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[Mr.C]

The one that didn't stop is a total idiot. Too bad nobody hit him when he was wrong way on Kingsway. he got lucky.

[aznsuperman]

i actually saw the aftermath but didn't any pic, cuz i thought it's just any other normal crash.

[XTC_604_DKNY]

wow that's crazy. did they end up releasing names?

[tegz]

i thought he'd go to the airport insteada going on kingsway eastbound

[d1]

what a fool, you can't outrun air 1.

[-EuroRSN-]

The whole time I was like JUST GO METRO UNDERGROUND!

[Rich Sandor]

yeah metrotown underground, ditch the bike then into the crowd.. woulda been a good way to escape... for a little while.. eventually the cameras would be reviewed and they'd track him down somehow.

I hope he spends some time in jail. He could have hurt or killed someone. Not cool.

[Raid3n]

i think he blew past me on highway 1 westbound, when i was coming back from coquitlam. what time did this happen? i remember a dark coloured bike ripping it up the HOV lane, lane splitting and zigzagging across the highway..

[Qmx323]

duck into metro underground parking, buy a change of clothing

[dachinesedude]

duck into metro underground parking, buy a change of clothing

how bout get the bike repainted too?

[twitchyzero]

reminds me of some crazy biker flying down 41st ave at over 120kph..it's like they are looking for a quick way to die.

[eurochevy]

notice to all riders = plz if your gonna run..keep it on the highway and then stop somewhere you can hide instead of going through residential....you will eventually crash doing that in a residential ..its a guarantee after that long of a run ... take it from another rider..get the ticket and save urself the humility of being a dumbass in the first place

[Leopold Stotch]

reminds me of some crazy biker flying down 41st ave at over 120kph..it's like they are looking for a quick way to die.

friend of mine did that last year, during the construction

fucking idiot could have died. even worse, he didnt' have a license and just bought that fucking R6.

haha people have a weird way of feeling invulnerable.

[orange7]

I think the only reason why the first bike stopped to the police was because he was carrying a chick.

the chick was probably scared and told him that she wouldn't fuck him anymore unless he stoped

[Midnitez]

Lol yeah ultimate getaway checkpoint is metro underground hahaha so many lvls and so many exits rofl

[Warp9Racing]

i like the part in the global news where the guy says "he slowed down for this corner which makes me think he's not that competent of a rider"...lol....looks like the guy was wearing jeans and hoodie?

btw-180km/h down lougheed is fast...but not that fast....:P

[Gh0stRider]

Trying to out run air1 lol
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[Soundy]

i like the part in the global news where the guy says "he slowed down for this corner which makes me think he's not that competent of a rider"
Heh, I went to high school with that guy (the Air1 guy, not the rider).

[Dangerphoto]

Guess the excessive speeding of over 40km/h was not enough for them...so they decided to blow it away? Very dumb and dangerous...glad civilians were hurt.

[underscore]

It's one thing to do this on the highway, but down the bike lane in a school zone at 120? Yikes, that guys a dick. He must've been watching too many videos of those Russian guys.

[jasonturbo]

First thing, if that was me, my sorry ass would have been heading right for metro town parking lot so I could take a nice long walk, or out of the city... air1 actually has a very limited gas supply, and the top speed of the bike could very well be higher than the chopper.

Secondly, I WOULD NEVER EVER F&^#%& DO SOMETHING THIS STUPID LOL.

I'm sorry but when someone does something like this, IMO its only fair to pull their license for like 5 years +... complete disregard for the safety of thousands of people.

[taylor192]

To all the "metrotown" replies:

MTA 84 outlines the duty of the owner and MTA 83 outlines the owner will be held liable for specific offense if the driver is not identified and the corresponding fines and imprisonment. So all the cops need to do is get your plate #.

Duty to give information

84 (1) If a peace officer has reason to believe that a motor vehicle has been involved in an accident or in a contravention of this Act, the Commercial Transport Act or the Transportation Act, the regulations under any of these Acts, the bylaws of a municipality or the laws of a treaty first nation, and so informs the owner or a person in the motor vehicle, it is the duty of the owner or person, as the case may be, if required by the peace officer, to give all information it is in his or her power to give relating to the identification of the driver of the motor vehicle at the relevant time or during the relevant period.

(2) If the owner or other person fails to comply with subsection (1), or gives information that he or she knows to be false or does not believe to be true, he or she commits an offence against this Act.

[underscore]

First thing, if that was me, my sorry ass would have been heading right for metro town parking lot so I could take a nice long walk, or out of the city... air1 actually has a very limited gas supply, and the top speed of the bike could very well be higher than the chopper.

Secondly, I WOULD NEVER EVER F&^#%& DO SOMETHING THIS STUPID LOL.

I'm sorry but when someone does something like this, IMO its only fair to pull their license for like 5 years +... complete disregard for the safety of thousands of people.

While it may have a higher top speed, 1) it's restricted to roadways, 2) that helicopter has a very large viewing range. I'm sure the RCMP have plans to cover the possibility of the chopper running low on fuel.

[twitchyzero]

While it may have a higher top speed, 1) it's restricted to roadways, 2) that helicopter has a very large viewing range. I'm sure the RCMP have plans to cover the possibility of the chopper running low on fuel.

+1 you cannot outrun from the bird's eye especially in broad daylight.

[Jgresch]

Where's a Pay N Spray when you need one...

[jasonturbo]

While it may have a higher top speed, 1) it's restricted to roadways, 2) that helicopter has a very large viewing range. I'm sure the RCMP have plans to cover the possibility of the chopper running low on fuel.

+1 you cannot outrun from the bird's eye especially in broad daylight.

I think you are both being overly confident in your replys, this has happened before on more than one occasion in Alberta... and I'm sure it has probably happened elsewhere.

I dont know the model of the helicopter used by the Vancouver RCMP.. anyone have some specs on range/top speed?

[Great68]

Were those bikes stolen?

[underscore]

I think you are both being overly confident in your replys, this has happened before on more than one occasion in Alberta... and I'm sure it has probably happened elsewhere.

I dont know the model of the helicopter used by the Vancouver RCMP.. anyone have some specs on range/top speed?

What time of day, distance from helipad, etc would all factor in here. Regardless, this guy didn't seem to know the chopper was there, or didn't care to try to lose it, judging by his actions (doubling back and going past the initial stop?)

[tegz]

Can't you just go near the airport? The heli shouldn't be able to invade crowded air space...

And there have been talks on BCSB about it being more worth it than ever to try and outrun the police.. I don't share the same view, but some of those in the sport bike community agree that running is a more viable option now given the harsh consequences of excessive speeding.

[beanzzz]

Going to the airport is probably the worst thing you could do. Even if you do lose Air 1, the airport is full of police, security and surveillance. There's also only one road in and out of the airport.

[hotjoint]

holy crap, what dumbasses

[underscore]

And there have been talks on BCSB about it being more worth it than ever to try and outrun the police.. I don't share the same view, but some of those in the sport bike community agree that running is a more viable option now given the harsh consequences of excessive speeding.

All they need is your plate, albeit some people make them damn near impossible to see. Like in other threads tho, it's not that hard to stay below 40 over... the more people that run the harsher future rules and laws will become on other riders though.

[roastpuff]

I dont know the model of the helicopter used by the Vancouver RCMP.. anyone have some specs on range/top speed?

Air 1 and 2 are Eurocopter AS350's if I'm not wrong. B3 version, so it's got the souped-up engine and redundant controls. There are two helicopters, so one can relieve the other if it runs out of fuel.

According to Wiki, 4 hours endurance and a top speed of 287km/h, which is more than enough to chase *most* vehicles running in the city. On the highway, it's possible you can outdistance the helicopter, but in the city the heli has the advantage because it can fly in straight lines.

RCMP helicopters also probably get priority clearance for airspace.

http://bc.rcmp.ca/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=585&languageId=1&contentId=-1&p=2&categoryId=192&categoryKey=partners&categoryIdDetachments=&categoryIdCrimes=&categoryIdPrograms=

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocopter_AS350

Quoting from Wiki:
General characteristics

* Crew: 1
* Capacity: 6
* Length: 10.93 m[42] (35 ft 10½ in)
* Rotor diameter: 10.69 m (35 ft 1 in)
* Height: 3.14 m (10 ft 3½ in)
* Disc area: 89.75 m² (966.1 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 1,174 kg (2,588 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 2,250 kg (4,960 lb)
* Powerplant: 1× Turbomeca Arriel 2B turboshaft, 632 kW (847 shp)

Performance

* Never exceed speed: 287 km/h (155 knots, 178 mph)
* Cruise speed: 245 km/h (132 knots, 152 mph)
* Range: 662 km (357 nmi, 411 mi)
* Endurance: 4.1 hrs
* Service ceiling: 4,600 m (15,100 ft)
* Rate of climb: 8.5 m/s (1,675 ft/min)


EDIT: I'm getting indications that Air 2 (?) might be a EC120B instead. Here are the specs of the EC120B... in general they are quite similar, except that the EC120B is smaller. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocopter_EC120

General characteristics

* Crew: 1 or 2 pilots
* Capacity: 4 passengers
* Length: 9.6 m (31 ft 5 in)
* Rotor diameter: 10.0 m (32 ft 8 in)
* Height: 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
* Empty weight: 991 kg (2,185 lb)
* Useful load: 724 kg (1,596 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 1,715 kg (3,781 lb)
* Powerplant: 1× Turbomeca Arrius 2F turboshaft, 376 kW (504 shp)

Performance

* Never exceed speed: 278 km/h (150 knots, 172 mph)
* Cruise speed: 223 km/h (120 knots, 138 mph)
* Range: 710 km (383 nm, 440 mi)
* Service ceiling: 5,182 m (17,000 ft)
* Rate of climb: 5.84 m/s (1,150 ft/min)

[taylor192]

And there have been talks on BCSB about it being more worth it than ever to try and outrun the police.. I don't share the same view, but some of those in the sport bike community agree that running is a more viable option now given the harsh consequences of excessive speeding.
Most of those guys are all talk, no action. The few who actually would are not aware of MVA 83 and 84 allowing the police to grab their plate and show up at their residence with a tow truck and handcuffs - cause they probably are not aware of what the punishment for evading police is either.

BCSB and BCCOM has organized a meeting with the MLA that sponsored Bill 14. I'm debating attending to see how far riders will dig their grave with silly questions and rants - only reaffirming to the MLA that Bill 14 has merit.

[604nguyen]

haha douchebags, too bad they did'nt crash and die

[JD¹³]

According to Wiki, 4 hours endurance and a top speed of 287km/h, which is more than enough to chase *most* vehicles running in the city. On the highway, it's possible you can outdistance the helicopter, but in the city the heli has the advantage because it can fly in straight lines.
Beat me to it. It's about 180mph or 156 knots. So yes some vehicles could outrun Air1 in a straight line but unless you're on an open empty highway it's never gonna happen. All it has to do is climb and watch you off into the distance until you run out of gas. At that pace on a bike it'd take only a few minutes, they'd meet you at the gas station :rofl:

[tegz]

LoL... u're not gonna be keeping a constant 300km/h+ on a bike with any kind of sanity flowing through your head highway or not... unless you're ghostrider.

[vafanculo]

Dumbass. $1000 in speeding and towing fines >>>>>> getting caught running from cops
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[JD¹³]

LoL... u're not gonna be keeping a constant 300km/h+ on a bike with any kind of sanity flowing through your head highway or not... unless you're ghostrider.
Meh, it's not as insane as you think if the time and place is "right". IE a straight flat 2-lane road in rural California on an early summer evening. Or so I've heard.