Christchurch crash facts

[cheshirecat]

One bloke failed to see me late one night when I was on my own bike commuting home.Avoided him, charged him with Careless Driving.

One bloke pulled out of a give way in front of my troll bike in daylight. Adrenaline rush, terse talking to, moved on.

Personal bike riding home one day, saw a car parked up ahead on the left, lurking. As I got closer it pulled out to u-turn.........I puckered, swerved, swore, rode on.

Wish I had a more even response at times, but it's a bit dictated by the level of adrenaline.

That's it for 7 years in churchur. The ones that were really close. Not too bad, really.

That's bloody amazing. Got that before morning coffee DRing in London.

[MIXONE]

That's bloody amazing. Got that before morning coffee DRing in London.

Yep that sounds like the average commute on the Welly streets.

[Edbear]

Yep that sounds like the average commute on the Welly streets.

And then there's Auckland...

[onearmedbandit]

Its funny that probably half of the Heroes of the Akaroa gp are too scared to ride around Ruapuna....

Or don't give a fuck about how fast they are around a track. I don't care, don't think I'm the fastest on the road (have no interest in that) and am happy to do whatever laptimes I can do at the track when I get out there. But not everyone wants to ride the track is all I'm saying.

But I do like riding over teh hill.

[merv]

I took this photo when I was down a few months back. At least this guy wasn't leaning towards the centreline too hard. It is a Honda so it went past in a bit of a blur.



.... and who wouldn't like racing up here



.... and down here

[schrodingers cat]

Or don't give a fuck about how fast they are around a track. I don't care, don't think I'm the fastest on the road (have no interest in that) and am happy to do whatever laptimes I can do at the track when I get out there. But not everyone wants to ride the track is all I'm saying.

But I do like riding over teh hill.

I've been to the track a few times and wish I had a more flexible job so I could get there more. I own a club car and do some car racing also.
What I like about my bike is I can get up in the morning, look and the window and just like' Its a nice day bro. Lets get out there'
For me its the flexibility and freedom to do what I like when I like.

I do a gerzillion miles a year for work so on the long straight bits heading for the hill I just get patient. Riding fast in a straight line seems more about impatience than pleasure.

I do like the hill tho. As pointed out earlier a lot of the time your speed up and down the hill is mostly below the speed limit.
I just love the sensation of tipping the bike in and carving through the turn.

Aside from the sites and the smells that sensation is what motorcycling is about.

I agree that this behaviour is also moving you closer to a 'woops' moment and increasing your risk profile. For that reason I prefe to ride smartly enough that I enjoy it but well within myself because there is too much stuff to hit if it goes wrong

So I agree - accidents in the weekend are caused by the rider on the whole.
I don't know how you reduce this without seeming heavy handed

Riding to work. Well thats a bit different. I treat every peak hour journey as a hostile encounter. I look for idiots coming to get me, I look for escape routes. 'They're' coming to get you people. Ride accordingly.

[rastuscat]

Okay.

Per the OP, at the weekends the greatest risk of a motorcycle crash is on the open road between Christchurch and Akaroa. They are lone vehicle crashes, motorcycle fails to take a bend.

Appears to me that it's about riders over cooking corners. That's why I posted about taking a laser out there and giving it a nudge.

Nudged today for an hour. Didn't want to get Azkles back up, so I set up on a straight, targeting vehicles exiting a corner at the start of the straight I.e. vehicles coming around the corner fast.

In 46 minutes I stopped three folk to chat to.

A cyclist wearing no helmet. He had a medical exemption. Go figure.

A biker at 122. Nice line out of the corner though. Ticket issued. Had a good chat about crashes on the Akaroa road. Nice bloke.

Another biker at 112. First thing he said was "That's my Licence then". Like, it was MY fault. As it happened, I checked and he had 120 points already. Didn't even write the ticket, but we had a good chat about how some folk go through life with no tickets at all. And how some folk just keep getting them.

Quite a few other bikers went past, some waved 5 fingers, betting that some waved 2.

Just an update. We'll be nudging the Akaroa road at weekends. No speed, no ticket.

Donuts.

[onearmedbandit]

Just an update. We'll be nudging the Akaroa road at weekends. No speed, no ticket.

Donuts.

Just as well I work weekends then. I'd tell you what day I have off but it's irrelevant anyway as I don't speed.

[Bikemad]

Okay.

Per the OP, at the weekends the greatest risk of a motorcycle crash is on the open road between Christchurch and Akaroa. They are lone vehicle crashes, motorcycle fails to take a bend.

Appears to me that it's about riders over cooking corners. That's why I posted about taking a laser out there and giving it a nudge.

Nudged today for an hour. Didn't want to get Azkles back up, so I set up on a straight, targeting vehicles exiting a corner at the start of the straight I.e. vehicles coming around the corner fast.

In 46 minutes I stopped three folk to chat to.

A cyclist wearing no helmet. He had a medical exemption. Go figure.

A biker at 122. Nice line out of the corner though. Ticket issued. Had a good chat about crashes on the Akaroa road. Nice bloke.



Another biker at 112. First thing he said was "That's my Licence then". Like, it was MY fault. As it happened, I checked and he had 120 points already. Didn't even write the ticket, but we had a good chat about how some folk go through life with no tickets at all. And how some folk just keep getting them.

Quite a few other bikers went past, some waved 5 fingers, betting that some waved 2.

Just an update. We'll be nudging the Akaroa road at weekends. No speed, no ticket.

Donuts.

would that be the Birdlings flat straight per chance

[rastuscat]

would that be the Birdlings flat straight per chance

Nah, one of the mini straights before Birdlings Flat. On the Ataahua bends.

[Ocean1]

I set up on a straight, targeting vehicles exiting a corner at the start of the straight I.e. vehicles coming around the corner fast.

What you've got there is a strategy that pings riders having sucessfully negotiated a corner. More to the point it's not a strategy that'll ping anyone traveling arguably too fast for the corner.

Duno what would. Maybe you make a point of automatically ticketing everyone who bins on teh Akaroa road, (cowshit and gravel notwithstanding) on the basis that they were obviously exceeding speed safe for the conditions.

[rastuscat]

I just want to establish a presence which causes people to wonder whether we are there or not.

The more people who see me, the bike and the laser the better. That way, over a period of weeks, I hope it will cause people to slow down and just enjoy the ride, instead of nailing every corner like Ronnie Rossi (Valentinos brother).

Out of interest I was sticking out like dogs nuts today. Parked at roadside, in clear view.

Hopefully, over a period of weeks, it'll mean that maybe one or two bikers will make it home without losing any skin, money or dignity.

Am I dreaming ?

[Ocean1]

Hopefully, over a period of weeks, it'll mean that maybe one or two bikers will make it home without losing any skin, money or dignity.

Am I dreaming ?

You asking if you're a less attractive proposition than lying on the road alongside your fuck't bike leaking mixed peritoneal fluid and oil?

That'd need to be a mother of a laser, dude.

But give it a nudge eh? Can't hurt.

[Fast Eddie]

I just want to establish a presence
Hopefully, over a period of weeks, it'll mean that maybe one or two bikers will make it home without losing any skin, money or dignity.

Am I dreaming ?

you're drinking tui at the very least..

[rastuscat]

You asking if you're a less attractive proposition than lying on the road alongside your fuck't bike leaking mixed peritoneal fluid and oil?

That'd need to be a mother of a laser, dude.

But give it a nudge eh? Can't hurt.

I'll take a taser next time. That'll learn 'em.