Police get riders at over 200 km/h

[Anarkist]

1:28pm 16 April 2009

The Police radar locked at the speed of the two motorcycles heading for Kaikoura 211 km/h.

16 April 2009

Police have caught two motorcyclists who reached 211 km/h on their way 'to Kaikoura for a coffee', during an operation targeting high-risk behaviour on South Island's stretch of State Highway One. The riders had their licences suspended immediately for 28 days, and will appear in later in court.

"Motorcyclists are some of the most vulnerable road users in New Zealand and are over-represented in crash statistics," says Acting Canterbury Road Policing Manager Neville Hyland. "This type of behaviour is one of the reasons why. There are plenty of clubs with access to race tracks if you want to travel at these speeds. Otherwise, stick to the rules or be prepared for the consequences."

Police issued 448 tickets for the operation over the first week of April, adding to the 355 issued during the same operation in early March.

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LOL!

So, fess up.. Who was it?

[Reido]

it was me obviously

[vifferman]

Liar!!
It was me.

But I had to do 1347km/h to get down there in time for my wee crime spree.

[fergie]

of course it was not a kb member, we are far too well behaved for that

[EJK]

I was on my way to Kaikoura for a lunch with a friend of mine and got busted for speeding

[Finn]

Under current laws / fines, is there any difference between doing 141kph and 211kph?

[DougieNZ]

Apart from the fact that you would need to be a dickhead to be doing that sort of speed and putting yourself and innocent others at risk?

Sorry, but that is FAR too fast to be going on a public road. Go to a racetrack if you want to do speeds like that. We should NOT be condoning this sort of thing IMHO.

[Anarkist]

Under current laws / fines, is there any difference between doing 141kph and 211kph?

Maybe dangerous driving would come in to the equation at that stage?

[Finn]

Apart from the fact that you would need to be a dickhead to be doing that sort of speed and putting yourself and innocent others at risk?

Sorry, but that is FAR too fast to be going on a public road. Go to a racetrack if you want to do speeds like that. We should NOT be condoning this sort of thing IMHO.

Just 3 more hours before you can go home and change your wet panties.

[Dooly]

......and they obviously stopped for the cops while knowing they would be goners. Thats surprising.

[Anarkist]

......and they obviously stopped for the cops while knowing they would be goners. Thats surprising.

You'd think they'd leave the number plate at home if they were in that much of a rush for their caffeine fix eh?

[HenryDorsetCase]

Apart from the fact that you would need to be a dickhead to be doing that sort of speed and putting yourself and innocent others at risk?

Sorry, but that is FAR too fast to be going on a public road. Go to a racetrack if you want to do speeds like that. We should NOT be condoning this sort of thing IMHO.

pish posh.

we can infer that 211 km hr was PERFECTLY safe in this instance due to the fact that the motorcyclists stopped, intact when requested by the officer. No one was harmed, ergo it was safe.

why do people insist that a mere velocity is dangerous? it is the sudden shedding of velocity (say by hitting a dangerously parked pleece vehicle) that is dangerous, not the mere fact of travelling at a certain rate.

[klingon]

LOL!

So, fess up.. Who was it?

It was me on the Volty! Does a police radar reading count as evidence of a new Volty land speed record?

And it'sjust as well they stopped me when they did... you should see how fast I go after I've had my coffee...

[Mikkel]

Under current laws / fines, is there any difference between doing 141kph and 211kph?

You get an automatic dangerous driving charge slapped ontop of the deal if you exceed 150 km/h. Yes I know, at least we don't have quite as fascistic tendencies as the UK yet.

[DougieNZ]

pish posh.

we can infer that 211 km hr was PERFECTLY safe in this instance due to the fact that the motorcyclists stopped, intact when requested by the officer. No one was harmed, ergo it was safe.

why do people insist that a mere velocity is dangerous? it is the sudden shedding of velocity (say by hitting a dangerously parked pleece vehicle) that is dangerous, not the mere fact of travelling at a certain rate.

I knew that was coming.

Sorry, but you are never going to convince me that doing 211km/h on a public highway is "safe".

Basic science says that reaction distance is severely increased at these speeds.

Lets put a scenario. Person in Mini pulls out of a side road in a 100km/h area after looking right to see whether the way is clear. Dickhead motorcyclist comes round the corner at 200km/h and hits the Mini and kills both himself and the driver of the Mini. At 100km/h he would have easily been available to slow down and/or avoid the incident.

Now a test - if your family member was driving the mini... what would your thoughts be?

Sorry, but 211km/h is for the racetrack...

And before the other naysayers chip in... yes I am assuming that they are guilty....