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Originally Posted by peterco
From 2004 - 2006, 15 people (55.6%) were killed in bike crashes in the Argyllshire area alone.
pete
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ok...15 people died...
but...HOW did they die?
i bet 90% of those deaths were nothing to do with speed or biker holiganism!!
unaware car drivers and bad road/weather conditions come to pass 1st before calling in the army!
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Originally Posted by peterco
cracking down on bikers who flout the law.
pete
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WTF?!
are all bikers criminals from a US cable TV show?
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Originally Posted by peterco
Bikers who fail to maintain a safe distance from other drivers, overtake improperly or have loud exhausts have been targeted as this behaviour impacts on the quality of life, not just for residents but visitors to the Argyllshire area.
pete
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BIKERS?!
why not ROAD USERS (inc cars?!!?)
everything in the paragraph above relates to ALL road users, not just bikers!
loud exhausts..YES...some bikers are just taking the mic with the amount of noise they r trying to create from their 600cccc
BUT
boy racers are doing the same to their 1.0 corsa's!
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Originally Posted by peterco
"There is no excuse for those who ride carelessly or exceed the speed limit and who cause nuisance and annoyance to other people.
pete
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nuisance and annoyance to other people?!?!
does that include people who sit at 25 mph in a national speed limit area?
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Originally Posted by peterco
"Under Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) legislation those caught speeding or distressing members of the public will face a formal written warning, which is recorded for 12 months. Should the driver commit a similar offence within the 12 month period their bike will be confiscated and they will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal."
pete
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OTT i think...
does a car get reported to the fisco is he gets caught speeding on the M8 one week after being caught for the same offence on the M1?
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Originally Posted by peterco
"Bikes being used without insurance or driving licence will be seized by my officers."
pete
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no argument there...
BUT...should the DVLA computer not already be picking up bikes that are not taxed?
thats like a painter saying..."i supply my OWN brushes!!"
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Originally Posted by peterco
"I must stress the majority of bikers are content to visit the Argyllshire area and enjoy their motorcycling experience."
pete
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i am sure 99.9% of the bikers are not content in being pulled up be young power hungry cops and spoken to like a 2nd class citizen
i am content as well to go riding in argyllshire, providing i am not treated like a criminal for ridding 2 wheels on a sunny weekend!
all in the name of safey my bottom!
anyone that read MCN this week would have seen the WELSH Hitler of traffic cops using a decapitated bikers body as slogan for safer biking...i mean....what the hell are the cops up to?!