To All State Hway 16 Cops.......

**Squeak the Rat** · 20th September 2006, 15:58

Originally Posted by marty

obviously all the police operations you've been on have formed this opinion.

Sarcasm and stupidity in one post! Nice one.

**terbang** · 20th September 2006, 16:07

Originally Posted by spudchucka

if you are getting nabbed by those things you are dumb fuck and shouldn't be allowed to be in control of a motor vehicle.

Uh oh, I'm a dumb fuck, I got caught by one..! Looks like I'll have to stick to flying machines..

**SPman** · 20th September 2006, 16:14

Originally Posted by terbang

Uh oh, I'm a dumb fuck, I got caught by one..! Looks like I'll have to stick to flying machines..

Where the only people to stop you speeding are accountants..........

**The_Dover** · 20th September 2006, 17:08

Originally Posted by SPman

Where the only people to stop you speeding are accountants..........

Those bastards.

**marty** · 20th September 2006, 18:05

or air traffic control......

**SPman** · 20th September 2006, 18:09

Flying Piper Cubs, I never had that problem - they always tried to get me to speed up!

**Lou Girardin** · 20th September 2006, 18:13

Spud and scumdog don't know this road, so their ignorance is understandable. The cops favourite places are probably the safest areas. Where the real danger is, is totally unsuitable for speed enforcement.

**SPman** · 20th September 2006, 18:16

The best parts of 16 are up over the hill by the north lookout, anyway. Never seen a cop there (thank god)

**FilthyLuka** · 20th September 2006, 19:42

my condolences granma

#takes off hat#

cops, bikers, cagers... there all on the road together so the worst is almost destined to happen, better policing would be nice but STRICTER LICENCING WOULD BE NICER!!! basic handling for cars? hmm?

Denis

**spudchucka** · 20th September 2006, 20:14

Originally Posted by Squeak the Rat

Agreed, anyone who doesn't see a van on the side of the road deserves to get fined.

But you don't get my point. Cops target speed. They go out looking for speeders. All the other fines (excuding some of the drink driving) would be result of a cop happening upon an offence, or charging a driver after an accident. Cops do not proactively target bad drivers.

I think we need to bear in mind this thread may have been about cops on SH16, but was posted by some one who has just lost a family member and out of respect maybe this discussion should continue elsewhere.....

So you are sitting there behind your computer screen telling me what I do and don't do when I go to work? Thats rich!

Yes, cops target speed. You know it, you take the risks, big deal, get over it sometime this lifetime.

No, you are wrong, cops do heaps of proactive targeting of bad driving. On a local level and on a national level. There was a national intersection campaign recently as well as the safe speed around schools thing they did this year to name a few national proactive initiatives. Booze busses up and down the country targeting drunks, they don't even put radars in those cars because they don't want the cops being side tracked and dealing with speeders when they are meant to be targeting booze.

I don't see anyone other than people whose cousin didn't die on St Hwy 16 saying that this discussion should conclude elsewhere

**spudchucka** · 20th September 2006, 20:17

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Spud and scumdog don't know this road, so their ignorance is understandable. The cops favourite places are probably the safest areas. Where the real danger is, is totally unsuitable for speed enforcement.

I wouldn't ride up there anyway, too many grumpy, whinging old bikers on those roads as well as too many bloody cops.

**granma2** · 22nd September 2006, 20:47

Thank you everyone for your support, it has been a rough few days.

As it transpires the idiot driver concerned, is a kiwi and a Dr. He had been in a european country, on holiday, for two months and reckoned that he was disorientated when he left his driveway,which is less than 200mtrs from the crash sight. 5 witnesses say he crossed the center line.

I think the driver is telling porkies.

I know the police try to do there best, but....as every good biker keeps trying to point out to them... how often will a biker come off or cross a center line and kill someone. HELLO
That is my point. Dont target bikers, they are among some of the safest drivers on the road, Y, because they know and respect the risk they take everytime they ride.

**Hawkeye** · 23rd September 2006, 07:57

Originally Posted by granma2

I know the police try to do there best, but....as every good biker keeps trying to point out to them... how often will a biker come off or cross a center line and kill someone. HELLO
That is my point. Dont target bikers, they are among some of the safest drivers on the road, Y, because they know and respect the risk they take everytime they ride.

Bling on it's way.

**inlinefour** · 23rd September 2006, 11:44

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

My sympathies granma.

Speedie, you're talking crap. I've never been put at risk by speeders on 16. I definitely have been put at risk by cretinous cagers who cross the centreline.
And where do you see cops?
At the end of straights where there's easy pickings.

funny that, if I'm out of town the only time I see a Police car these days outta town is at the end of a straight or passing lanes...