Police motorcyclist injured by falling tree

**Toaster** · 11th November 2008, 18:19

Originally Posted by 98tls

And here we have the root of the problem.

Well this thread quickly turned to compost didn't it.

**Katman** · 11th November 2008, 18:19

Blooming heck, this thread's in bad taste.

**MotoKuzzi** · 11th November 2008, 18:21

Originally Posted by Toaster

Well this thread quickly turned to compost didn't it.

I twigged to that too

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 11th November 2008, 18:22

Stop beating about the bush... I wonder if he was thinning or pruning out the crap...

**doc** · 11th November 2008, 18:23

Originally Posted by Katman

Maybe though, the officers awareness and preparedness turned that potentially fatal accident into just a serious injury one.

Fark ! are they trained to look up as well ?

Think this was an unavoidable one. Just hit the spot like the dude that spins that wheel at intersections. Is he going to be prosecuted ? My thinking a victimless accident. But nowdays cos of the cost to the infrastructure. Ambo, hosp ,emergency control and support at the scene. A cause has to be found, so someone can be accountable for the cost, the computer then can generate the account.

I bet you the authorities are looking at who is accountable for the costs in this situation.

**98tls** · 11th November 2008, 18:26

Originally Posted by Katman

Blooming heck, this thread's in bad taste.

Not to mention barking up the wrong tree

**Katman** · 11th November 2008, 18:26

Originally Posted by doc

Fark ! are they trained to look up as well ?

Think this was an unavoidable one. Just hit the spot like the dude that spins that wheel at intersections. Is he going to be prosecuted ? My thinking a victimless accident. But nowdays cos of the cost to the infrastructure. Ambo, hosp ,emergency control and support at the scene. A cause has to be found, so someone can be accountable for the cost, the computer then can generate the account.

I bet you the authorities are looking at who is accountable for the costs in this situation.

Epic fail.

Time to log out.

**Toaster** · 11th November 2008, 18:26

Originally Posted by Katman

Blooming heck, this thread's in bad taste.

Not at all.... all police expect to cop a bit of flack when crazy incidents like this occur. It's all part of being able to have a laugh at the crazy stuff that happens in the job. His mates will no doubt give him STICK.

**98tls** · 11th November 2008, 18:29

Originally Posted by Toaster

Not at all.... all police expect to cop a bit of flack when crazy incidents like this occur. It's all part of being able to have a laugh at the crazy stuff that happens in the job. His mates will no doubt give him STICK.

And no doubt when things get serious someone will extend an olive branch

fuck this has to stop

**MSTRS:Me** · 11th November 2008, 18:30

Originally Posted by doc

I bet you the authorities are looking at who is accountable for the costs in this situation.

As well they should. The roading authority responsible for the particular road should have been onto assessing likely dangers posed by trees etc and dealt with them.
Same crap happened to a rider on the Napier/Taupo rd a few years back. He spent some 3 years in a vegetative state until he died recently. Transit had been told about the problem tree and ignored the advice to remove it. I do not know whether they ever faced the music over that. But they should have.