Arygll & Bute Police Targeting Bikers Season...

what is all the fuss about, argyll and bute do this every summer. watch out for helicopter when going over the military road, never police on the wibbly wobbly, police speed check at bottom of rest and be thankful. police presence at tyndrum. If you just keep you temper and are not rude they are usually alright. on one rideout someone who will remain nameless (foreign blokey) did a dodgy overtake, car coming the other way flashed his lights, unfortunately it was a police car. he caught up with us all in inverary whilst we had ice cream and passed out bike safe leaflets.

Originally Posted by peterco

Slow Driving and Safe Driving

Paul Ripley explains how driving too slowly can be just as dangerous and antisocial as excessive speed


pete

, nuf said on that one.

How does stopping every biker crack down on the minority? Sorry, my mistake, we are the minority!

But we are one of the few minorities, for whom it's socially acceptable to target and persecute.

Random stopping and searching of every person of another minority, because they were statistically more likely to break the law. Now didn't that get headline news and controversy for months? It's the same thing though innit?

[northwind]

I could be wrong here, but ISTR that impeding progress is an offence?

Originally Posted by kitkat

on one rideout someone who will remain nameless (foreign blokey) did a dodgy overtake, car coming the other way flashed his lights, unfortunately it was a police car. he caught up with us all in inverary whilst we had ice cream and passed out bike safe leaflets.

Was that particular dodgy immigrant also caught for a half-bald tyre on the same ride? I wasn't there but it rings a bell

Originally Posted by peterco

Slow Driving and Safe Driving

Paul Ripley explains how driving too slowly can be just as dangerous and antisocial as excessive speed
pete

who is the safer road user?
the ford fiesta couple that drive at 40mph in 30's/50/s/60's that do not know what mirrors or blind check spots r for...?
or
the biker that is constantly checking his surroundings and doing the correct speed limit in town, but on occasion will go above the stated speed limit out of town?


if police/government r wanting safer roads it should be the 4 wheeled people they should be targetting 1st!
(ANY near misses or accidents i have nearly been involved in has been with another car/lorry/van, not a motorcyclist!)
also
why is the car test not changing to one of these super centres as well?
far more car users than there are of bikers!
so statically speaking, car drivers have a higher chance of causing more accidents than bikes, speeding or not speeding!

Originally Posted by stuartyboy

I'm not scared of anyone Maybe I phrased it wrong.

I'm sure she does but unless I read wrong and saw wrong those were definitely Police impounding those cars and bikes.

If Q knows something we dont or has advice to help us then get it on here so we can all benefit.

No need to be scared thats him on a wind up!

ASB legislation assists the police but they are not an instant thing they need police assistance as it can result in a criminal conviction if broken. However the Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs) need to have police evidence of ASB ie call details from the STORM database but essentially of the leg work/evidence collecting and legal preparation are done by the CSP. Invariably the police wash their hands of most ASB and they don't know the legislation too well either.

Though update on motoring convictions they can impound vehicles this bypasses the CSP totally (unknown to me so my knowledge is not always fantatstic ) They use ASB legislation to help motoring ASB but the impoundment powers are far reaching and will and can cover practically anything though they have to have proof that they can do it (not road legal cans, etc etc)
Noise abatement and speed - all machines MUST be calibrated before use and they must be able to prove this.

Fresh from the horses mouth - CSP Police Liasion Sgt

So we were both half right Stuarty

Originally Posted by DaBlackKnight

i am glad i got my blackbird now! when i did...

Why?

If they are stopping all bikers your blackbird is still a bike and you won't be immune to it juts because you are on a tourer esp if they are stopping Harleys

Originally Posted by Quedos

Why?

If they are stopping all bikers your blackbird is still a bike and you won't be immune to it juts because you are on a tourer esp if they are stopping Harleys

cause in the future biking might be illegal all together by the V for Vendetta state in a few years...

Originally Posted by northwind

I could be wrong here, but ISTR that impeding progress is an offence?



Was that particular dodgy immigrant also caught for a half-bald tyre on the same ride? I wasn't there but it rings a bell

no i dont think so, police man never looked at the bikes. just as well, not a road legal exhaust amongst us lol

Originally Posted by DaBlackKnight

cause in the future biking might be illegal all together by the V for Vendetta state in a few years...

Originally Posted by Quedos

So we were both half right Stuarty

MWAH HONEY

here...you didn't show him my suggestion about upping the ASBOs for the holiday home owners? I'll have to change my identity...hair...get a nose job....get a bit lopped off my p..ahem