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Video: Bikers kick off at Kent police for ‘visual deterrent’ use of stinger on motorcycles
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Check out this video (below, at the bottom of the article) that’s appeared allegedly showing a member of Kent police setting up a stinger for potential use on motorcyclists. The accuracy of the video can’t be verified but it was posted onto various Facebook sites last week and we figured we’d show you this footage. Kent police…
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Video: Cops let stunt rider loose on their bike – on the road…
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Video: Cops let stunt rider loose on their bike – on the road… So you get pulled over and the cop says ‘Tell me why you were riding like that… do you think you’ve got control of your bike when you ride like that?’ Let’s face it, you’re pretty much toast. Unless you’re in China.…
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Ponch is made a real-life police officer – that’s Ponch. From CHiPs. Yeah.
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Hey, hey CHiPs fans – officer Frank ‘Ponch’ Poncherello is back! And this time it’s for real (well, kind of). This weekend saw actor Erik Estrada, Ponch in the 1980s TV series, receive a real officer’s badge from the St Anthony Police Department, Idaho. Estrada will be working with the Department in a role that’s…
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Police issue warning over mud on roads
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Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership and Lincolnshire police are issuing a warning to drivers, concerned with mud and debris from agricultural vehicles on the County roads. Although operators of vehicles that leave mud and debris on the roads have placed warning signs to warn other road users, they still have a duty of care, and obligation,…
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Unmarked police motorcycle revealed
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Efforts to improve road safety across Dyfed-Powys are to be boosted by two new unmarked police motorbikes. Police and Crime Commissioner Christopher Salmon approved a police force request to buy the Yamaha 1200s for a total of just over £31,500. They will be used around the region for road safety campaigns, speed enforcement duties and…
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Motorcycle legal advice: Do I have to use my insurer-appointed solicitor?
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Q Do I have to stick with my insurer panel appointed solicitor? He is a muppet. Some spoon banged into the rear of my bike at a junction. I fell off and got hurt. Simple you would think. However, the said “spoon” has alleged I reversed into him at speed after selecting the wrong gear and…
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Motorcycle legal advice: Traffic management systems made me crash!
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Q Have I had the most random accident ever? I was riding on my old CB750k2, and there were some of those rubber tubes across the road that measure the traffic – they were attached to a metal box chained to a lamppost. An articulated lorry coming from the opposite direction drove over them and I…
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New DVLA road tax changes – your questions answered
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With the new road tax changes coming into effect from October 1st, we wanted to make sure everyone knew exactly how it would affect them. By speaking with the DVLA, we’ve got what we believe to be the most complete guide to taxing your bike or car… Despite no longer needing to display a paper disc, you’ll…
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Stupid drivers like Roy Chubby Brown reading the paper… what’s a fair fine?
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So Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown has been caught on camera reading The Sun whilst driving. Yet the 69 year-old paid nothing more than a £30 fine, with £40 costs and a victim surcharge of £20. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-28880647 Using a mobile whilst driving costs a heftier £100, though Brown – real name Royston Vasey – received four points on…
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Scotland’s A roads record worst cases of speeding
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New figures obtained by leading road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) through a Freedom of Information request to Police Scotland have revealed the top 20 recorded speeding offences in Scotland for the past 15 months. They show that of the top 20 recorded top speeds between 1 April 2013 and 30 June…
