Police speeding?

[bishbosh]

A couple of weeks ago the Tour of Britain was on (you know push bikes). I was standing outside work one day watching them come past as you do and noticed the race had 10-20 outriders, mostly police but some were officials. Some police riders used blues and twos, some not, but all including the officals were easily doing over the limit (40) and a few were doing 30+ over the limit without said blues and twos. My question is this, is it possible for theses riders to be prosecuted for speeding to make a point that speeding is dangerous and kills!!! ?

 

[B1rdie]

A couple of weeks ago the Tour of Britain was on (you know push bikes). I was standing outside work one day watching them come past as you do and noticed the race had 10-20 outriders, mostly police but some were officials. Some police riders used blues and twos, some not, but all including the officals were easily doing over the limit (40) and a few were doing 30+ over the limit without said blues and twos. My question is this, is it possible for theses riders to be prosecuted for speeding to make a point that speeding is dangerous and kills!!! ?

Speeding cannot kill.

 

[skippy]

A couple of weeks ago the Tour of Britain was on (you know push bikes). I was standing outside work one day watching them come past as you do and noticed the race had 10-20 outriders, mostly police but some were officials. Some police riders used blues and twos, some not, but all including the officals were easily doing over the limit (40) and a few were doing 30+ over the limit without said blues and twos. My question is this, is it possible for theses riders to be prosecuted for speeding to make a point that speeding is dangerous and kills!!! ?

Quite right and maybe the Plod whom overtook me on the M1 last night, I was doing 95, by rights he shoulda nicked me a camera would've but he obviously thought that I was not presenting a danger to myself or other road users so he let it slide common sense prevailed.

 

[bishbosh]

Doh

B1rdie - I was being sarcastic by quoting the government! c7u8 If you take it to the extreem, speeding is the cause of all accidents cos is very difficult to have an accident when your stationary, unless you stop at some lights and your only 3ft tall.

 

[mikew]

I agree with B1rdie ...

Speeding cannot kill.

however the inability to stop at the right point sometimes can. :bang:




makes my blood boil when you hear/see these "speed kills" signs, no it feckin don't ........ we are all doing some unholy speed as we sit on this planet whistling around the sun...

anyone died from that?


I'm gonna get splinters in me feet if I don't get off my soapbox quick ...... :beer:

 

[Hornblower]

Much as I hate to have to agree with B1rdie but the speeding thing is just another pathetic BRITISH witch hunt and he is quite right. Speeding does not kill but fookin up whilst going fast can, as can fookin up whilst driving slowly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BAD DRIVING CAN KILL but bloody little seems to be done about it they just put up cameras that prove that your driving dangerously and your going to kill someone.
Strange that, I should have killed hundreds of people by now!
Anyway if there was a race on the road was closed. DUR! man8um

 

[B1rdie]

B1rdie - I was being sarcastic by quoting the government! c7u8 If you take it to the extreem, speeding is the cause of all accidents cos is very difficult to have an accident when your stationary, unless you stop at some lights and your only 3ft tall.

I know you were being sarcastic! so was I.

And it is very easy to have an accident anywhere when stationary, you could get hit by some twat speeding. :yo:

 

[skippy]

I know you were being sarcastic! so was I.

And it is very easy to have an accident anywhere when stationary, you could get hit by some twat speeding. :yo:

 

[bishbosh]

Guys I never said it did :bang: . Gov/Police have some big thing about speeding kills even though their figures say 3/4 are NOT caused by excessive speed. My point is this if they are out to cause a load of grief which in itself will not save lives, then why do not we do likewise and get some of them banned. %$fan

What do you reckon?

 

[derek kelly]

I know you were being sarcastic! so was I.

And it is very easy to have an accident anywhere when stationary, you could get hit by some twat speeding. :yo:

Or some old lady well past her use by date reversing her battered old fiesta into the side of your brand new car whilst you are parked up in a parking bay in tradex car park, and then claiming in half polish half gobbledy f*cking gook, that she didn't cause all that damage, no I did it myself you senseless old bat when I picked up the f*cking car at 5 o clock last night. :bang:

 

[bishbosh]

HORNBLOWER

Don't think the road was effectively closed all the time, yes they try to do a rolling closed road, but there were certainly instances where the stretch of road had traffic and they were flying through.

 

[skippy]

Guys I never said it did :bang: . Gov/Police have some big thing about speeding kills even though their figures say 3/4 are NOT caused by excessive speed. My point is this if they are out to cause a load of grief which in itself will not save lives, then why do not we do likewise and get some of them banned. %$fan

What do you reckon?

Chiill man :-:

It's not Plod that is causing the hassles here but the bloody Government in league with the minority action groups and greed fuelled councils and camera partnerships.

 

[Hornblower]

If they were having to go that fast I guess they could have nicked some of the cyclists too especialy as the would have been riding on slicks.

 

[skippy]

 

[Geoff James]

There's a bit of fuss in NZ at present..

Police motorcyclists and patrol cars were recently in the news for escorting our Prime Minister in a convoy at an estimated 140km/hr plus on normal south island roads, including through villages. The reason? Getting her to an airport so that she could get back to Auckland to watch a rugby game

If the rest of us are 10km/hr over the limit, we're in for a good nicking. no wonder that radar detectors and jammers are common!

Grumble, grumble
:bang:

Geoff

 

[bishbosh]

They can't speed

There isn't a speed limit for cyclists - they don't have to carry speedos, though 60mph downhill is scary, I know I've done it. 8l1nd

 

[Hornblower]

Plod can still do you for "Riding furiously" . :dunno:

 

[skippy]

Police motorcyclists and patrol cars were recently in the news for escorting our Prime Minister in a convoy at an estimated 140km/hr plus on normal south island roads, including through villages. The reason? Getting her to an airport so that she could get back to Auckland to watch a rugby game

If the rest of us are 10km/hr over the limit, we're in for a good nicking. no wonder that radar detectors and jammers are common!

Grumble, grumble
:bang:

Geoff

Now Geoff that really is taking the piss, a bit like that halfwit Thatcher calling on the countries military resources to find her useless good for nothing scumbag of a son when got himself lost in the desert :rant:

 

[bishbosh]

HORNBLOWER

Very true, some GB Team rider got done for that a few years ago whilst out on a training ride, and that law was for horses galloping through villages. Plod will do you for anything - it just would be great to give some payback and ban a few police/gov. :}

 

[Quiney]

There isn't a speed limit for cyclists - they don't have to carry speedos

Would have thought that you CAN be done for speeding on a (bi)cycle.

Just as you can be done for cycling whilst under the influence, not having working lights etc.


Also, when they came through our area the road wasn't closed, just a moving 'mass'

Also, the initial out-rider motorbike (about 5 mins ahead of the main bunch) was a Bird