police chase

[scumdog]

A question.

In NZ do we have cameras on Police cars to record what's happening or do we rely on the honesty of piggies?? lol

Both police and public don't tell lies so there's no need for cameras.....

[marty]

I was nearly run off the road by a mufti cop in his brand new v8 supercharged holden down great south road, I was doing all of 115 and had ear plugs in on my V2 and didnt even know he was there until he was along side me swerving into me, swerved into me twice and then cut me off and stopped right in front me, I wasnt running and it was just bloody dangerous, i lost all respect for them after that.

what a fucking tosser! a supercharged v8? here's a clue - when you're talking shit, at least make it believable shit.

[Lorax]

A few years ago a mate took off between traffic on his old gs100 (me thinks), got involved in a small police chase throu central CHCH on a busy Fri or Sat night. aftrt weaving in and out of traffic and heading round a block or two a friendly Police officer decided to knock him off into a taxi.

Result my mat had to pay for his bike and the taxi to be fixxed> Arseholes want to kill bikers>

Your mate shouldn't've run. Simple. No sympathy there. At all. Run from cops, be prepared to get f*$ked up. Simple.

why, when they can just come see you the next day by reading your number plate, do they chase at all?
OK, some cases where its a stolen car etc but when its just a speeder why? Its not like its GTA, get away from the cops and they then just give up.

The person stops being "just a speeder" as soon as they run from the cops. Completely different story. They're all of a sudden shifting from a de-criminalised situation (speedin fine, no record) to a serious offence.

It's just a pity that during past pursuits (and future no doubt), innocent people have died. I have absolutely no problem if a person fleeing dies. None. Natural selection.

[samo]

Your mate shouldn't've run. Simple. No sympathy there. At all. Run from cops, be prepared to get f*$ked up. Simple.



The person stops being "just a speeder" as soon as they run from the cops. Completely different story. They're all of a sudden shifting from a de-criminalised situation (speedin fine, no record) to a serious offfence..

completly agree, whats the point in running from the fuzz? especially around suburbia. just endangers the community. But saying that, running someone off the road is crazy! the cop must'v known that if he hit him at 130 he was going to get seriously injuried!

[aprilia fan]

what a fucking tosser! a supercharged v8? here's a clue - when you're talking shit, at least make it believable shit.

ok so im not a car fan, the cop was telling me about his car I was hardly paying attention, bit pissed off about nearly been run off the road. I like the bike in your profile, is that yours?

[EroSamnin]

He was "running" doing 130? Suuuuuurely the cop would have realised that 130 isn't really running and the guy was just useless at looking in his mirrors and couldn't hear over the noise of the mighty V-Twin as he tootoo'd along at slightly over the speed limit. The guy would have noticed eventually and pulled over.
Unless it was in 50k zone... In that case, the guy was being a tard and needed to be "naturally" selected.

[Timber020]

Cops arent likley to report him doing 150 and staying with the guy are they, because that would admit that they were driving at speeds that could be percieved as indangering the public.

[Brett]

Nah, I am sure I know what happens. Ducatti are often known for being faulty. The guy bought a new bike and was in the middle of his first shot through the gears, and realised that the bike wouldn;t shift up from 1st and as such was stuck doing 130kph. At least, that is what I would say to save some cred about running on a duke and only hitting 130...

[Warr]

Ditto "Pittock" from "SmileCity Forum"
10/3/2007 10:20:35 PM....http://www.smilecity.co.nz/benefits....tp=135649&ca=1

Y'all
There is NO justification for there to be TWO speeding vehicles, or to conduct a chase for a property or traffic offence, as this is life-threatening. Property or technical traffic offences do not as a rule cause death. In 2003 at least TEN people, some innocent others, lost their lives as a result of police pursuits. They could have rounded up the cuplrits later at an address - this is a very small country and an island: where can they go? We ought to regard life more dearly... but the when you look at the abortion figures, it begins to confirm that, with a few exceptions, NZ is pretty much a nation of barbarians.

[terbang]

If someone does a runner and then falls off and gets hurt or worse as a result of outriding him/herself, then thems the breaks. However when a cop initiates a pursuit for speeding, thus escalating the situation, rather than getting a number plate and visiting the next day, he becomes no better than the runner, especially if Joe (bystander) Bloggs gets caught up in it.

[Jimmy B]

what a fucking tosser! a supercharged v8? here's a clue - when you're talking shit, at least make it believable shit.

Actually Marty, and I dont mean to detract from your post, but we had a Supercharged V6 Commode as a work vehicle a few years back, they were quite common and had "supercharged" discretely written on the side in lurverly chrome, just above the "V6". Tis not that much of a stretch to think the mufti guys may have had one or 2. Fair to say it was a very popular vehicle with the lads on Client visits.

[KLOWN]

Actually Marty, and I dont mean to detract from your post, but we had a Supercharged V6 Commode as a work vehicle a few years back, they were quite common and had "supercharged" discretely written on the side in lurverly chrome, just above the "V6". Tis not that much of a stretch to think the mufti guys may have had one or 2. Fair to say it was a very popular vehicle with the lads on Client visits.

i was also going to say i thought they made a v6 supercharged varient but i don't think they do in the v8, which was posted. But its easy to mistake v6 for v8. Ford also do a turbo v6 and, maybe, used to(?) do a super charged v6

[Squeak the Rat]

Is this story legit, and if so has it been quashed, ignored or what?

I know two people that have been bollocked for not pulling over on their bikes simply because they didn't see the cops behind them. Poor riding? Definitely. A reason to die? No way.

[Jimmy B]

i was also going to say i thought they made a v6 supercharged varient but i don't think they do in the v8, which was posted. But its easy to mistake v6 for v8. Ford also do a turbo v6 and, maybe, used to(?) do a super charged v6

I dont know about Ford but suspect they didnt go there until the Turbo Typhoon etc, the Commodore we had would've been an 00 or 01 model and was V6. I dont think Holden did a supercharged V8, probably no real point. A mate of mine had a 2002 XU6 which was an HSV supercharged V6 - Nice quick cage that one

[vifferman]

I know two people that have been bollocked for not pulling over on their bikes simply because they didn't see the cops behind them. Poor riding? Definitely.

Not necessarilileilryly. Many sprots bikes have very poor rear "vision" mirrors, so he may have just been admiring his elbows, and wondering why they seemed to be flashing red/blue around the edges.

My mirrors are good, and I'm relatively obervant. But even so, if I was cruising at 130km/h (which is only a couple of mm above 100 on my poxy speedo) and some cop rear-ended me to get my attention, I'd be more than a tad pissed off. Possibly even a kilotad or megatad.