Originally Posted by
Shaman
Now my counter-argument. A number of people I ride with are now mapping out the back roads we ride on, purchasing the fastest bikes they can get, watching their fuel load to keep at least 100km worth of distance in the tank when possible, and planning escape routes for all of their favourite roads. They know that even if we're not doing anything dangerous, the police are likely to hit them with HTA 172 without any justification, because they ride sportbikes. It's the cop's word against theirs, and the police lie to get what they want. I'm betting a lot of people on this forum have a story like that. So what do these riders do when they are approached by the police? You fill in the blanks. Same goes with the car fans, too... I know of two people that have built 600hp cars recently, citing HTA 172 as the reason. They mean business. How this makes the road safer, I leave it to your uncluttered intellect to explain. I suppose you think they're just criminals, but thankfully there are still people around who won't obey laws that are unreasonable and unconstitutional.