Remuera Road, Remuera, Auckland (21/2/09)

**PHATVW** · 22nd February 2009, 09:35

To the bare-skinned scooter rider on Remuera Road,

I think the picture says it all, you the numb nut riding a scooter with no clothes and no steering control, plus swerving from lane to lane is not exactly the safest way to travel. Plus it's just a plain nuisance to other vehicles on the road, you came quite close to my car yesterday and I had to brake and swerve onto the median lane to avoid you! Boy will I be furious if you tapped my car

P.s. If you did crash into my car, or any other car, I won't actually give a shit that you're all bloodied and scratched up, it's your fault for not wearing the right protection gears and lack the skill to control a scooter with no hands. Plus I'll probably stop and give you a boot in the head for stupidity

If I see you again I will report you to the authority.

**MsKABC** · 22nd February 2009, 09:42

And you don't think it was dangerous taking photographs whilst driving?

**PHATVW** · 22nd February 2009, 09:44

Originally Posted by MsKABC

And you don't think it was dangerous taking photographs whilst driving?

Photo was taken by passenger.

**MsKABC** · 22nd February 2009, 09:46

Originally Posted by PHATVW

Photo was taken by passenger.

Ok then

**CrazyFrog** · 22nd February 2009, 09:47

He had no shirt on so he could stay cooooool man. You dig?
At least he had a helmet on, so his brain could comprehend the pain and suffering of road rash when he arses off.

**portokiwi** · 22nd February 2009, 09:49

At least he was wearing his helmet. Saw a scooter on Wed in town hed had his helmet on but not done up right to to a polce car. The police car didnt do nothing.
I was behind the police car and they were looking at him you cold clearly see his chin strap hanging down.

**Dave Lobster** · 22nd February 2009, 10:01

Originally Posted by portokiwi

The police car didnt do nothing.

Are you sure? I'd have thought nothing would be exactly what they would do.

**portokiwi** · 22nd February 2009, 10:04

they didnt do a thing... I saw them looking at him. We were at the lights.
They didnt follow him or stop him.
We were at the bottom of Symonds street.

**UberRhys** · 23rd February 2009, 09:31

Originally Posted by CrazyFrog

He had no shirt on so he could stay cooooool man. You dig?
At least he had a helmet on, so his brain could comprehend the pain and suffering of road rash when he arses off.

Hehehe - too true. A classic case of natural selection and a donor for those not so fortunate in hospital. Hopefully the other viatal organs (other than the damaged brain) are all good to be shared around...

Originally Posted by Dave Lobster

Are you sure? I'd have thought nothing would be exactly what they would do.

The rozzas were going for that "learn the hard way you idiot" lesson.

**PHATVW** · 23rd February 2009, 12:51

Originally Posted by UberRhys

The rozzas were going for that "learn the hard way you idiot" lesson.

Good call!

**klingon** · 23rd February 2009, 13:13

Originally Posted by PHATVW

To the bare-skinned scooter rider on Remuera Road,

I think the picture says it all, you the numb nut riding a scooter with no clothes and no steering control, plus swerving from lane to lane ...

You see, he is not using a vehicle. He is playing with a toy. As long as we allow toys on the road, and don't require those playing with them to be licenced, then we will have this kind of problem.

Unfortunately
1) it is a dangerous toy
2) when he gets hurt the statistics are likely to show that a 'motorcyclist' was injured on the road
3) your average car driver sees this kind of bvehavour and tucks it away in the part of their brain reserved for "stupid motorcyclists and the reasons they shouldn't be allowed on the road."

Whereas actually he's a stupid (unlicenced) kid playing with a dangerous (unwarranted) toy in the middle of the road, and is likely to get run over, as stupid kids do.