16:12
    Bike
    Had a 2007 Suzuki C50T Boulevard
    Location
    Orewa
    Posts
    5,852
    Quote Originally Posted by Pixie View Post
    Who gives a fuck?

    The police are about road safety not revenue.
    That is why the parasite is sitting on the side of the road checking bikers' tax status.
    So you're of the opinion that unregistered and unwarranted bike and unlicensed riders are not a safety issue? Why don't we just dispense with licences, WoF's and rego's and let anyone ride or drive whatever they like?
    You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
    Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!

  3. #333
    Join Date
    26th February 2005 - 11:00
    Bike
    Two triples
    Location
    Bugtussle
    Posts
    2,982
    Quote Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase View Post
    NO ONE has picked up on the irony of issuing the popo with a device that is SMARTer than they are? no one? c'mon you slackers, have at it.
    When they get "issued" with product from the donut shop the wrapper is smarter than they are.

  4. #334
    Join Date
    12th July 2003 - 01:10
    Bike
    Royal Enfield 650 & a V8 or two..
    Location
    The Riviera of the South
    Posts
    14,068
    Quote Originally Posted by Pixie View Post
    Who gives a fuck?

    The police are about road safety not revenue.
    That is why the parasite is sitting on the side of the road checking bikers' tax status.
    I wonder how many tickets said parasite checking number-plates wrote out for no WOF etc???
    Winding up drongos, foil hat wearers and over sensitive KBers for over 14,000 posts...........
    " Life is not a rehearsal, it's as happy or miserable as you want to make it"

  5. #335
    Join Date
    2nd December 2009 - 13:51
    Bike
    A brmm, brmm one
    Location
    Upper-Upper Hutt
    Posts
    2,153
    Quote Originally Posted by Gremlin View Post
    Oooh, yes please. Contract Network Management, well, I'm just a Senior Network Engineer. How do I stop my clients breaking stuff?
    That ones easy, Stop letting them touch it
    Science Is But An Organized System Of Ignorance
    "Pornography: The thing with billions of views that nobody watches" - WhiteManBehindADesk

  6. #336
    Join Date
    31st March 2005 - 02:18
    Bike
    CB919, 1090R, R1200GSA
    Location
    East Aucks
    Posts
    10,501
    Blog Entries
    140
    Quote Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve View Post
    That ones easy, Stop letting them touch it
    What the hell would I charge them for then?
    Quote Originally Posted by Jane Omorogbe from UK MSN on the KTM990SM
    It's barking mad and if it doesn't turn you into a complete loon within half an hour of cocking a leg over the lofty 875mm seat height, I'll eat my Arai.

  7. #337
    Join Date
    19th July 2008 - 15:21
    Bike
    DKW
    Location
    Lakeside
    Posts
    191
    Quote Originally Posted by scumdog View Post
    I wonder how many tickets said parasite checking number-plates wrote out for no WOF etc???
    I guess, well.......NONE.

    SMART device prints them out does it not?

  8. #338
    Join Date
    13th July 2008 - 20:48
    Bike
    S1000XR
    Location
    Hanmer Springs
    Posts
    4,804
    Quote Originally Posted by bikaholic View Post
    I guess, well.......NONE.

    SMART device prints them out does it not?
    Nope. The SMART device (no, not the Popo) presents information, and the Popo makes a call on what to do with it. It's a tool, not a decision maker.

    Just clarifying.

  9. #339
    Join Date
    13th July 2008 - 20:48
    Bike
    S1000XR
    Location
    Hanmer Springs
    Posts
    4,804
    Quote Originally Posted by Pixie View Post
    When they get "issued" with product from the donut shop the wrapper is smarter than they are.
    Doh!!

    Must keep tomorrows wrapper, it's SMARTer than me.

  10. #340
    Join Date
    19th July 2008 - 15:21
    Bike
    DKW
    Location
    Lakeside
    Posts
    191
    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    Nope. The SMART device (no, not the Popo) presents information, and the Popo makes a call on what to do with it. It's a tool, not a decision maker.

    Just clarifying.
    I thought it printed the ticket so SMART ticket receivers did not get off on a typo.

  11. #341
    Join Date
    12th July 2003 - 01:10
    Bike
    Royal Enfield 650 & a V8 or two..
    Location
    The Riviera of the South
    Posts
    14,068
    Quote Originally Posted by bikaholic View Post
    I thought it printed the ticket so SMART ticket receivers did not get off on a typo.
    I thought...
    Winding up drongos, foil hat wearers and over sensitive KBers for over 14,000 posts...........
    " Life is not a rehearsal, it's as happy or miserable as you want to make it"

  12. #342
    Join Date
    19th July 2008 - 15:21
    Bike
    DKW
    Location
    Lakeside
    Posts
    191
    Quote Originally Posted by scumdog View Post
    I thought...
    So the PDA does not print out the computer generated ticket then ?

  13. #343
    Join Date
    15th August 2004 - 17:52
    Bike
    KTM 2T & LC4
    Location
    Rather be riding
    Posts
    3,326
    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    Interesting.

    One of my troops uses his new SMART device to run checks on every motorbike that goes past when he's at a checkpoint.

    More than half of them show as having no WoF, no registration, registration on hold, or the rider having no or the incorrect licence.

    There was me thinking all bike riders were law abiding citizens who we cops picked on totally unfairly. Seems it's fair after all.

    Troll.
    At the risk of adding some sensibility to this thread... I would like to know how many of them are 'conscientious objectors' to the perceived unfair gouging by ACC? That is, those that paid up when the rate was near that of a motorcar, but now haven't?

    Bikes without reg/wof were over-represented in the accident stats. Question number 2; if you add the conscientious objectors to that previous group, how do stats look now for the combined group? That is, are conscientious objectors measurably safer riders than the usual unreg lot? and are they skewing the stats for the whole unreg/unwof group towards 'safer'? Yep, hard to measure I s'pose, but you could look at how long a crashed bike was unreg: only recently = objector, long term = recidivist.

    We know that in the first 12(?) months ACC's take was less than normal despite a 3-4 fold increase in fees, due to non-payers. Just don't know how many of those are still in active use.

    And before anyone starts ranting about "conscientious objectors" really just being cheap cahns, bear in mind NZ has a long and pround history of civil disobedience by the citizenry to enact their political will.
    Cheers,
    Colin

    Quote Originally Posted by Steve McQueen
    All racers I know aren't in it for the money. They race because it's something inside of them... They're not courting death. They're courting being alive.

  14. #344
    Join Date
    15th August 2004 - 17:52
    Bike
    KTM 2T & LC4
    Location
    Rather be riding
    Posts
    3,326
    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    I'll say it again. Driving is by habit, most often subconscious. One day you might subconsciously do something that becomes a big problem when there's a vehicle there that you didn't see.
    And that right there is one of the big philosphical differences I have with the road policing regime. Whilst trivial speeding "offences" are pursued with vigour, gross and blatant failures to drive safely are ignored if they are below some arbitrarily-determined velocity. And then when those same lackadaisical drivers are let loose at higher speed, all those bad habits they are permitted make them a big risk... so all-too late everybody's speed is restricted in a lame attempt to reduce the carnage. Fix the problem at source, don't try to mask the symptoms!
    Cheers,
    Colin

    Quote Originally Posted by Steve McQueen
    All racers I know aren't in it for the money. They race because it's something inside of them... They're not courting death. They're courting being alive.

  15. #345
    Join Date
    10th January 2012 - 10:27
    Bike
    RF900
    Location
    Dunedin
    Posts
    174
    FFS, i wish the government raised the taxes on donuts.

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •