Flaunty, a pharmacist, told police he was at a stop sign on Clarks Lane. He said he waited for three or four cars to pass and was careful that it was clear before he made the turn into Hobsonville Rd.
"I looked to my left as I pulled out from the compulsory stop to ensure that I could merge with the oncoming traffic. I was three quarters of the way across I think and I just heard this crash and it was the motorbike.''
Judge Philippa Sinclair declined an application from Flaunty's lawyer Paul Davison QC for a discharge without conviction.
She told Flaunty that although his vision was impaired and his carelessness was at the low end of the scale, the consequences of the crash were "extreme''.
In her sentencing, Judge Sinclair took into account Flaunty's early guilty plea, his remorse and references from health professionals and community leaders, including former Waitakere City mayor Bob Harvey.
Flaunty's lawyer Paul Davison QC asked for a discharge without conviction for his client because otherwise he would lose his position on the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal.
He said his client's vision was impaired by long grass on the side of the road, the curve of the road, and there was evidence that suggested Mr Titmus may have accelerated before the crash.
"With the best will in the world, a driver at the stop sign looking off to the right, is not getting an unimpeded view.''
He said Flaunty looked both ways and was satisfied the way was clear before he turned.
Police and the family of Mr Titmus opposed the discharge without conviction.
Sergeant Grant Holliday told the court that Flaunty put himself in a situation that required a "high level of care'' and it was necessary to mark Mr Titmus' death with a conviction.
He said Flaunty's loss of his position on the tribunal would not outweigh the significance of the offence and the death of Mr Titmus.
Outside court, Mr Titmus' mother Erin described her son as a man with "immense talent'' who touched the lives of many people.
An engineer by trade, Mr Titmus worked on a catamaran in Vanuatu which served as a ferry in the outer islands.
His other passion was his motorbike which he re-built himself.
Mr Titmus' partner Donelle Lawson said "there was not a manual in sight'' while he worked on it.
Flaunty paid the $20,000 reparations after a restorative justice meeting with the family.
Both women said the money went towards the costs that the family faced as a result of the crash.
And Mrs Titmus implored people to check for motorbikes.
"You will see everything else if you look out for bikes.''
