Irate police hunt 'missile moron' motorbike rider

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Originally Posted by THE BOOGER

OOORRRR they might be an English teacher:p

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I was trying not to be insulting ;)



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Originally Posted by rick130

I was trying not to be insulting ;)



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OOpps now your done it:p

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Originally Posted by B92 8NW

Overtaking should be quick IMO, especially when its a single carriageway. Much safer to reduce overtaking time spent in the "wrong lane" with oncoming traffic than dawdling past at a few kmh faster...

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+ 10000 but if you break the speed limit (even overtaking) you can be fined.
I agree, get past quickly and then come back to the speed limit.

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Originally Posted by rick130

Someone's been into the thesaurus...... :D

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Originally Posted by THE BOOGER

OOORRRR they might be an English teacher:p

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Originally Posted by rick130

I was trying not to be insulting ;)
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Originally Posted by THE BOOGER

OOpps now you've done it:p

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It would appear that some people are unaware of the fact that teachers are the salt of the earth and that English teachers are the quintessence of salinity.

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(Even retired ones.)

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Originally Posted by vnx205

It would appear that some people are unaware of the fact that teachers are the salt of the earth and that English teachers are the quintessence of salinity.

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(Even retired ones.)

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Touché.

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Originally Posted by PhilipA

But I often wonder whether police classify accidents which may have been primarily caused by say bald tyres, gone shocks, sloppy steering or failed brakes where no total breakage occurred as "excessive speed".
and indeed some accidents caused by road conditions.
This reminds me of a Motorcyclist memorial which is on the old Pacific Highway from Gosford going up "the hill" to the F3 entrance. I remember the day of the accident I drove up the hill and saw an enormous pothole in the middle of the corner. I will bet the police cited excessive speed when the poor guy was probably travelling quick but safely when he is suddenly confronted with an enormous pothole which was enough to send him into an unfortunately placed cement traffic barrier.

IMHO It probably is hard to prove a vehicle defect caused a crash unless there is something clear cut like the brakes totally failed with a disc pad popping out or the steering failed by a tie rod falling apart. I have seen the post crash exams on TV and they seem to concentrate on what still works after the crash, not how well they worked.

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Still laughing, have you seen his mums defence of "cant be him he doesn't even get out of bed before 12 o'clock":eek:

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Originally Posted by THE BOOGER

Still laughing, have you seen his mums defence of "cant be him he doesn't even get out of bed before 12 o'clock":eek:

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Yes, as if being a lazy bugger precludes him from breaking the speed limit. :confused:

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Originally Posted by sheerluck

Yes, as if being a lazy bugger precludes him from breaking the speed limit. :confused:

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Of course it was a good excuse, he was in a hurry because it was getting late to sleep a siesta. :D

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Originally Posted by PhilipA

Yes Rohan, I personally agree.
BUT apparently statistics show that in states that do not have annual roadworthies, the accident rate caused by car defects is no different than in NSW where there are tests.
But I often wonder whether police classify accidents which may have been primarily caused by say bald tyres, gone shocks, sloppy steering or failed brakes where no total breakage occurred as "excessive speed".
and indeed some accidents caused by road conditions.
This reminds me of a Motorcyclist memorial which is on the old Pacific Highway from Gosford going up "the hill" to the F3 entrance. I remember the day of the accident I drove up the hill and saw an enormous pothole in the middle of the corner. I will bet the police cited excessive speed when the poor guy was probably travelling quick but safely when he is suddenly confronted with an enormous pothole which was enough to send him into an unfortunately placed cement traffic barrier.

IMHO It probably is hard to prove a vehicle defect caused a crash unless there is something clear cut like the brakes totally failed with a disc pad popping out or the steering failed by a tie rod falling apart. I have seen the post crash exams on TV and they seem to concentrate on what still works after the crash, not how well they worked.

However there is something wrong in NSW anyway as there is an enormous difference in the percentage of accidents from "excessive speed" in NSW to those cited in UK . Something like 40% vs 16%.
Regards Philip A

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Ah, but a safe speed is the one that will let you stop in time should you, say, come around a corner and see a big pothole, cow sleeping on the road, naked woman hitchhiking, etc., etc. You're going too fast if you can't see what's coming up.