Off duty cops in biking trouble
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Apologise if this is a repost.
Judge slams off-duty police officers riding their motorbikes at 112mph https://mol.im/a/10708559 via https://dailym.ai/android
I guess it could have happened to many of us. Making progress on a B road when pensioner pulls out of layby. No room to pass and smash in the back. Ouch.
Costing them big time. Crazy to ride like that whilst wearing a camera in my view.
At least nobody permanently injured.
Judge slams off-duty police officers riding their motorbikes at 112mph https://mol.im/a/10708559 via https://dailym.ai/android
I guess it could have happened to many of us. Making progress on a B road when pensioner pulls out of layby. No room to pass and smash in the back. Ouch.
Costing them big time. Crazy to ride like that whilst wearing a camera in my view.
At least nobody permanently injured.
I don’t really have much love for the police service, however from the video, I didn’t see those guys doing anything ‘reckless’, as media have put it.
Very stupid filming themselves breaking the law though and if you sign up for the police service you really should be signing up to being whiter than white and having no skeletons.
Very stupid filming themselves breaking the law though and if you sign up for the police service you really should be signing up to being whiter than white and having no skeletons.
Unless there was something else which wasn't shown on that video i really don't know why they admitted dangerous driving - would have coughed to speeding and that's about it - nothing in the 3 minute clip was dangerous IMO.
Overtakes were well judged, cornering speeds were prudent and riders seemed to be making progress well within their own and the bike's capabilities.
Overtakes were well judged, cornering speeds were prudent and riders seemed to be making progress well within their own and the bike's capabilities.
I remember getting pulled over for speeding by the motorcycle coppers on what was a great NSL road on a nice clear sunny day.
They were nice enough blokes after we'd dealt with the formalities, and one admitted to having an S1000RR.
I laughed, "I'm sure you've never gone above 60mph on this road".
"No comment", he said.
They were nice enough blokes after we'd dealt with the formalities, and one admitted to having an S1000RR.
I laughed, "I'm sure you've never gone above 60mph on this road".
"No comment", he said.
These guys spend much of their time in courts convincing judges that speeds and manoeuvres that are not inherently dangerous are worthy of a dangerous driving conviction. So they then can't expect to do those same things and expect to be treated differently.
I used to work with someone some years ago who was followed by a plain clothes Sussex Police Fireblade and he was silly in his riding. However, they didn't stop him straight away in order to "gather more evidence". Much of what he did that they commented on as dangerous in the evidence video was less dangerous than manoeuvres made in the video linked above (and certainly less dangerous than the Fireblade following him).
In my opinion I don't think there was anything dangerous in the video...but it's right that they were guilty of dangerous driving as that's level they've convinced the courts to use for the judgement of the public.
I used to work with someone some years ago who was followed by a plain clothes Sussex Police Fireblade and he was silly in his riding. However, they didn't stop him straight away in order to "gather more evidence". Much of what he did that they commented on as dangerous in the evidence video was less dangerous than manoeuvres made in the video linked above (and certainly less dangerous than the Fireblade following him).
In my opinion I don't think there was anything dangerous in the video...but it's right that they were guilty of dangerous driving as that's level they've convinced the courts to use for the judgement of the public.
mickyh7 said:
Highly trained Police Riders.
Not even a fast run out and still missed a car sized hazard.
Muppets.
My interpretation of what happend from the report is that the car pulled out of the layby in front of them, then took off like a tortoise with a wooden leg. If they'd been riding at 60 then the could have stopped but I assume that was doing a full on max braking force stop. They weren't doing 60 so when grandad pulled out they couldn't stop and ran into the back of the car. Not even a fast run out and still missed a car sized hazard.
Muppets.
I'm not sure how having a car pull out on you that would require you to do an emergency stop from the legl limit to avoid it makes you a muppet.
Chris32345 said:
Could have happened to any of us?
Really 112mph?
Anyone doing that short of speed on a public road should be one s couple of year ban regardless of what there job is of if they need there lisence to keep it
Doing 112 on a pubic road isn't necessarily dangerous, but dong it past an occupied layby definitely is.Really 112mph?
Anyone doing that short of speed on a public road should be one s couple of year ban regardless of what there job is of if they need there lisence to keep it
Edit to say just read the article and it seems the rider slowed down to 60 or les just before the collision, whether this was panic braking or before the car pulled out isn't clear.
Edited by Dr Jekyll on Wednesday 20th April 13:11
750turbo said:
Chris32345 said:
Could have happened to any of us?
Really 112mph?
Anyone doing that short of speed on a public road should be one s couple of year ban regardless of what there job is of if they need there lisence to keep it
Ehhh?Really 112mph?
Anyone doing that short of speed on a public road should be one s couple of year ban regardless of what there job is of if they need there lisence to keep it
Pubs open early I presume.
carinaman said:
Mr Rear the elderly driver of the Ford Fiesta that Ahmet Yapicioz crashed into has since died.
Speeding isn't a victimless crime if you crash into another vehicle while doing it.
Speeding isn't a victimless crime if you crash into another vehicle while doing it.
Daily Mail said:
(The couple) did not suffer any significant injuries, although both were deeply shocked by it.
I think the death of Mr Rear was not related to the accident.Gassing Station | Biker Banter | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff