Stay Safe out on the roads

[bugeye_bob]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-26899829

sad to see yet another biker killed on the roads.

[The Shaggy D.A.]

Glad you posted a reminder, I was just about to go and be not safe.
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[sabian92]

How much you betting the copper won't get done for anything when anybody else would get raped in court?

[WD Forte]

It is sad news indeed but why should the copper be prosecuted?
we dont know the details of what happened.
IF the copper did something wrong then yes they should be prosecuted
but it may have been a mistake by the rider for all we know at this stage.
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[J4mes]

[WD Forte]

What if this lucky sod had been killed and the car was a police car?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26848603

would you prosecute the copper?

We dont know what heppened in Cumbria and its always sad to hear of any rider getting killed, but lets get some facts in before we string people up.
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[Irn-Bru]

Looks like Cumbrian bikers are taking a right culling recently, Hartside will be empty this summer at this rate 3 died last Sunday alone, within 2 -3 hours of each other too.
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[Rogerborg]

First weekend in April, why would you expect anything else?

Stacking it into a Plodvan is quite boss though, points for originality.
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[Irn-Bru]

Might be all year bikers for all we know. Regardless, it is a high number for Cumbria and the good weather hasn't even started yet. Fog seems to be starting to clear though, but it has been dire the past week. No way I'd go out on a bike in it, especially on a morning.
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[-Matt-]

Going off topic a bit relating to police driving - whilst following a police car on the duel carriageway the other day, realised it was going some considerable speed, a good 20-30mph over the limit for the entire mile duration of the road. No sirens, no pursuit - as was highlighted by the fact it turned off into a KFC at the end of the carriageway

Is this legal, or was it some bad-ass kitten-killer cop I was always under the impression without sirens if the road is busy/an incident to attend police vehicles had to obey the same limits we do - hence reporting if they activate speed cameras mid pursuit etc?

Or would it be easy to get away with it saying they were 'following a suspicious vehicle' in any case.

[sabian92]

[Irn-Bru]

Probably were hungry for some fried chicken, I'd do the same
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