Police raid a legal charity cruise in Christchurch (apparently legal)

[TrentNz]

I prefer 4 wheels over 2
i like 2 wheels to have a bit of fun now and then (offroading)
but of course your going to get hate about boy racers on a motorbike forum...
but if you ask me motorbikes are more of a nuisance on the road then cars.

[Oakie]

Funny. I googled to try and find previous reference to a 'Charity Cruise' to see who organised it or what plans there were. Found nothing. Perhaps it was planned late? (Like when they saw the cops arrive?). I take it all back if Red Cross has seen some money out of this.

Anyway, from TVNZ News:

Over 200 boy racers were met by a substantial police presence in the Bromley area last night.

A witness says police interrupted a Charity Cruise in Christchurch, where more than 200 cars were planning to travel along Maces Road, Bromley, to raise money for the Red Cross Earthquake Appeal.

However 12 police vehicles, with 24 officers, moved in to suspend the cruise and cordon off the street.

Inspector Paul Fremaux told ONE News it is a standard policing unit and it is not unusual for the police to be at an event on a weekend night.

Police say the boy racer activity on Maces Road died down around 4am this morning.

The south communications inspector said the police presence last night was due to general rowdiness created by Christchurch's typical boy racer crowd, which she said had been particularly bad last night.

The inspector said there had been car screeching, drunkenness and a big mess had been created on the road from bottles and rubbish thrown out of car windows.

Sergeant Dean Lawrence said there is a car show in Christchurch called Fours and Rotary's which always attracts more motorists than usual and requires more police units.

He said there had been several calls of complaint from the areas around Halswell and Maces Road so police were called out to attend to those incidents.

A police spokesperson said they were not aware of any arrests and said there had not been any violence.

[onearmedbandit]

I prefer 4 wheels over 2
i like 2 wheels to have a bit of fun now and then (offroading)
but of course your going to get hate about boy racers on a motorbike forum...
but if you ask me motorbikes are more of a nuisance on the road then cars.

Of course you would, you've already stated you prefer 4 wheels over 2.

[DrunkenMistake]

I prefer 4 wheels over 2
i like 2 wheels to have a bit of fun now and then (offroading)
but of course your going to get hate about boy racers on a motorbike forum...
but if you ask me motorbikes are more of a nuisance on the road then cars.

And the hole gets deeper...

"I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down, Down, Down
And The Flames Went Higher

And It Burns, Burns, Burns
The Ring Of Fire
The Ring Of Fire"

[FJRider]

Of course you would, you've already stated you prefer 4 wheels over 2.

Either way ... motorcycles are subject to the same "Boyracer laws" as those cars ...

[GingerMidget]

I prefer 4 wheels over 2
i like 2 wheels to have a bit of fun now and then (offroading)
but of course your going to get hate about boy racers on a motorbike forum...
but if you ask me motorbikes are more of a nuisance on the road then cars.

You prefer 4 wheels to 2?

What in the name of Kawasaki are you doing here then?

[onearmedbandit]

Either way ... motorcycles are subject to the same "Boyracer laws" as those cars ...

Of course they are. The difference is groups of motorcyclists are not congregating in suburban areas, racing, drinking, pissing and vomiting into peoples properties, damaging private property, intimidating residents, and attacking police. If we were, we'd get our own special laws as well.

[DrunkenMistake]

Out of curiosity, if a group of bikers were to ride together through Chch does that come under the whole cruising rule thing?

[far queue]

The chap should be shot for his atrocious spelling on that video clip if nothing else

[onearmedbandit]

Out of curiosity, if a group of bikers were to ride together through Chch does that come under the whole cruising rule thing?

We had nigh on 300 bikes at a friends funeral recently, police were advised but not really interested. I see large groups of riders leave the local bike shops most weekend, no dramas there either.

[bogan]

but if you ask me motorbikes are more of a nuisance on the road then cars.

Just yesterday I saw a pack of them roaming the street terrorising small children and chewing on cats, it is unfortunate when riders do not chain up their motorcycles properly. But the cars all just sat around doing nothing, which isn't much better. As someone once said, "all that is needed for evil to flourish, is the indifference of a good Peugeot".

Just have the red cross call in the sallies, and go and extract their charity take from the bastards directly, shiny rims are worth a bit right? Unless they did actually raise more money than they wasted spilling oil onto the road out of their shitboxes .

[DrunkenMistake]

We had nigh on 300 bikes at a friends funeral recently, police were advised but not really interested. I see large groups of riders leave the local bike shops most weekend, no dramas there either.

Figured this would be the case, as it should be, I havnt really heard of bikers cause an issue, exception to the bike gangs who occasionally flare up here and there

[HenryDorsetCase]

Out of curiosity, if a group of bikers were to ride together through Chch does that come under the whole cruising rule thing?

the bunch I saw this weekend cruised all the way to Dunedin!!! shock horror probe!

[DrunkenMistake]

the bunch I saw this weekend cruised all the way to Dunedin!!! shock horror probe!

Yeah, and they would have probably been cruising back your way today/tomorrow!

[FJRider]

Out of curiosity, if a group of bikers were to ride together through Chch does that come under the whole cruising rule thing?

YOU decide ....

As it is written ...

BYLAW DETAILS

Cruising is defined as "driving repeatedly in the same direction over the same section of road in a motor vehicle that (a) draws attention to the power or sound of the motor vehicle being driven; or (b) creates a convoy ... and (ii) impedes traffic flow".

Police have told the council they will interpret "repeatedly" as more than once, while a convoy will be interpeted as two or more vehicles "with a common purpose".

WHEN

Cruising is prohibited between 10pm and 5am, seven days a week.

Areas covered under the bylaw include:

All multi-lane roads under the control of the council.

All of Main Rd (from Ferry Rd to Marriner St, in Sumner).

All of the Esplanade.

The single-lane portion of Deans Ave.

Manchester St (between Bealey Ave and Moorhouse Ave).

Rossall St. Helmores Lane.

PENALTIES

Breaching the cruising bylaw can mean a fine of up to $1000, or an infringement fee of $150.