Cool Dude Copper (yes...really)

Originally Posted by BigglesBird

My mate nips off slightly ahead in to a farm entrance, leaving me to deal with the cop.

Ah, the cameraderie of the motorcyclist

Originally Posted by e.d

Don't hold it against me but my brothers a traffic cop, unfortunatly for me he doesn't like the fact that he might have to scrap his little sister off the road one day. This means keeping well away from his patch cos he says he's gonna pick on me till i lose my licence.

A heartwarming tale of family love.


So much joy in the world

Zero tolerance is what Essex are proudly promoting now and have been for about a year or so. I work with the police and o****y road safety officers on a number of strategies in terms of commuity safety and I know that some of what's happening is needed (Braintree area having one of the highest scooter accident rates in the UK) Within this - I agree there are good ones and bad ones in all area forces. As an example a colleague is a police officer and her hubby and his mates (also officers) are riders. Matey is out for a ride and gets stopped twice on his Harley - the first officer admires the bike and wishes him well. The second officer (a bit later on the ride) gives him a ticket for a small plate. Consistency of approach always welcome.

Originally Posted by BigglesBird

the first officer admires the bike and wishes him well.

This would deeply irritate me. A member of the public shouldnt flag you over, stop you and waste your time chatting about your bike and neither should a policeman. Trying to be nice is a complete was of public funds and an abuse of office.

[Perhaps tho its an excuse for random pulling over... ]

i'd better watch out if they are doing zero tolerance.... i'd still not heard they were tho

Originally Posted by Iansv

i'd better watch out if they are doing zero tolerance.... i'd still not heard they were tho

Don't worry Ian, its only zero tolerance for motorcycling issues, not you in general. But anyway you have us for that

ahhhh, a weight off my shoulders...

and i'd have got away with it too if it weren't for those pesky kids