Yorkshire Police crackdown

[scarborough_lad]

Just seen the look north news, apparently they're cracking down on speeding bikes in north yorkshire, especially the B1271 between helmsley and stokesly. so if you're hooning around Yorkshire anytime soon watch out for the boys in blue. they have hayabusas, grey audis, bmws and land rovers plus a black BMW k1300. mobile speed cameras are also out so be careful not to get caught
____________________
'96 Suzuki GS500

[andy_uk]

[Dave70]

[kawakid]

My mum thinks she got done by a mobile one doing 50 in a 30, silly cow she blames her grand children for being noisey in the back!
____________________
I've a twin and a 4.

[mailee]

I noticed the unmarked Hyabusa got someone at Willy Woods on Sunday. The scamera van was just up the road too!

[woodall57]

By the sounds of it this once again is the result of yet a mother mid life crisiser who ends up dying on a sports bike RIP but this really annoys me when we young ones are the ones who suffer yet lots of accidents seem to be from older born again bikers or older guys.
____________________
cbt:4/7/12 theory:16/7/12 module 1:12/8/12 module 2: ?

[Old Git Racing]

[mailee]

[ScaredyCat]

[XanderZZR]

Looks like we will all be fine over 85, never get into accidents but probably see a fair few!!!

[radicalrabit]

Older and wiser comes to mind..... but some young guys have common sense and stay alive, and some old ones didn't. and just had a 100+ bikes turn out at his Funeral.

The police will always have random crack downs but in the end while anyone treats a road like its a race track they risk not just killing themselves but others as well.

so Whos fun is it spoiling?

The guys who like to do 90+ on country roads, or the dads with daughters on the back out for a sunny days ride who stick to the speed limits and just get idiots and van,s cars and on bikes ploughing into them cos they crossed to the wrong side of the road ?

I have seen enough idiots on bikes these last few weeks to last me a life time ! .......but just as many cars and vans but for some reason the police only pick on the bikes......
____________________
VF1000 F2F, BLACKBIRD with carbs, 2nd VF1000F2F just need somewhere to go now..

[Scythe]

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[woodall57]

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

maybe they're the only ones that are newspaper worth. Since when did papers make any money by telling the truth?
____________________
My Flickr

[woodall57]

[radicalrabit]

[radicalrabit]

[doggone]

The ages of those involved in those accidents shows the typical age of bikers, at least the ones touring/day-tripping round areas like North Yorkshire.
The under 25s are more likely to be on smaller bikes or scooters, and are less likely to be travelling to N.Yorks from outside the area (as most of those were)

They aren't having accidents because they are getting too old to ride, although lack of frequent riding to keep skills sharp might come into it.
I would hazard a guess that exceeding speed limits had very little to do with the actual incidents, however inappropriate speed and failing to read road ahead is almost always involved.

The typical rural North Yorks accident - all vehicles - is single vehicle losing control on a bend.
The consequences doing this on a bike are worse especially since walls and trees are almost universal roadside furniture here.

[Dave70]

[Fruit'n'nut]

[kestrel]

[mailee]

It's not just bikes they are cracking down on as I have been caught in my van twice in two weeks. 36 in a 30 zone! First speeding ticket and points on my licence over 30 years.

[MC]

[daemonoid]