Thread: Irate police hunt 'missile moron' motorbike rider

Regarding that idiot speeding at 273 kph there is not need to catch him, soon or later one funeral director will have him in a box.
I cannot understand that bull of "Speed Kill" and fines and at the same time we have the most powerful Holdens and Fords ever made
Speed kills if the road are unsafe or in bad condition or if the driving/riding training program it is not good enough to put an inexperienced driver in a very fast car or motorbike.
Repair the fix the existing black spots on our roads, build better roads and improve the driving training program if they allow fast cars an bikes on the roads.

Originally Posted by korg20000bc

I saw one of those "Police now targetting..." signs in Kings Cross with "Seat belts" underneath.
Like this one:
Something's not right about that.

And in this case look at the condition of that road

My 2c worth.

One of the key issues about riding (or driving at 273kph) is that the things that are out of your control, other drivers, animals, mechanical failure happen so fast no one can react in time and they end up picking pieces of you (and maybe someone else ) up off the road over a 500 m stretch !

Add into the mix that no sane motorist would ever expect to encounter a vehicle travelling at those speeds on a public road so they would make decisions, even bad ones and have no idea that someone is going to come over the rise at 3 times the speed limit. That type of speed is madness.

Increasing the speed limit on well maintained free ways to say 130 kph is, I think, a sensible idea as pretty much any out of the showroom car will now do that speed limit with ease and in relative comfort and safety.

My thinking/theory/justification is that it is widely acknowledge that one of the greatest killers on the road is fatigue. Therefore a say 20% increase in the speed limit should by rights reduce time spent on the road having a directly positive impact on fatigue related incidents ?

We are one of the most sparsely populated continents around with often huge distances to travel, why we need to limit ourselves to 100 or 110 kmh is beyond me !!

George

If you break the law you deserve the fine!
But I totally think that the majority of open highway speed limits in Aus are to low.
I also think some are to high.
Unfortunately I guess they work on will the worst driver, with bald tyres, loose steering & talking on a mobile phone be able to drive this road at the posted speed.
What DOES really get up my nose is roads where the posted speed limit constantly changes! You spend more time worrying about your speed then traffic, obstacles & the mug who is going to make a mistake.
Other than that, If I speed I usually know it so I have to be prepared to cop the fines and so on if caught.
Jonesfam

Originally Posted by DiscoWeb

Add into the mix that no sane motorist would ever expect to encounter a vehicle travelling at those speeds on a public road so they would make decisions, even bad ones and have no idea that someone is going to come over the rise at 3 times the speed limit. That type of speed is madness.

Absolutely! Likewise speed limits for on-coming traffic is always meant to be the same for the same reason, although sometimes road workers don't see the logic in this. Drivers need to know that other vehicles will be travelling at no more than about the speed limit unless the other vehicles are equipped with a siren and flashing warning lights so they can make reasonable decisions, whether the other vehicles are travelling in the same direction or not.

Bring back the man walking in front with a red flag I say !

Originally Posted by Mr Whippy

For those out side of Victoria, there was a motor bike clocked at 273 kph on the weekend. One of today's headlines "Irate police hunt 'missile moron' motorbike rider".

Now I don't condone this, but it would be nice if the police could get a bit "Irate" about violence and bashings in the community, and devoted more time into these thugs.

As for the motor cyclist, due to it being on the Hume freeway, it was most unlikely that anyone other than himself would have been hurt.

Lower the speed limit. That'll stop them.

(Where is that sarcastic font when you need it)

I may have once met a gentleman who was clocked somewhere over 180km/h on a motorbike.

What could Mr Cop do about it? Nothing. Probably just sat there looking stunned at the reading.