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Found this interesting from 44T
Some properly harsh times we are living in. Never knew byways were covered
Some properly harsh times we are living in. Never knew byways were covered
The consequnces he spoke of for doing a wheelie seem to be very disproportionate.
When one considers how dangerous it is to drive 25ft behind another vehicle at 70mph, something that is seen by the police every day hundreds if not thousands of times but the police do absolutly nothing about it. Let alone 40 tone lorries tailgate another lorry to save fule at a distance of less than 25ft for mile after mile.
I suspect the prosecution of motorcyclists doing wheelies is more to do with a minority group enjoying themselves as apposed to the supposed danger. Supported by a judicary who's arse is fimly plonked on 4 wheels.
Prejudices against people with different colour skin, sexual orientation, beliefs, age, disability and gender have all been legislated against. Motorcyclists need including.
When one considers how dangerous it is to drive 25ft behind another vehicle at 70mph, something that is seen by the police every day hundreds if not thousands of times but the police do absolutly nothing about it. Let alone 40 tone lorries tailgate another lorry to save fule at a distance of less than 25ft for mile after mile.
I suspect the prosecution of motorcyclists doing wheelies is more to do with a minority group enjoying themselves as apposed to the supposed danger. Supported by a judicary who's arse is fimly plonked on 4 wheels.
Prejudices against people with different colour skin, sexual orientation, beliefs, age, disability and gender have all been legislated against. Motorcyclists need including.
I got busted for wheelying a couple of years back, I was apologetic and contrite and just said I'd opened the throttle too much in my haste to pull away from the junction, I'm not sure the nice policeman believed me and said he could report me for careless or dangerous riding, it was a nervous couple of weeks waiting for the paperwork but I was relieved to be offered a road safety course, I'm just thankful the traffic was queuing up down the road as it would have been a much bigger wheelie.
Maybe I was lucky but the solicitor bloke on that video paints a bleaker picture than I believe is true, I still pull a lot of wheelies, but I make sure they are done on quieter roads and I'm a lot more circumspect wheelying past cars due to the rise of the dashcam w
ker.
Maybe I was lucky but the solicitor bloke on that video paints a bleaker picture than I believe is true, I still pull a lot of wheelies, but I make sure they are done on quieter roads and I'm a lot more circumspect wheelying past cars due to the rise of the dashcam w
ker.
Jazoli said:
Why? surely you have some self control, there are hardly any traffic police on the roads anyway, the chances of getting caught if you are paying attention are slim.
You've made it quite clear you take a responsible approach to this, but my concern would still be, as you say, the "rise of the dashcam wker".The knobbers can't really provide evidence of speeding etc., but a video of a wheelie looks pretty clear cut and objective evidence of "dangerous driving", and these sad little
s will report it.Fake plates?
Prof Prolapse said:
I thought that was interesting.
I wonder if and how it differs in Scotland.
In Scotland they will also follow you home and shag your dog. They will make a point of causing you as much life damage as is humanly possible.I wonder if and how it differs in Scotland.
Traffic plod up here are among the worst in the UK.
As to you other point about dashcams. If I'm out and see ny vehicle behind, or worse, catching up, then I stop whatever I'm doing. I don't get into any sort of race or play with other bikes or cars, I do 20's to national limit as rigidly as poss and only go fast or enjoy myself on very quiet roads. Any other road user and it stops.
They will destroy your life for a bit of speed and dashcam grasses will take pleasure in helping them.
Fake plates isn't a bad idea cause as long as you are insured etc, it's a simple non endorsable offence. Just change 1 digit.
Claim ignorance and contrition.
It's only PTCOJ if they can prove you were trying to get off with a crime. I'd go the no plate at all route
Edited by Brads67 on Thursday 3rd September 10:48
Brads67 said:
Fake plates isn't a bad idea cause as long as you are insured etc, it's a simple non endorsable offence. Just change 1 digit.
Claim ignorance and contrition.
It's only PTCOJ if they can prove you were trying to get off with a crime. I'd go the no plate at all route
Its a terrible idea, and means you are going to get pulled any time you pass an anpr equipped traffic car, which is all of them, you are not even immune with no plate as the police will do their level best to find out who you are to make an example of you, see the many pics of people giving camera van operators the finger or wheelying past them and the stories of prosection.Claim ignorance and contrition.
It's only PTCOJ if they can prove you were trying to get off with a crime. I'd go the no plate at all route
Jazoli said:
Its a terrible idea, and means you are going to get pulled any time you pass an anpr equipped traffic car, which is all of them, you are not even immune with no plate as the police will do their level best to find out who you are to make an example of you, see the many pics of people giving camera van operators the finger or wheelying past them and the stories of prosection.
Clone plate would pass anpr. And no plate is explainable.In both cases you are only PTCOJ if you are carrying out an offence. So you would have to be doing something whilst the anpr passed you. In any other case your simply driving along.
All my own opinion obviously lol.
I also know plenty that have evaded and have not been tracked, so I'm sure they don't try that hard to find you.
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