Be Careful Whilst Out Riding

Beware for our friends north of the border in Scotland, I understand from a trusted source that there is a UK, Wales and Scotland high Police presence this summer for motorcyclists who commit road traffic offences, the intention is to catch (sorry educate) speeding bikers etc. There is already a strong deterrent from speeding in place by every council in England, Wales and Scotland, it's called "POTHOLES", or in some cases sink holes.

 

More average speed cameras for Wales, I did mention in my post this was going to be a national rollout.
Petrolheads protest as average speed cameras are installed on one of Britain's best driving roads (msn.com)

 

The average speed cameras and reduction in speed limits are linked to reductions in vehicle emissions for councils to meet government targets on climate change, yes most of us are concerned about global warming, personally I am fed up with the "snowflake brigade", the biggest polluters being India, China, Russia etc, the UK by comparison is miniscule in the wider picture, take our premier football teams, they regularly hire planes to and from matches, can that be justified I think not.

 

Not only the BBC but Sky News and others have covered this, also been on various radio channels, the trouble is most people like going away on holiday and flying compounds matters even worse, just look at recent events at the ports and the huge backlog of vehicles, should rail journeys by steam engines be banned, they pollute the atmosphere greatly, and there are an awful lot of steam train journeys (at extortionate amounts of money). Ride safe all from an ageing Rocker (who is fortunate to have been part of the golden years).

 

It's getting a little ridiculous out on the roads now, read the article below, I just don't get why motorists upload and report incidents they see as inappropriate (I am not talking about dangerous riding/driving) but anything a driver sees as inappropriate. All that said people who do upload and report others are not made aware that they themselves may have committed an offence, unless it is a passenger using the phone, if it is the driver then potentially they could face a fine and 6 points. Also if a person receives a NIP and believes they have been charged, then they can elect to go to trial on a not guilty plea, you can then request the person who supplied that footage attends court for cross examination, and they can be asked all manner of relevant questions, such as what may have preceded the recording (their own behaviour), an awful lot of drivers appear to take exception to motorcyclists making overtakes or other lawful manoeuvres. People who upload the videos justify their actions as "in the interest of road safety, and not about criminalising people), what absolute crap. Oh and the app is not free. Ride safe all from an ageing Rocker.

 

If the driver operates the phone then yes, 6 points on your licence and a fine, plus court costs and a victim surcharge, no penalty if a passenger use sthe phone.

 

Coming to the Cornish area, and the Police are stating "we are particularly targeting motorcyclists", no change there then.
Now police use drones to tackle 'poor driving': Machines which can spy on motorists from nearly four miles away are used for road safety in first for England and Wales (msn.com)