(Victoria) Play it safe on the roads lads, VicPol are looking for speeders, already seen one nab in Lilydale on a Sporty, so don't risk it, not worth the headaches.

 

ROGUE motorcyclists who recklessly break the speed limit will be the target of a Victoria Police crackdown over the Australia Day weekend.

Last Australia Day weekend one motorcyclist was killed and 26 suffered serious injuries on the state’s roads.

So far this year, two motorcyclists, neither wearing helmets, have died on the roads.

The total toll for the long weekend last year was seven dead and 76 seriously injured.

Victoria’s top traffic cop, Assistant Commissioner Bob Hill, told the Herald Sun he was keen to avoid a repetition of last year’s carnage, and would deploy officers statewide to nab speeding motorists.

Police officers would flood nine locations considered high-risk: Melbourne, Geelong, the Mornington Peninsula, the Yarra Ranges, the Surf Coast, Benalla, Baw Baw, Yarra and Glen Eira.

EastLink has also pledged to use its network of 200-plus cameras to help police prosecute speeding motorists.

“The Australia Day weekend traditionally sees high levels of motorcycle trauma,” Mr Hill said.

“The fatal crashes we’ve had in 2015 have predominantly been in rural Victoria, in the western region.

“A lot of those crashes were the result of people driving at inappropriate speeds,” he said.

Victoria Police said the number of riders who died on the roads in 2014 had fallen by 25 per cent on 2013’s toll.

Motorcycle Victoria has joined police in calling for motorcyclists to take care.

Its CEO, Wayne Holdsworth, said: “We would like to urge rogue riders to stop speeding, and if they do have a thirst for it they should quench it by riding in a safe and controlled environment ... The road is no place to race.”

 

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/police-to-pursue-rogue-bikers-over-australia-day-long-weekend/story-fni0fee2-1227192613080

Well there you go.
I hardly think the unfortunate two that were not wearing helmets should be classed as motorcyclists. More likely unregistered chook chaser riders as so often is the case. But I have no proof of this and is such only my opinion........

So shooting people and drink driving are okay this weekend then? Righteo.

And be a good time to rob-a-bank#@$ too. Oops my bad.

interesting choice of descriptive for innocent motorcyclist.

I interested that they only want to target roque motorcyclists on the long weekends, what about the car drivers, Truck Drivers and why don't they target everyone every day that is their job so go out and do it.

Doesn't matter how much they target whatever drivers are on the road the fact is that there are way to many drivers & riders who don't respect the posted speed limit signs.

These days I don't go over the speed limit which is posted on whatever road I drive or ride on its not that hard to have some restraint of the throttle, im just trying to perserve my life now where as when I was young it wasn't that way. I suppose you can't take the stupid out of some people and you cant put an old head on a younger person to make them realise.

Gotta' admit I was a crazy f**ker on my Norton Commando and BMW R90s when I was a young tacker. Finally, stepping off in a corner at 140k and coming away without breaks but losing a fair amount of skin gave me a serious slap up the back of the head. 1yr later with a wife and a kid on the way, I gave bikes up for about 15 years as I didn't want to leave a young family destitute. Was a good decision and when I stepped back over a bike seat, it was a '96 Road King. Of course I had to have a play with it. Ported, cam, exhaust and lotsa' bling. I then realised I could get my jollies cruising instead of peg scraping. Mind you, I still enjoyed the occasional bit of board feathering, but didn't feel the urgent need to ride the razor's edge between life and death. The wife has also been riding her own Harley for 17 years now and I guess i feel protective and responsible for her when she's out there on the road with me.
When we ride in country areas where the roads are frequented by sports bikes, I see plenty of what I suffered from. The "Invincibility Hormone". Plenty of my mates had it when I was young and now they're no more, scars on my memories that'll never heal. I'm no pussy, but every so often when having a quiet drink by myself, my mind drifts back and I get a wet eye for them.
Yep, dumbass car drivers, drunk drivers, texting drivers, ignorant truck drivers, etc all need targeting too. No argument from me there, with the roads now busier that ever. Blindingly fast bike are available for a pittance and dramatically exceed the capabilities of most riders.
I can understand the police point of view too. I have two good friends that are retired highway patrolmen, both car and bike. One of these friends was even pronounced dead on the road (but revived after several minutes), after he crashed into a truck that jumped a red light during an armed robbery pursuit. The other friend eventually switched to police rescue, but finally retired due to mental stress. Retrieved too many infant corpses. They both tell me the stories of the number and type of motorcycle fatalities they attended. Horrifying stuff.
Sometimes, we're just our own worst enemies…

Good story. Thanks for sharing.

Better they catch the dick heads and leave the rest of us alone I reckon.