We are 'Lunatics'

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...547909,00.html

"Anyone who ventures onto the roads of the UK will be aware of the quite dreadful driving exhibited by so many motorcyclists - dangerous to the point of recklessness for their own lives and for those of other road users."

His blog..

http://www.north-wales.police.uk/nwp...p?UID=1&CID=72

Its sad that that sort of behaviour only gives bikers a bad name. You'll notice I haven't included myself in the 'biker' category. I have my own category.

'Chav like' (see avatar)...

The blog in question is here, you can click the link to watch the footage in question.

Yes, they were riding dangerously (IMHO, you may disagree), and they were prosecuted accordingly.

EDIT: whoops, must have been posting at the same time as KrZ when I posted the link.

Anywho, it's this bit I have the problem with:

Originally Posted by Brunstrom

Motorcyclists today. Anyone who ventures onto the roads of the UK will be aware of the quite dreadful driving exhibited by so many motorcyclists - dangerous to the point of recklessness for their own lives and for those of other road users. The very vocal motorcycle lobby leaps into action at the slightest hint of criticism, no matter how well deserved, with a defensiveness bordering on hysteria. Police enforcement of the law is met with reluctant acceptance at best, and all too frequently by outright hostility.

I think what Mr Brunstrom fails to realise is the reason we (or at least I) get so angry, it's because idiots like him tar us all with the same brush, based on the activites of a couple of prats who got caught. I'm sure he doesn't appreciate the 'all coppers are w*nkers' attitude that some people have, so why should we put up with the same from him?

Er... I watched the clip and the only thing I wouldn't have done is undertake the car in the slow lane... I guess I'm a lunatic hooligan biker... Although saying that I tend to only hit speeds similar to what they were supposedly doing on empty sections of road...

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We are also aware of the pig headed attitude shown by police officers in the name of doing their job. Many coppers are not pig headed, but are given a bad name by those who are!

we spend a lot of time and effort with the motorcycling community trying to improve driving skills and behaviour, and teaching them how to stay safe

that'll be by covert photography at cafes then!

I only see so many cars on the overtaking lane unnecessarily. and bikers were making good progress filtering?? ... apart from the hardshoulder undertaking bit.

Don't get me started... Have any of these ****s that make these comments ever ridden a bike.... i very much doubt it....

It wouldn't be so bad if there wasn't so many bad car driving, ****ish people on the mobiles weaving in and out of traffic that i see every time i am out in car or on bike... and they say bikers are bad drivers.... pah!!!! then motorcycle riding would be a lot safer. gggrrrrrrr

Ok so i got started on my rant.... i just get so annoyed that there are some really good riders out there, and i am not saying that all bikers are fantastic riders... there are indeed some right ****s out there, you only have to go to (used to go to anyway) chelsea bridge or the ace (again not all it only takes a couple of people), to see that there are some idiots on bikes... but the amount of times i have seen a car cut accross 3 lanes of motorway cutting people up as they are just about to miss the exit... changing gear and driving with one hand as the other is on the phone... sitting between two lanes so that if one lane slows down they can hop easily into the lane next to it, effectivly filtering!!! and especially those that move in the way of bikers when a biker is filtering!!! how f*cking stupid can you get. luckily when this happens to me i see it happening and just go up the inside of the car instead, as if stopping me getting past is going to make them get to work or wherever quicker

OK so this guy

did a wheelie while overtaking at around 70mph.

that was a very idiotic thing to do imho, but who can honestly say that they haven't done 100mph down the motorway??

Ok rant over... carry on people!!!

This is the man (Richard Brunstrom) who once said (on speeding) "It is against the law and there is no excuse for drifting over the limit any more than there is for drifting a knife into someone."

He is indeed, King of all

[Stu]

Originally Posted by KrZ

I only see so many cars on the overtaking lane unnecessarily. and bikers were making good progress filtering?? ... apart from the hardshoulder undertaking bit.

Agreed - what was the problem apart from overtake inside car in left lane . Is it because there were 2 so to the uneducated would look like racing, but clearly not, as they never took different paths or swapped places.

Just hope they don't use helicopters in Surrey - you'll have no chance of noticing them.