Red light runner crash

[RantyDave]

Don't speed
Don't steal cars
Don't run red lights

Don't run reds. You noticed that, eh? Perhaps even "engage brain before running red"?

Dave

[marioc]

"said the police car was following a moped at speed "

umm anyone else notice that

[davebullet]

I wonder how experienced the policeman was to take chase like that?

I always thought in a chase the order of priority is:

Criminal thoughts:
1. Me first
2. Cop second
3. Bystanders third

Policeman's thoughts:
1. Bystanders first
2. Me second
3. Criminal third

Or - Criminals act then think, police should think then act. Doesn't give much time to the policeman.

[Oakie]

"said the police car was following a moped at speed "

umm anyone else notice that

Yes, although what I heard in two separate reports was ... "The police car was chasing a speeding moped".

A speeding moped? Surely that has to be an oxymoron ... (and I don't mean it was being ridden by a stupid cow)

[sunhuntin]

souped up moped being ridden by a stick thin waif leaning forward with a tail wind going down hill?

[magicfairy]

"The officer was following a moped that was travelling at speed"


http://www.stuff.co.nz/4735204a11.html

Very important..catching those speeding mopeds, might have gotten up to all of 60kph.

Explains why the idiot ran the red light though, I see all sorts if idiotic moped behaviour riding to work each day.

[pritch]

I awoke to this small detail on this morning's news. It made me smile.

Hard to explain why, but the fact that it was a moped he was chasing prompts images of the Keystone Cops. It's hard to imagine why you would need to travel at speed to catch up with a moped.

[slimjim]

sorry but a moped...gee's was the cost really worth it...ticket hurter...nd yes all thought towards the lady forsure.... blue gang twat....cyclist fucking will get sidehit oneday SOON....

[Richi]

wonder how experienced the policeman was to take chase like that?

I always thought in a chase the order of priority is:

Criminal thoughts:
1. Me first
2. Cop second
3. Bystanders third

Policeman's thoughts:
1. Bystanders first
2. Me second
3. Criminal third

Or - Criminals act then think, police should think then act. Doesn't give much time to the policeman.

I thought police had to put the criminals before themselves... crims are humans too and have REAL feelings.. plus they get LCD tv's and xbox in the slammer

[MarkH]

The cop should'nt have hit the woman but rider takes some blame acording to me, its a cops job to catch criminals. But we dont know the full story, how red was this red etc.

We don't know if the light changed red as the bike went through - if so he was naughty and deserved a fine if caught. The biker can hardly take the blame for the actions of the police - the officer that crashed is responsible for his own actions.

On the other hand we DO know that the Police officer ran a red light causing an accident - he had a job to do and did that job incompetently. I would hope for a fair review of his actions and suitable punishment for the officer, just as I would be punished if I ran a red light & caused an accident. The police have a job to uphold the law, they are not above the law!

[Elysium]

Police are terrible at intersections. I onced witness a police car speed through an controlled interesction late at night with no siren or lights going and almost taking out a car that was going through a green light, cop actualy tooted at them and speed off.

[hayd3n]

We don't know if the light changed red as the bike went through - if so he was naughty and deserved a fine if caught. The biker can hardly take the blame for the actions of the police - the officer that crashed is responsible for his own actions.

On the other hand we DO know that the Police officer ran a red light causing an accident - he had a job to do and did that job incompetently. I would hope for a fair review of his actions and suitable punishment for the officer, just as I would be punished if I ran a red light & caused an accident. The police have a job to uphold the law, they are not above the law!

i thought chch had redlight cameras?

[Fatjim]

Yep, because 4x4's are so safe and stable right?

Well they are. they have to pass the moose test like anything else.

Hard to argue with that!

No its not.

So a $150 red light running ticket just cost NZP a $50,000 + COMMODORE.

Na, some cop who didn't follow proceedure has cost himself a traffic conviction and a delay in his next promotion. Oh, and there's a victim too, whos going to get pestered by those tree huggin lesbians from victim support.

I don't condone running but chasing a bike in a city is stupid!

No its not, not slowing down for a red is stupid.

Sorry but both cop and biker are fucken stupid.Firstly the guy on the bike you idiot dont run red lights you will most probally die when a car KO's from the side, stupid.

Actually, all we know is a moped ran a red light. Shit they do that all the time in Welly. Not worth a reckless high speed puruit, but is worthy of a ticket.

According to eye witness reports they turned their sirens on an instant before flying through the intersection. The driver of the SUV had no chance to respond.

I wonder what the chances of a serious accident are RUNNING a red light? They look fucking good, regardless of whehter you have red and blue flashy bits and a loud horn or not.

Going by your logic in the other thread the driver of the cop car would have to be the "type" of dumb shit born to cause an accident at an intersection and is better of crashed then on the road where they can harm more people.

I'd assume you have already put pen to paper and advised your superiors of your position.

Come on Scummy, you have to laugh at this one, go one, just once.

"The officer was following a moped that was travelling at speed"

If it was a moped, why on earth did the pursuit need to be with such urgency. Its not likely to speed of into the distance is it? Sounds like newspaper dribble to me.

[ferriswheel]

About the moped speeding Ive got one thatll do 70 on the flat and 80 downhill with a tail wind
And I had to run a red light the othernight because i was going to fast for the conditions
Got it side ways trying to slow down then decided Id be better off getting it straight again and getting to the other side of the intersection before the logging truck did
I slowed right down after that

[getafix]

About the moped speeding Ive got one thatll do 70 on the flat and 80 downhill with a tail wind
And I had to run a red light the othernight because i was going to fast for the conditions
Got it side ways trying to slow down then decided Id be better off getting it straight again and getting to the other side of the intersection before the logging truck did
I slowed right down after that

Well if its capable of 70-80 kms an hour its not legaly a moped