Hampshire Police on Nigh****ch

Originally Posted by Berlin

The problem is we Huming beans can differentiate the numbers quite easily. Unfortunately ANPR and other automated registration recognition software driven systems (what a mouthful!) can't.

Which is half the reason why I'm spacing my new car plate the way it will be. I don't like or agree with the widespread introduction of ANPR, which is why my bike currently wears an IoM plate with non-standard size/font lettering. It appears legal because it's a standard sized plate, but I'm told by a traffic copper friend of mine that when he was following me his ANPR couldn't read it. I'm happy with that

The number plate thing has never interested me and as said already, if a small plate attracts bad press then why bother, either ride without one and say it was there when you set off. You are just giving the policeman / camera proof of address and ownership with the bloody thing.

On the other hand the after market can is a big yes for me and is the first thing to get changed on every bike I buy. Not overly mad loud, just loud enough to hear me blip the throttle with car windows closed and the radio on. I am in and out of traffic all the time on my commute with the bike round surrey. It was even worse when I worked in London. People ask me why when I am filtering I blip the throttle every 50 metres or so and the answer is always the same - to wake the car driver up 3 cars ahead who is about to change lanes without looking. Yes I may have time to brake, but then again as per my ride down the M3 a few weeks ago, I may end up getting pushed over and almost in to the back of a slower or still standing car in the next lane. The M3 incident was very annoying as I was not even filtering, I was just riding at 70 behind a car when a guy in the fast lane decided he wanted to be where I was and before anyone says it serves me right for sitting in the middle lane, I was there because of all the slow moving vehicles taking the next exit.

Originally Posted by boredus

The M3 incident was very annoying as I was not even filtering, I was just riding at 70 behind a car when a guy in the fast lane decided he wanted to be where I was and before anyone says it serves me right for sitting in the middle lane, I was there because of all the slow moving vehicles taking the next exit.

So having an anti-social exhaust didn't help then? Kind of defeats the object of having one and you've also shot your own argument for having them down in flames.

Loud exhausts don't save lives. Loud exhausts just hack other drivers and the general public off. Good observant and defensive riding saves lives.

You are almost as bad as those stereo-typical policemen you were complaining about in this, your own thread. Ah yes it is not genuine Suzuki, it must be bad!! At 70mph on the motorway I would be impressed if you can hear many exhausts anyway, it was more a point towards the folks asleep behind the wheel.

Where in my statement did I say 'anti social'???? hang on let me quote what I said
' On the other hand the after market can is a big yes for me and is the first thing to get changed on every bike I buy. Not overly mad loud, just loud enough to hear me blip the throttle with car windows closed and the radio on'

In fact the titanium blue flame can I have on the bike is 'road legal' and stamped, even has the manufacturer's branding still on the can!

The next thing is where did I say ' my loud exhaust saves my life? ' you are worse than my mrs, imagining **** I never said.

No need to be an **** just cause I dont understand your silly number plate stuff

Originally Posted by boredus

. Not overly mad loud, just loud enough to hear me blip the throttle with car windows closed and the radio on'

You don't think that is anti-social Not everybody likes motorbikes, and that is hardly going to endear you to them.

No actually I dont. Like I have also stated, the can I have on the bike complies with the law?

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by boredus

The number plate thing has never interested me and as said already, if a small plate attracts bad press then why bother, either ride without one and say it was there when you set off. You are just giving the policeman / camera proof of address and ownership with the bloody thing.

+1

A friend of mine was done for small plate, fair enough he was taking the p*** with a tiny letter box size thing. The policeman who wrote the ticket just said the camera in the car reads hundreds of numberplates and yours was the only one it couldn't read today and that's why we stopped you.

Attracting unnecessary attention I reckon.

Now add that to having no baffles in the exhaust ( Anti Social?) , which is likely to be the case with someone who has customised his bike enough to change the numberplate and then there are 2 things he can moan about.