todays paper

[arthur dunga]

Bit of a write up about hoons being caught ,page 3 i think, bike in the picture looked like a suzuki ,over.

[Madmax]

Bit of a write up about hoons being caught ,page 3 i think, bike in the picture looked like a suzuki ,over.

Which paper?

[arthur dunga]

The Melbourne Sun. over

[Ozboc]

scan and post ?? not all busa owners live in Melbourne


Boc

[Madmax]

I visited the Sun's site and copied the following from their site below. The photo shows what could be a Gixer carrying a pillion not wearing a helmet.

Looks like you Mexican's are about to have a long summer of iron fisted Mexican Law rammed down your throats.


Max
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POLICE are impounding hoons' motorcycles at a rate of one a week as speeding bikers kill themselves at alarming rates.

Motorcyclists have been caught riding without helmets at almost 200km/h on Melbourne freeways.

Others are inviting prosecution by posting videos of their hell-riding antics on YouTube.

So far this year 36 motorcycle riders and one pillion passenger have been killed, up five on this time last year.

With the Christmas period to come, police are worried this year could be the worst for motorcycle deaths since 2002, when 54 riders died.

Inspector Jeff Millar, of the police road safety taskforce, warned riders to travel safely.

"We're all aware that motorcycling is a high-risk activity and yet motorcyclists are willing to place themselves in danger time and time again," he said.

"Motorists probably all know someone who rides a motorcycle, yet as car drivers we don't tend to look out for motorcyclists, who are among the vulnerable road users. It's a two-way street."

In most motorcycle fatalities the rider is at fault -- and usually no other vehicles have been involved.

"Motorcyclists are putting themselves at risk, needlessly, and most of it is on weekends with recreational riding," Insp Millar said.

"No one is bullet-proof and if they push the limits too much they will come unstuck. The only place for that sort of riding is on a racetrack."

Insp Millar foreshadowed a crackdown on hoon motorcyclists over summer.

"We have got quite a bit of work in the pipeline. We're looking at enforcement and education, and how we can deliver both of those better."

Riders screaming along Victorian highways have been caught without basic safety gear.

Overhead police speed cameras caught a passenger without a helmet on a bike doing 191km/h on the Western Ring Road at Sunshine.

A female wearing a bikini top was snapped doing 143km/h in Keilor East.

So far this year 42 motorcycles have been impounded.

Of those, 28 were seized after police caught the rider speeding, while seven were triggered by riders trying to evade police.

The majority of riders -- 38 per cent -- were men aged 26-35, while a quarter were in the 22-25 bracket.

All but one were male, and one was under 18.

Two in five were caught between 10pm and midnight.

The Transport Accident Commission said motorcycles represented 3 per cent of vehicle registrations, but accounted for 14 per cent of road deaths.

Commission road safety manager David Healy said the risk of serious injury for motorcycle riders was 32 times higher than car occupants.

"Motorcyclists operate at a higher risk than motorists, so any risk-taking behaviour they engage in through drink-riding or speeding increases their risk to inordinately unacceptable levels," he said.

The state president of the Motorcycle Riders Association, John Karmouche, said catching hoons was important, but riders needed better education.

"We could reduce the number of fatalities and accidents if riders accept they need a skills check-up when they get back on their bikes after a spell," he said.

"There's nothing dangerous about a motorcycle, but the person who is riding it needs the right attitude."

You see the whole story and photo here - "http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24638802-2862,00.html"

[arthur dunga]

Cheers Max, over & out.

[DjPete]

Quote: "Overhead police speed cameras caught a passenger without a helmet on a bike doing 191km/h on the Western Ring Road at Sunshine.

A female wearing a bikini top was snapped doing 143km/h in Keilor East."
Well no excuse for that.
Get rid of them I say...seriously thats just stupid.

I saw 2 turkeys riding like complete idiots (rider/pillion) today on Pascoe Vale Rd.
Death wish.
It's all fun until someone gets hurt or you kill someone else.
Cool.

It's pretty easy really...just keep tabs on your ego...simple.

[Busdriver]

So many deaths and injuries, but how?

Doesn't Victoria have all those "Road Safety" Cameras everywhere?

I understand now. That's why Victoria is pushing for "Road Safety" Front Number Plates.

Obviously the cameras don't do much for "Road Safety".

[Gassick]

I saw 2 turkeys riding like complete idiots (rider/pillion) today on Pascoe Vale Rd.

They are probably very clever turkeys or I want the same drug you're on Pete!!!!

[simmo]

Well they have to stop people killing themselves if that keeps happening how the bloody hell are they going to raise their revenue for there fat pay packets & super,
Now with bikes & cars getting impounding and off the road & less revenue coming in I guess they will have to go interstate to get their revenue.

[Busdriver]

Well, Sydney now has it's Congestion Tax.

Victoria could lobby for the introduction of a "Not Living in Victoria Levy" to be levied on all interstated people.







I should be a Politician with all the stupid ideas I come up with. If not a pollie, at least a Senior Policy Advisor.

[DAD]

Sounds to me like the 70s revisited. Crack down on bikes again and there are nob heads that dont wear basic gear its a joke. Might be a bike for sale soon im not putting up with this crap again.

[Louwai]

I stopped beside a scooter at the lights on the way to work.
The guy was wearing FULL protective riding gear.

It looked very new. All nice a shiny.
I thought to myself, "that's different, usually the scooter riders are wearing T shirts".

Then I noticed all the scratches on the scooter.
He's obviously come off & got hurt so decided to put on the gear........

[Madmax]

I stopped beside a scooter at the lights on the way to work.
The guy was wearing FULL protective riding gear.

It looked very new. All nice a shiny.
I thought to myself, "that's different, usually the scooter riders are wearing T shirts".

Then I noticed all the scratches on the scooter.
He's obviously come off & got hurt so decided to put on the gear........

It usually only takes one trip down the road with their skin being shredded to work out why the rest of the bikers wear protective clothing.