Police Fail to catch Motorcycle doing 261km/h

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#189153 18-Dec-2015 14:15

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/75263207/motorcyclist-spotted-going-261kmh-in-Canterbury

Well the patrol car was only doing 32km/h, he probably wanted to spend as much time in the right hand lane as possible.

Or perhaps he thought the Police had raised the tolerance this week

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#1453040 18-Dec-2015 14:20

if found I hope the rider gets a lengthy prison sentence and loss of license,

Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.

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#1453046 18-Dec-2015 14:26

Pretty stupid thing to do.Actually insanely stupid and dangerous if you want to speed go on a track

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#1453049 18-Dec-2015 14:34

As the story is from Stuff, we can only guarantee the following facts.

1) There is an area named Canterbury.
2) People ride Motorcycles.
3) There are Police.

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#1453052 18-Dec-2015 14:36

Assuming it was a male rider doing these sort of speeds, how did manage to sit on the bike with gonads the size of grapefruit?

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#1453053 18-Dec-2015 14:36

andrewNZ: As the story is from Stuff, we can only guarantee the following facts.

1) There is an area named Canterbury.
2) People ride Motorcycles.
3) There are Police.

4. An idiot on a bike clocked on Radar at 261kmh

Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.

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#1453057 18-Dec-2015 14:40

WyleECoyoteNZ: Assuming it was a male rider doing these sort of speeds, how did manage to sit on the bike with gonads the size of grapefruit?

Bet they gripped the tank as the Police lights came on...

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#1453061 18-Dec-2015 14:48

Funny thing is this speed is reached by motorcyclists quite often. But they don't die or kill others. That tends to happen a lower speeds.

Might be the law averages I suppose, but it might also be something else.

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#1453176 18-Dec-2015 18:31

If police chased him at such speed there would definitely be crash.
Hope they got his plate number and will deal with him/her later (though has not been caught - cannot be sentenced, only fee).

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#1453177 18-Dec-2015 18:35

I'm not sure a police car would reach 260 very easily.
Bikes are stupendously quick now. They are one of the few things in life that have got faster and lighter with no concession to safety. Perhaps except for ABS which only adds about 10kg.

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#1453186 18-Dec-2015 19:15

Has @JohnR been road tripping in Canterbury?

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#1453189 18-Dec-2015 19:31

coffeebaron: Has @JohnR been road tripping in Canterbury?

lol to this. That's what come to my mind!

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#1453200 18-Dec-2015 19:50

coffeebaron: Has @JohnR been road tripping in Canterbury?

Johnr doesn't do 260ks. He does 260 miles. So it can't be him.

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#1453203 18-Dec-2015 20:05

mdooher: Funny thing is this speed is reached by motorcyclists quite often. But they don't die or kill others. That tends to happen a lower speeds.

Might be the law averages I suppose, but it might also be something else.

Apologies if I'm misinterpreting this, but are you implying somehow that it's OK to ride at >260km/h on occasion?

Sometimes I use big words I don't always fully understand in an effort to make myself sound more photosynthesis.

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#1453207 18-Dec-2015 20:25

Maybe the radar picked up a low flying magpie

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#1453258 18-Dec-2015 21:52

floydbloke:
mdooher: Funny thing is this speed is reached by motorcyclists quite often. But they don't die or kill others. That tends to happen a lower speeds.

Might be the law averages I suppose, but it might also be something else.

Apologies if I'm misinterpreting this, but are you implying somehow that it's OK to ride at >260km/h on occasion?

I'm suggesting that it is no more dangerous than say doing say100km/h on the Auckland southern motorway while texting.

Don't get me wrong, get caught, get done for dangerous driving..because it is.

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