View Full Version : Traffic cops tonight
Specialone
07-10-10, 05:52 PM
New episode of traffic cops (9pm i think) tonight is about us reckless bikers, so i will watch it to see how bad we are.
jacksuzukisv650
07-10-10, 05:54 PM
haha lol oh dear
Thanks, will watch this. :)
GeneticBubble
07-10-10, 07:19 PM
what channel?
Specialone
07-10-10, 07:45 PM
BBC one
454697819
07-10-10, 07:48 PM
is it a repeat, it never tells me on the bloody synopsis
Specialone
07-10-10, 07:52 PM
No, says in tv mag that it's new, the mag is normally right about these things.
minimorecambe
07-10-10, 07:53 PM
Any of the Suffolk orgers been "intent on riding thieir luck"?!
seedy100
07-10-10, 08:02 PM
I do be intent on driving my tract'r, when I aint intent on rydin my byke that be.
Specialone
07-10-10, 08:10 PM
They dont like bikes down there do they? and we thought north wales were bad ;)
They seem to see bikers as an incovenience.
This is last years ...... DOH!
Really?
So far all that ive seen i think those people deserve imho, ok im no angel but never would i think it a good idea to do a rolling burnout at 60mph on the road
minimorecambe
07-10-10, 08:14 PM
Nothing like protecting yourself and letting your pillion ride with no helmet :-?
Specialone
07-10-10, 08:16 PM
Really?
So far all that ive seen i think those people deserve imho, ok im no angel but never would i think it a good idea to do a rolling burnout at 60mph on the road
No mate, i fully agree, they were being tw4ts, but at the beginning before any filming they had a negative attitude straight away and you can tell the type they are, especially the one being interviewed.
BTW, i couldnt do a rolling burnout ;)
Specialone
07-10-10, 08:17 PM
This is last years ...... DOH!
Said new episode :confused:
Fair enough, i wasnt paying too much attention at the begining and tbh i probably couldnt either :p
MisterTommyH
07-10-10, 08:27 PM
What's their obsession with Transylvania?
minimorecambe
07-10-10, 08:27 PM
Zey like ze blood :)
MR UKI (1)
07-10-10, 08:30 PM
Oooh numberplate on pillion seat, thats a new one :D
Drew Carey
07-10-10, 08:30 PM
Why oh why would you gaffer tape the plate to the cans!!!! Insane......the mess to clean will be a right ache.
454697819
07-10-10, 08:30 PM
I do be intent on driving my tract'r, when I aint intent on rydin my byke that be.
check out my location..
minimorecambe
07-10-10, 08:30 PM
Why oh why would you gaffer tape the plate to the cans!!!! Insane......the mess to clean will be a right ache.
I did think :rolleyes:
Why oh why would you gaffer tape the plate to the cans!!!! Insane......the mess to clean will be a right ache.
I said that, what a nightmare that will be. Never let your mate loose with the gaffer tape on your bike!
Specialone
07-10-10, 08:32 PM
Why oh why would you gaffer tape the plate to the cans!!!! Insane......the mess to clean will be a right ache.
I did think :rolleyes:
Yep, that will melt inside a few miles then need an angle grinder to remove ;)
Yep, that will melt inside a few miles then need an angle grinder to remove ;)
Looked like a carbon fibre so should be OK.
Wideboy
07-10-10, 08:37 PM
i dont think the carbon cans would get hot enough, especially up there with airflow
yes this is all very anti bike ot me, i shall also be ductaping my plate to my seat, no speed cameras
Specialone
07-10-10, 08:37 PM
WTF did that van stop for? he solely caused that imo
BTW im a white van man also.
i dont think the carbon cans would get hot enough, especially up there with airflow
yes this is all very anti bike ot me, i shall also be ductaping my plate to my seat, no speed cameras
Hahahaha - too slow Joe .... :smt026
WTF did that van stop for? he solely caused that imo
BTW im a white van man also.
I think the car in front of the white van slowed, the white van looked to of gone to the right a bit to avoid the car in front
minimorecambe
07-10-10, 08:40 PM
They did say the 2 vans were avoiding a vehicle in front.
Mst have been under the bridge
Wideboy
07-10-10, 08:40 PM
WTF did that van stop for? he solely caused that imo
BTW im a white van man also.
same also except i do fit the stereo type
Hahahaha - too slow Joe .... :smt026
shush, we'll be seeing you on there soon for your chav "mod"
Specialone
07-10-10, 08:40 PM
I think the car in front of the white van slowed, the white van looked to of gone to the right a bit to avoid the car in front
Yep but the gap between him and the car in front was a lot so he over reacted imo
Wideboy
07-10-10, 08:44 PM
about fecking time they did something about push bikes
"It just all smelt fishy" That's not very nice, she seemed quite presentable
Mighty Boosh
07-10-10, 08:45 PM
In my honest opinion.
I can't understand how the police allow TV companys to follow them and film this footage, when the sole aim of the tv company is to sensationalise what they have gleened.:rolleyes:
This and all the other "police" programs do not, IMHO, do the police any favours.:(
minimorecambe
07-10-10, 08:45 PM
"It just all smelt fishy" That's not very nice, she seemed quite presentable
:smt081
about fecking time they did something about push bikes
Yea isnt it just Mr Gavin :rolleyes:
Specialone
07-10-10, 08:46 PM
about fecking time they did something about push bikes
Yep and he failed the 'attitude test', what a to55er.
In winter months i see cyclists every single day without lights while its dark, but bikers are reckless :rolleyes:
MisterTommyH
07-10-10, 08:47 PM
That cyclists stupid.....talking himself into court.
Wideboy
07-10-10, 08:47 PM
Yea isnt it just Mr Gavin :rolleyes:
eh??
minimorecambe
07-10-10, 08:48 PM
What an **** :thumbdown:
maviczap
07-10-10, 08:48 PM
Yep and he failed the 'attitude test', what a to55er.
In winter months i see cyclists every single day without lights while its dark, but bikers are reckless :rolleyes:
He's not a good avert for cyclists, he was such a tosser
eh??
Wasnt it you who told us you got nicked for being drunk in charge of a bicycle and then let off because they got called to a fight
Mighty Boosh
07-10-10, 08:50 PM
Well we've gone from wreakless motorbike riders ..
To a drunk cyclist..
Ya couldn't make it up .:confused::confused:
Wideboy
07-10-10, 08:51 PM
Wasnt it you who told us you got nicked for being drunk in charge of a bycle and then let off because they got called to a fight
no i didnt get charged actually!!
Mr Speirs
07-10-10, 08:51 PM
He's not a good avert for cyclists, he was such a tosser
The guy wasn't a cyclist. He was just a ****.
no i didnt get charged actually!!
Read the last bit of what i said
Wideboy
07-10-10, 08:53 PM
you said i got nicked i.e. charged.... i didnt..... for a bull**** offence
still annoys me that
That woman should have been done for no insurance too. On a provisional licence the insurance is invalid!!!
ok then you got pulled over whilst drunk and riding a push bike
Mr Speirs
07-10-10, 08:57 PM
Did anyone notice the old lady on a push bike cycling past 'primrose/precious' with no lights :)
Make me chuckle.
minimorecambe
07-10-10, 08:59 PM
3 months in jail for flip plate guy?????
Thats hell of a lot more than what laddo got when he was drink driving and broke my pevis and collar bone!!!!
OMG!!! 3 months jail for that power slide man ....
Drew Carey
07-10-10, 08:59 PM
Wow thats a hell of a fine for Mr Argumentative Cyclist
Dave20046
07-10-10, 09:00 PM
So they harass the cyclist for having no lights but let the car with no lights off "because they're safe in a car" what about the whoever they hit?
Cyclist was daft though...
Wideboy
07-10-10, 09:00 PM
ok then you got pulled over whilst drunk and riding a push bike
no i got tugged for speeding on a pushbike :rolleyes: and breathalysed and found to be just over the drink drive limit....... oh noes!!!
Specialone
07-10-10, 09:00 PM
That did seem high tbh, but you are asking for trouble doing either of those offences arent you :(
Wideboy
07-10-10, 09:00 PM
OMG!!! 3 months jail for that power slide man ....
you get less for murder
these sort of programs only provoke anti police feelings
maviczap
07-10-10, 09:01 PM
The guy wasn't a cyclist. He was just a ****.
Yep and it cost him £700 for being such a gobby **** :p
Me I do my best to be seen on my pushbike, in the dark I have lights, simples ;)
MisterTommyH
07-10-10, 09:01 PM
I'm reckoning the jail time was more for perverting the course of justice..... I.e. the intent to to fit a flip up plate.
Bet that was the cyclists most expensive night in the pub - Idiot.
Did anyone notice the old lady on a push bike cycling past 'primrose/precious' with no lights :)
Make me chuckle.
No but lmfao
no i got tugged for speeding on a pushbike :rolleyes: and breathalysed and found to be just over the drink drive limit....... oh noes!!!
Seriously was it in a 10mph car park or something
minimorecambe
07-10-10, 09:03 PM
I'm reckoning the jail time was more for perverting the course of justice..... I.e. the intent to to fit a flip up plate.
The lad that was drink driving with me in the car (unkowing) legged it from the scene and handed himself in 2 days later.
Didnt get any jail sentence :mad:
jacksuzukisv650
07-10-10, 09:06 PM
ohh that was a good one well we alll learnt not to pop wheelies and not to use flip numberplates lots of foreign bikes on there ..
Wideboy
07-10-10, 09:07 PM
No but lmfao
Seriously was it in a 10mph car park or something
it was coming voer the m27 past the rosebowl cricket ground, they hide there to catch the barry boys coming and going from hedge end inst est it goes from a 40mph limit to a 30mph and apparently i was clocked speeding, cant remember how fast i was going but i think it was something like 33mph and breathalysed, whilst giving me my telling off some knob head Barry flew by at warp 9 and they went after the, so i quickly pegged it
it was in my fitter days :lol: but i still very much doubt it
Mighty Boosh
07-10-10, 09:08 PM
The guy wasn't a cyclist. He was just a ****.
Fair comment.
But was he the biggest RC of the two.
it was coming voer the m27 past the rosebowl cricket ground, they hide there to catch the barry boys coming and going from hedge end inst est it goes from a 40mph limit to a 30mph and apparently i was clocked speeding, cant remember how fast i was going but i think it was something like 33mph and breathalysed, whilst giving me my telling off some knob head Barry flew by at warp 9 and they went after the, so i quickly pegged it
it was in my fitter days :lol: but i still very much doubt it
Lol i bet they only zapped you for a laugh as well, wonder if they would of pulled you over for doing 32mph
What utter contrived daily mail tright ****e.
Im not even going to start to try and go through all that was terrible with this programme but I have picked my favourite bits of ****e.
firstly, right at the start is the copper stating that it is a real headache to deal with the london to brighton Run and coming accross like it shouldnt be allowed. ITS YOUR JOB MAN !!! you are paid to up hold the law while the public excercise their rights to do lawful things and pursue a happy life. If one of those thigns is to meet up with law abiding like minded fellows and head to the seaside then tough.
Secondly the language used was very sensationalist and gave the impression that only a few of the thousand that attend are law abiding.
and the statistics about bikers kept being regurgated in a way that basically gave the impression that we die becuase we are reckless and has nothing to do with cage driving numptees or genuine errors at lawful speeds and conditions.
Grrr.
I feel a letter to the BBC coming on.
Wideboy
07-10-10, 09:12 PM
well i duno i cant remember what they said i was doing now, was like 2 years ago
well i duno i cant remember what they said i was doing now, was like 2 years ago
Not speeding anyway :D There is no such law in the UK for speeding on a push bike (there are a few bye-laws that cover it though)
squirrel_hunter
07-10-10, 09:24 PM
i dont think the carbon cans would get hot enough, especially up there with airflow
Tell that to my mate who melted his trainer on my Carbon Renegade. Never did manage to get that white rubber off...
"It just all smelt fishy" That's not very nice, she seemed quite presentable
Well played.
The lad that was drink driving with me legged it from the scene and handed himself in 2 days later.
You might want to rephrase that.
jacksuzukisv650
07-10-10, 09:25 PM
makes me laurf the arrest you for that but i gaureente if you go down woolich high street you will see illegal activitys its like police turn a blind eye .
minimorecambe
07-10-10, 09:25 PM
You might want to rephrase that.
I think I do need to!
Not thinking tonight.............thanks :D
metalmonkey
08-10-10, 12:30 AM
That woman should have been done for no insurance too. On a provisional licence the insurance is invalid!!!
No the insurance is still vaild I am assuming she had payed for it, it was in force and named policy didn't watch the show was doing something far more interesting.
yorkie_chris
08-10-10, 08:34 AM
They do always manage to dredge up some right patronising w*nker of a copper.
Bikes confiscated... I bet they all had to pay £100+ to get the buggers back despite only a couple getting charged!
yorkie_chris
08-10-10, 08:50 AM
Andreis from Romania?
http://forums.sv650.org/member.php?u=10791
Milky Bar Kid
08-10-10, 09:04 AM
That woman should have been done for no insurance too. On a provisional licence the insurance is invalid!!!
Nope, surprisingly, it's not.
punyXpress
08-10-10, 09:23 AM
What about the guys riding pillion under the wagons?
Anyone done THAT ? ;)
Geodude
08-10-10, 09:44 AM
The guys in the unmarked car had uniforms on so you could see they were police in your mirrors etc. I was wondering if the unmarked police biker had any markings on his leathers or is it full stealth mode?
matt_rehm_hext
08-10-10, 12:16 PM
What a load of **** that programme was. Negative biker-bashing rubbish that implied the event was an inconvenience and negative, and also this is the sort of thing that does nothing to help the relationship between people who ride and who don't.
nakedblue650
08-10-10, 01:05 PM
The guys in the unmarked car had uniforms on so you could see they were police in your mirrors etc. I was wondering if the unmarked police biker had any markings on his leathers or is it full stealth mode?
All black leathers, normally has a dubious tinted visor, on a purple/burgundy Pan type bike. Doesnt stop after collecting evidence, just radios it in. Rides like a copper, easy to spot, thinks all bikers are stupid and will do a pair of U turns to try and prove this point.
Ironically he was 'pratrolling' around on the same day Sussex plod were stopping all bikes on the A24 and offering safety advice and Sam Browns except this one which went past twice!
There's also a silver BMW unmarked bike around in Sussex.
nb650
The guys in the unmarked car had uniforms on so you could see they were police in your mirrors etc. I was wondering if the unmarked police biker had any markings on his leathers or is it full stealth mode?
Unlikely that the biker was in uniform. A Policeman can only stop you when in uniform, that's why those in unmarked cars still tend to be in uniform, but the bikers don't tend to pull you over, they just call for back up.
What a load of **** that programme was. Negative biker-bashing rubbish that implied the event was an inconvenience and negative, and also this is the sort of thing that does nothing to help the relationship between people who ride and who don't.
What? The guy doing the powerslide was only doing it to promote relations between people who ride and who don't.???
:lol:
While I think the 3 month inside sentence was outrageous and shouldn't be imposed by people who are not good enough to perform that skill on someone who can ride that well that he can perform it. (But back in the real world, he obviously wasn't doing himself any favours - esp. when not noticing a straightlaced rider in their midst)
yorkie_chris
08-10-10, 02:41 PM
It's all a load of BS he was chatting about wheelies and such as well... "no control over the motorcycle"... speak for yourself mate... GSXR thou guy looked to be doing alright!
Is it just me who thinks someone who's half asleep at the wheel of a car is worse than a bit of a daft carry on with your mates on a quiet patch of dual carriageway?
benji106
08-10-10, 02:44 PM
No mate if you are having fun you are a danger to yourself and the rest of society. Fact.
Specialone
08-10-10, 04:28 PM
Unlikely that the biker was in uniform. A Policeman can only stop you when in uniform, that's why those in unmarked cars still tend to be in uniform, but the bikers don't tend to pull you over, they just call for back up.
Im not sure thats true Stu, i was pulled earlier in the year by a covert bike but had blues on, dont think he was in uniform because i passed him parked in a layby and my spidey sennse would have picked him up straight away cos i looked at him as i went past.
Dave20046
08-10-10, 07:51 PM
Didn't realise the episode was called "wheels of fortune"
"The traffic cops unveil a secret weapon in their fight against dangerous bikers intent on riding their luck on Sussex's open roads."
How dramatic?!
hindle8907
08-10-10, 08:10 PM
wheelies and such as well... "no control over the motorcycle"... speak for yourself mate... GSXR thou guy looked to be doing alright!
this is exactly what i said to my Misses lol
Mr Speirs
08-10-10, 08:19 PM
As much as they may have been in control of the motorcycle whilst doing a wheelie and rolling burnouts if I wouldn't want to be riding anywhere near them.
Not that I am against wheelies and such but undertaking whilst on one wheel is a bit much.
hindle8907
08-10-10, 08:22 PM
i loved the flip up number plate hahah, but if your gona have that on your bike you might aswell just try your luck riding without it altogether.
Specialone
08-10-10, 08:34 PM
As much as they may have been in control of the motorcycle whilst doing a wheelie and rolling burnouts if I wouldn't want to be riding anywhere near them.
Not that I am against wheelies and such but undertaking whilst on one wheel is a bit much.
Even Craig jones the stunt guy gets them wrong sometimes, so i wouldnt wanna be by them either, cool wheelies though, just wrong place maybe.
Yep it's the Fun Police and people were having too much fun.
Mind you, some of those riders would have been putting more passive riders at risk rather than 'dad/mum/kid' in the car on the day trip down to Brighton.
The tos"ser on the bicycyle deserves that hugh fine he got though. What an idiot.
Is it just me who thinks someone who's half asleep at the wheel of a car is worse than a bit of a daft carry on with your mates on a quiet patch of dual carriageway?
You are right, but that particular piece of dual carriageway is fairly well known to be patroled by police and just so happened to be right outside the house of the conservative party chairman.
I wish I had seen this programme last year if it was a repeat, I would probably have not overtaken that unmarked R32 at speeds approaching three figures if I had! :(.
cb1000rsteve
09-10-10, 08:27 AM
IMO the coppers went a bit ott on some bikers. Like the foreign fella with no plate. Could of let him ride to halfrauds for a plate. And the push bike fella only doing wot 99.9% of cyclists do anyway at the traffic lights. I also liked the way the copper thought it was safer for a car to travel without lights!!! Not for a pedestrian crossing the road it isn't.
Im not sure thats true Stu, i was pulled earlier in the year by a covert bike but had blues on, dont think he was in uniform because i passed him parked in a layby and my spidey sennse would have picked him up straight away cos i looked at him as i went past.They might try and stop you, and if you're foolish enough to stop for them they they can charge you, but the law says you don't have to.
Although if they really want you to stop they will just call for backup and by then you'll have lost any chance of talking your way out of it.
The tos"ser on the bicycyle deserves that hugh fine he got though. What an idiot.No, with that attitude I think you're the "tos"ser ". The only thing he did really wrong was fail to respect the Police when they stopped him. As he said that should not be an offence. Yes he was stupid to talk himself into a Grand's worth of fine & costs - but that's not to say it was unfair.
No, with that attitude I think you're the "tos"ser ". The only thing he did really wrong was fail to respect the Police when they stopped him. As he said that should not be an offence. Yes he was stupid to talk himself into a Grand's worth of fine & costs - but that's not to say it was unfair.
Well you may think I am, but I still reckon he is. He was being disrespectful from the onset and insulting the polices job saying they have nothing better to do. All they were doing were looking out for his safety, and he threw it back in their face. He would have got nothing but a slap on the wrist, but talked himself into a huge fine.
On paper it may seem unmerited, but I'm not gonna sympathise with the guy. He came off as an arrogant, disrespectul little tool.
Also he hit a red, didn't have reflectors, and didn't stop straight away - all of which they were probably going to overlook had he not been such a tw*t.
Speaky69
09-10-10, 10:14 PM
Yes he was stupid to talk himself into a Grand's worth of fine & costs - but that's not to say it was unfair.
It was the courts decision on the amount of the fine, not the police... they just issued him the summons for it!
Agreed he was a bit of a **** and should have just said yep ok fair enough!
Before i passed my bike test i used to cycle to work and back everyday and even with lights on i swear some other road users are completly oblivious/ignorant to the fact your there! i have ended up on the bonnet of a car even with 2 sets of front lights AND a high vis jacket on!
IMO they were completly justified to stop him!
just my 2 cents tho!
yorkie_chris
10-10-10, 03:32 PM
No, with that attitude I think you're the "tos"ser ". The only thing he did really wrong was fail to respect the Police when they stopped him. As he said that should not be an offence. Yes he was stupid to talk himself into a Grand's worth of fine & costs - but that's not to say it was unfair.
I'm not going to feel sorry for anyone who can't keep a civil tongue in their head because they've had half a shandy!
timwilky
10-10-10, 06:40 PM
I was once unfortunate enough to hit a cyclist who ran a red light at night with no lights. I never saw him, or stood a chance. He was in fact a young lad aged about 14 at about 1.00am.
Firstly I was stone cold sober. I knew I had to drive and therefore had not touched a drop.
I checked him over at the side of the road. (I know perv). Got his name, age, address etc and realising it was about a mile away, put his bike in the back, him in the passenger seat and took him home.
I had to knock up his parent who "thought" he was in bed. Had a right rant at them for letting him out at that time of night with no lights or the sense to think if his light is red somebody elses might just be green.
I sent them the bill for my o/s wing and bonnet replacing, nasty solicitors letters etc. but being scroat parents they simply ignored it.
Therefore. I was more than pleased when the idiot failed the attitude test and opted for court rather than a fixed penalty that the magistrates decided that he should pay the penalty for messing everyone about.
As for the rest of the program, sorry it was prejudicial coppers versus kn0b head bikers. agree though the lad who's plate had bust, they were being a tad petty. Far easier to tell him to replace it when he got to Brighton
Kalessin
10-10-10, 07:02 PM
The only thing he did really wrong was fail to respect the Police when they stopped him. As he said that should not be an offence. Yes he was stupid to talk himself into a Grand's worth of fine & costs - but that's not to say it was unfair.
You're right, it should not be, and is not an offence.
Running a red light is an offence.
Riding on the pavement is an offence.
Having no rear reflector is an offence.
Having no lights (when required) is an offence.
Failing to stop when ordered by the police is an offence.
I got the impression at the start that they just wanted to chat to him about running the red, and ask him to walk his bike.
The cyclist came across as an arrogant t*sser though. He refused to accept that anything they said was true, even though we, the viewing audience saw it all. The police then could not deal with it any other way because he lied and refused to admit he'd done anything wrong.
IMO, he brought it on himself.
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