Splatt
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Another storey of Police harassment and the unwarrented use of traffic cameras in this country ?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7645153.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7645153.stm
Did He Deserve 39 Points on his Licence
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Nah, 80 in a 30 is probably a banable but the wheelie seems a bit naughty. But really, its a minor offense given what else goes on out there. Driving is the most regulated, spied on activity out there, why, because it extracts money.
truthfindergeneral
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Is it only a wheelie when undertaken on a Motorcycle. ? Only ask because if riding on one wheel is considered dangerous, there is little hope for those of us with unicycles.
ebony266
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yes he did !!!!!!!!
no way was he in control , what if a kiddy had steped out
no way was he in control , what if a kiddy had steped out
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This is quite unfair. The faster you go, the less peripheral vision you have.
It is totally unreasonable for the police to expect a motorcyclist travelling at 80 mph to be able to read a 30 mph sign placed so far outside his field of vision. I feel an appeal coming on ............
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80 in a 30 would get most of us banned, car or bike, and to be honest - fair enough. It's normally 50% above the limit so 100 in a 70, technically 46 in a 30 is a bannable offence, let alone 80.
Add to that the fact that he was well over the limit several times in the same day (so it wasn't a moment of madness) and then pile on the wheelie on a busy road (hardly the actions of a safe rider) and yes, throw the key away - I'd have banned him for much longer. A motorcycle flying through the air at 80 into a bus queue will do just as much damage, if not more, than a car and lets be honest, you can lose control of a bike a lot more easily.
Ok some limits are silly and the enforcement blatantly more about revenue than road safety but in this case he deserved everything he got. The man is a lunatic and we're all a lot safer without him. Plus, he now has a decent chance of seeing the next two christmasses - something he didn't have a hope of before.
Add to that the fact that he was well over the limit several times in the same day (so it wasn't a moment of madness) and then pile on the wheelie on a busy road (hardly the actions of a safe rider) and yes, throw the key away - I'd have banned him for much longer. A motorcycle flying through the air at 80 into a bus queue will do just as much damage, if not more, than a car and lets be honest, you can lose control of a bike a lot more easily.
Ok some limits are silly and the enforcement blatantly more about revenue than road safety but in this case he deserved everything he got. The man is a lunatic and we're all a lot safer without him. Plus, he now has a decent chance of seeing the next two christmasses - something he didn't have a hope of before.
