Do the police use stingers on motorcyclists?

[eldudereno]

Have just witnessed 5 police patrol cars chasing a guy on a motorbike past my house. It wasn't a big sports bike, probably only a 250cc or so but he was flat out on a 30mph road in a built up area. About 3 minutes later I heard the sirens returning and there he goes hurtling past my house again in the opposite direction.

Why are 5 patrol cars required to chase this guy, surely it would have been better to use some initiative and block one or two roads off waiting for him?

Is it policy not to use stingers on motorbikes in case they kill the scumbag that they're chasing before he kills an innocent bystander?

[Sheets Tabuer]

Why does the police chasing someone make him a scumbag?

Stingers are not used on bikes for obvious reasons

[g4ry13]

Not allowed to - it's got to have 4 wheels. So bikes or Reliant robins are good for a quick getaway.

Edited by g4ry13 on Saturday 29th December 22:40

[xtruss]

He probably had no road tax disk

[RossMac]

piano wire should do the trick

perhaps they can sort out the scrotes who think it's cool at 2am to pooter up our road on their mopeds beeping their gay horns

[mybrainhurts]

The Spanish police have different ideas ----> clicky

[eldudereno]

Sheets Tabuer said:

Why does the police chasing someone make him a scumbag?

Stingers are not used on bikes for obvious reasons

Isn't he breaking the law then and putting my family and other road users at risk of death? Maybe the police should just let him go home to have a laugh and a few beers with his mates.

[atom111]

They should just take him out with what ever means necessary especially as the rider is doing wrong and won't stop without force.

[SimonV8ster]

atom111 said:

They should just take him out with what ever means necessary especially as the rider is doing wrong and won't stop without force.

Exactly......stinger across the face should do it.

[whoami]

Sheets Tabuer said:

Why does the police chasing someone make him a scumbag?

Stingers are not used on bikes for obvious reasons

Why would he not stop??

[Sheets Tabuer]

whoami said:

Sheets Tabuer said:

Why does the police chasing someone make him a scumbag?

Stingers are not used on bikes for obvious reasons

Why would he not stop??

Feck knows but having grown up in the 80s with the west midlands gestapo before they got their arses kicked by the home office I'm a bit cynical.

[anonymous-user]

Bah, stingers are not necessary. If he's only doing 30mph on a bike then a little tap with the front wing of a Volvo T5 ought to bring him down

g4ry13 said:

Reliant robins are good for a quick getaway.

That may well be the first time that sentance has been uttered in the history of mankind

[Parrot of Doom]

atom111 said:

They should just take him out with what ever means necessary especially as the rider is doing wrong and won't stop without force.

I've seen a police video where a moped rider died in a chase. Believe me you don't want this to happen, no matter what they may have done. One minute hes riding away, the next hes dead - it was that quick.

[g4ry13]

Symbolica said:

g4ry13 said:

Reliant robins are good for a quick getaway.

That may well be the first time that sentance has been uttered in the history of mankind

Not quite but either way a stinger-free getaway. Or alternatively a Carver but it's not as easy to jump into with a bag of swag.

[Malx]

mybrainhurts said:

The Spanish police have different ideas ----> clicky

Firm action and it got the job done.

[EDLT]

Malx said:

mybrainhurts said:

The Spanish police have different ideas ----> clicky

Firm action and it got the job done.

I wonder if the Spainish methods have an effect on crime, does Spain have a lower or higher rate of crime than the UK?

Anyone?

[KingRichard]

Malx said:

mybrainhurts said:

The Spanish police have different ideas ----> clicky

Firm action and it got the job done.

Don't get it... that wasn't a police car that hit him, and what was he doing wrong (apologies if that vid had sound, I'm on the work PC)

[TheCarpetCleaner]

EDLT said:

Malx said:

mybrainhurts said:

The Spanish police have different ideas ----> clicky

Firm action and it got the job done.

I wonder if the Spainish methods have an effect on crime, does Spain have a lower or higher rate of crime than the UK?

Anyone?

From memory I remember seeing some stats a few years back saying personal crime and attacks over there are higher than the UK due to the gangs that prey on tourists just outside the main tourist areas (bag snatches etc). A friends of mine's mother was informed by her (resident) friend to wear her handbag on one shoulder and not across the neck as people snatch them in cars and will keep going whether the person is being dragged along or not...

Not sure about vehicle crime

[SimonV8ster]

KingRichard said:

Malx said:

mybrainhurts said:

The Spanish police have different ideas ----> clicky

Firm action and it got the job done.

Don't get it... that wasn't a police car that hit him, and what was he doing wrong (apologies if that vid had sound, I'm on the work PC)

Unmarked Police car that hit him, just robbed a bank and held some people hostage I think ?? Held them to ransom, cops gave him his money and then took him out with the car as he left.

[Road Pest]

"use some initiative" the police aren't paid to do that. Hope they found out what they were doing ragging their bike outside your house.