Police pursuit crash - male motorcyclist in Waitakere City (28 December)

[skidMark]

he prob waited till they had already turned round before trying to piss off...

the moment a cop goes past ...if your doing sumthing wrong....when those brake lights come on you should be already fucking gone.

helps to know the area though.

but you know i wuldnt know cus ive never done one.

[crashe]

NZ Police CommCens Alert 21:00 28-12-2007 Waitemata
Location of incident: Waitakere City.
Incident Type: Police pursuit crash

A male motorcyclist has crashed attempting to avoid a pursuing police unit in Waitakere City this evening at 8.10pm. The motorcyclist had refused to stop for the marked police patrol that had activated warning lights and sirens. The pursuit, which continued for 2 - 3 minutes at moderate to high speeds, ended when the motorcyclist lost control and crashed at the intersections of Parrs Cross and Henderson Valley Roads. The motorcyclist suffered serious leg and shoulder injuries and has been taken to Auckland Hospital. A police serious crash unit is investigating the crash and the Police Complaints Authority will be informed.
Issued By: Inspector William Taylor

Well Im guessing that the rider doesn't know those roads too good at all.
A roundabout is there....... as Parrs Cross Rd goes up a hill and turns off into what you would call a side street but it is still Parrs Cross Road..... down to the roundabout into Henderson Valley Rd.

Henderson Valley Road goes in both directions at that roundabout....One way leads out to a nice scenic windy roads.... the other way heads back into Henderson. Or if you went off up the other way it is heading up to Border Rd/Palamino Drive up to Sturges Rd.

Not sure from which direction the rider was coming from.... but he must have lost it at the roundabout.....

[Swoop]

"It's only a pusuit if the rider knows he is being pursued"

Correct, and that little gem comes from our Nelson friend.

[TOTO]

MAybe he had a flip up plate. Btw how do flip up plates work, are you suppose to reach and flip tjhem while riding or is there a button to flip it or whats the whole deal ? anyone know ?

[Forest]

MAybe he had a flip up plate. Btw how do flip up plates work, are you suppose to reach and flip tjhem while riding or is there a button to flip it or whats the whole deal ? anyone know ?

Most of the ones I've seen are controlled by an old-fashioned bicycle gear shift lever and cable.

The plate has a hinge along the top edge. You simply push the shift lever up or down and the cable takes care of the rest.

Edit - Forgot to add that some folks simply put a hinge on the top edge of their plate. Once they hit a high enough speed the plate becomes horizontal due to the surrounding air-stream. Once they slow down, it reverts to a vertical orientation.

[breakaway]

Edit - Forgot to add that some folks simply put a hinge on the top edge of their plate. Once they hit a high enough speed the plate becomes horizontal due to the surrounding air-stream. Once they slow down, it reverts to a vertical orientation.

This is genius.

[awayatc]

[QUOTE=Bruiser;1357765]Didn't see a marked car with sirens and lights?

every second car on the road has signwriting on it, and an awfull lot have lights and racks and all sorts of shite on their roofs....So I 'll be buggered your honour if you expect me to be able to read and study them all...

And just coz I'm paranoid doesn't mean they weren't out toget me....

My throttle got jammed open....

[Oakie]

This is genius.

Dunno. What about the cop who follows and catches you at high speed then watches in amazement as your rego plate miraculously changes as your speed drops? How much of an offence is it if caught?

[ajturbo]

Didn't see a marked car with sirens and lights?

At dusk, for 2+ minutes in a 50kmh zone?

Time for a Tui

ummm if you have heard my bike....
the baffels need redoing when i get home

you will know that i would not be able to hear them...
and my mirrors are there just to pass a WOF...

[Scouse]

nah dude not riding at the mo,

Good lad Mark keep it that way eh

[Mully]

Well Im guessing that the rider doesn't know those roads too good at all.
A roundabout is there....... as Parrs Cross Rd goes up a hill and turns off into what you would call a side street but it is still Parrs Cross Road..... down to the roundabout into Henderson Valley Rd.

Henderson Valley Road goes in both directions at that roundabout....One way leads out to a nice scenic windy roads.... the other way heads back into Henderson. Or if you went off up the other way it is heading up to Border Rd/Palamino Drive up to Sturges Rd.

Not sure from which direction the rider was coming from.... but he must have lost it at the roundabout.....

You must be a local Crashe. I live on the windy bit of Henderson Valley Road.

I went past it yesterday, I think he actually binned at the intersection of Parrs Cross and Pine Ave. Judging by the paint on the road, and the lack of paint at the HVR and Parrs Cross intersection. It looks like he was coming Parrs Cross into Pine Ave (left, at the bottom), went wide and hit a car (again, judging by the paint on the road).

[Fatjim]

Dunno. What about the cop who follows and catches you at high speed then watches in amazement as your rego plate miraculously changes as your speed drops? How much of an offence is it if caught?

Dunno if the current requirements have "at all speeds" in them.

what makes people think they can run from a cop, they are going to catch up with you in the long run

Tui ad!

[crashe]

You must be a local Crashe. I live on the windy bit of Henderson Valley Road.

I went past it yesterday, I think he actually binned at the intersection of Parrs Cross and Pine Ave. Judging by the paint on the road, and the lack of paint at the HVR and Parrs Cross intersection. It looks like he was coming Parrs Cross into Pine Ave (left, at the bottom), went wide and hit a car (again, judging by the paint on the road).

Yep I too did wonder if it was Pine Ave and Parrs Cross Road intersection.

The little bit of road called Pine Ave does confuse a lot of people, as they think it is part of Parrs Cross Road. Blardy street planners..... confusing the cops as to what is the actual name of the street where the incident happened.

Your stretch of windy road is nice as it leads back up to the back of Ranui way and that new roundabout near the railway lines and that newish stretch of road that went in a few years back....(heaps of bikes are always on the stretch of road). You have got a nice vineyard right at your backdoor as well..... to go for a feed and a wee sip.


(Is that second hand dealer still there on the corner?)

[Laava]

Cant understand the decision to do such a thing myself....

Bahahaha, butter wouldn't melt in his mouth!

[Mully]

Your stretch of windy road is nice as it leads back up to the back of Ranui way and that new roundabout near the railway lines and that newish stretch of road that went in a few years back....(heaps of bikes are always on the stretch of road). You have got a nice vineyard right at your backdoor as well..... to go for a feed and a wee sip.


(Is that second hand dealer still there on the corner?)

Yeah, there are some nice rides around here. 10 minutes and you are in the middle of the Waitakeres or on your way to Bethells Beach.

Don't tell everyone else though, keep it a secret for Westies.

No, don't think there is a second hand dealer that way. If there was, I'd be there half the time.