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Riders on these Sur Ron motorbikes who ride at excess speed on pedestrian- Bike areas only on the high street. One was coming towards me at a speeds of 30 mph or more crash straight into a tree and must have broken his leg and wrist.
One of his mates just picked up the bike to go "stash it away" whilst he was lying prone on the ground screaming in agony. Police and ambulance took their time to get to him.
Hope he's not too badly hurt but it was just lucky he didn't injure or worse still kill anyone else. Doubt he was taxed or insured so what use it putting points on his license especially if he doesn't have one.
You'd think in general mass drone teams would be a huge help to tackling this sort of stuff but it seems police forces are pretty slow in adopting new technology. No need to chase them through the streets if you can get a bunch of drones in the air keeping tabs on them.Illegal e-motorbike riders 'goading' police, force says
Communities want action on illegal motorbikes but police are cautious after high-profile deaths.www.bbc.co.uk
Whatsapped a mate who is in the police but he couldn't tell me the condition of the rider because of DP. Still, local paper reported him to be "seriously injured". Definitely no number plate on it though. I also don't recall him wearing a helmet, just a balaclava.
Very good point! We still regularly hear/see the Police helicopter out searching for people where I live. Sometimes will be circling for an hour or more. Helicopters are hideously expensive to run though, and slow to deploy.You'd think in general mass drone teams would be a huge help to tackling this sort of stuff but it seems police forces are pretty slow in adopting new technology. No need to chase them through the streets if you can get a bunch of drones in the air keeping tabs on them.
Depends on what they are doing tbh. There's pretty strict rules on direct and indirect surveillance and what's likely to gather personal sensitive information and information on people just going about there lives.Very good point! We still regularly hear/see the Police helicopter out searching for people where I live. Sometimes will be circling for an hour or more. Helicopters are hideously expensive to run though, and slow to deploy.
Why don't the police deploy a few drones instead? Cheaper, better coverage as they can have a few looking at the same time, and can get much closer + to areas a helicoper never could. Seems like a no brainer!
Yeah, but it's the same with speeding and lane hopping. It might make you marginally quicker, but actually if everyone drove sensibly at the same speed there would be less traffic overall and cut journey times.Saw a number of people doing one of my pet peeves this morning. On my school run there's a dual carriageway with slip roads up to overhead roundabouts. During rush hour the dual carriageway gets congested and slows to a stop in places past the busy junctions as people join.
I often see cars in this scenario take the exit up to the roundabout, only to continue straight back down the slip road the other side and re-join the dual carriageway!
They may skip 3-4 cars, but don't they realise that this just causes further delays on the dual carriageway for others? Selfish, selfish behaviour imo, and probably just shows the type of driver/person they are.
Yep, was driving back last night and stopped at temporary traffic lights. What happens well first a surron rider speeds past (no back number plate) or lights.Saw a number of people doing one of my pet peeves this morning. On my school run there's a dual carriageway with slip roads up to overhead roundabouts. During rush hour the dual carriageway gets congested and slows to a stop in places past the busy junctions as people join.
I often see cars in this scenario take the exit up to the roundabout, only to continue straight back down the slip road the other side and re-join the dual carriageway!
They may skip 3-4 cars, but don't they realise that this just causes further delays on the dual carriageway for others? Selfish, selfish behaviour imo, and probably just shows the type of driver/person they are.