Markham police looking for motorcyclist doing 180 in a 60

Maybe... Just maybe he was doing 110km/h then realized there is too much to risk if he stops
 
MarcosSantiago said:
Looks like the bike was doing 60 kph when it came into the frame. I guess it is possible it was going much faster before. Who knows?
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We know it was unlikely to be 180 km/hr (a perfect round number), just like all those charges of 151km/hr for stunt driving.
How fast a person was going is entirely up to what the cop says, with no other proof required.
 
FLSTC said:
I'm not taking either side here, but I admire the UNSUBs u-turn. I suspect a lot of folks couldn't do that without dropping a foot or duckwalking...
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Serious? If you can't turn like that, people shouldn't be operating a motorcycle.. Thats basic manoeuvres.
 
Maybe they meant he was wanted for doing a "180" (U-turn). :agave:
 
mimico_polak said:
Nothing to miss....cruiser clearly waited for bike to pass....I'd say 'practically right in front' is still a ways off.

Unless it was YOU!? and then looked different from your POV??
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look at the vid, cop was on the move and rolling out on the road before biker went by

gotta be blind (biker)to miss that, even you in the vid,

looked like cop could even easily be seen where sittin, so biker was prob aware way before,

you can't even see the sidewalk (to the right of the cop car in the first pix) in the middle pix to the right and 3 secs later
 

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wow, try to stick to a point, this one
But the driver, who police believe noticed the cruiser tailing him,,
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umm, believe noticed? no kidding

actually, biker likely spotted cop well in advance and there was no tailing, there was barely the start of a pursuit


hedo2002 said:
Well your right on one point... you are in lala land if you think that cruiser came ANYWHERE near the bike...lol The cruiser was still on the other side of a four lane road. It was not "paractically right in front of him". Officer did everythign right he didn't initate a pursuit which at those speeds likely would have ended very badly.

When the average road user sees a bike travelling at those speeds in that area, (on either side of the road more and more subdivisions are going up daily), it merely reinforces their opinion that ALL riders are reckless idiots.

This does NOTHING to support and in fact damages our hobby. Do we really think this type of riding is acceptable on ANY public road? Stunts like this just give the government more incentive to deny us things like access to HOV/HOT lanes. Doesn't matter how good this rider "THINKS" he\she is they aren't good enough to stop when some cager pulls a u turn or a left turn in front of them, (or slams on the brakes because they are scared of the apporaching bike, at those speeds.
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Ok don't forget this story was written by the MEDIA not the cop. But despite your failed attempt to portray it as the cop putting the rider in emminent danger by being "practically in front of the bike" that simply isn't the cse again the cruiser was in the opposing lanes of a four lane road and the rider was in the curb lane. Minimumm TWO empty lanes between the rider and the cruiser. If you consider that to "be practically in front" of the rider then perhaps you should give up riding. That would put EVERY vehicle on the road "practically in front" of you. That sounds way too dangerous. TTC monthy pass for you.

yodude said:
wow, try to stick to a point, this one

umm, believe noticed? no kidding

actually, biker likely spotted cop well in advance and there was no tailing, there was barely the start of a pursuit
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yodude said:
look at the vid, cop was on the move and rolling out on the road before biker went by

gotta be blind (biker)to miss that, even you in the vid,

looked like cop could even easily be seen where sittin, so biker was prob aware way before,

you can't even see the sidewalk (to the right of the cop car in the first pix) in the middle pix to the right and 3 secs later
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I looked at the vid...checked...and I still think you're in lala land if you believe that the cop was ANYWHERE NEAR the motorcycle and would block it's path.
 
CafeRay said:
"Excessive speed has consistently been the greatest contributing factor in many fatal collisions that have occurred on York Region roads,"
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Well, one can't argue with the fact that if a drunk drivers were to only drive slowly there wouldn't be so many fatalities.
 
Bullcrap that bike was NOT going 180 km/h judging by the video, I will say it was going maximum 90 km/h.
 
Google Streetview of the officer's speed enforcement point: https://goo.gl/maps/AdhIb

Come on guys... motorcycle is obviously not doing 180 when he comes into view of the cruiser dashcam. Officer could have been using LIDAR and capturing speeds ~2km away.

Look at the line of the sight that's afforded to the officer when he's facing northbound Warden.
 
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