Bikers Impersonating Police

[timmo]

I drive to and from work each day M11-A406-A13 about 60 miles roundtrip.

I see all sorts of motorbikes and enjoy watching some of the faster more exotica 2 wheeled machinery (being a biker and ex courier)

Now what is annoys me is every once in a while there are tailbacks !
This is down to 2 seperate ex-police BMWs I think, with all the Flourescent Stripes and extra lights on the rear with the slim panniers with aerials .

They drive below the limits and even look like police in their Jackets/attire

Surely they cant get away with this ? Its puts other drivers off and causes a lot of undue braking

Are these types Ex BiBs or Wanna be BiBs ?

tim

[Dwight VanDriver]

Paramedics?

dvd

[JamesFiesta]

Freewheelers (volunteers who carry blood for transfusions(sp?))

[Hooli]

blood couriers? and why not really? should i not ever buy a pan-euro becuase (apart from them being grandad bikes) the plod use them as unmarked bikes?

ive seen people on here say they have that style of bike & deliberatly buy the same riding gear as plod for the effect as they are sick of getting knocked off by eeeejits in cars.

[timmo]

These bikers are not blood/medical or ambulance couriers
they have no courier decals or radios
I forgot to say these are old motorbikes

[Chrispy Porker]

So you have bikers with high vis clothing/bikes who are sticking to speed limits and that is wrong?
What a funny world it is!

[WeirdNeville]

I see quite few bikers who wear the hi-vis and ride white pan-europeans with stripes.

If it gets them noticed and keeps them safe then fair play to them. If they use it for more nefarious purposes.... well......

[Don1]

One is an old beemer isn't it? They are ex-plod bikes, just not stripped of all special bits.

Personally I think if it helps road users be more careful around bikes (especially during the rush there is normally), the better for all!

[Don1]

One is an old beemer isn't it? They are ex-plod bikes, just not stripped of all special bits.

Personally I think if it helps road users be more careful around bikes (especially during the rush there is normally), the better for all!

[HarryW]

Do they ride upright like they have a broomstick up their arse too . We have a couple of 'plain' bikes that scout the country roads down here, not too difficult to spot them

[John57]

I know the sort of riders you mean .... they do absolutely everything to make themselves look like Police motorcyclists - the bike itself is only he beginning !

Same white helmets, even down to make, same type of Hi-Viz and then an old Pan Euro with orange strobes as they can't have blue. I have even seen one weaving through traffic with the strobes going !

They make a point of riding like Police - no bad thing ..... but are very, very sad indeed !

Oh, and trust me, they are not transporting blood or working for TfL, etc.

[Six Fiend]

I see no problem myself - have pulled that look a few times. If people can't drive past them that's their own stupid fault for being too thick to drive sensibly.

As for the riding position - on those sorts of bikes it's comfy and very easy to maintain stability and vision when cornering - none of this scraping body parts on the ground and having feck all visibility

ETA

Also, as long as they do not have POLICE written on them, or use flashing lights, or actually pretend to be a copper by pulling people etc, there is no law being broken - I've known a few bike instructors to be on the same type of bikes.

Edited by Six Fiend on Friday 4th January 17:13

[silversun]

Funnily enough, I used to use the same stretches of road and know exactly the bikers you mean.

I don't really see a problem with it, myself. It's the other drivers who are afraid to go past them who are at fault.

[Eliminator]

You saw them
They live
Job done

[ukwill]

strange. people that do the same with 4 wheels get nicked for impersonation.

[WeirdNeville]

ukwill said:

strange. people that do the same with 4 wheels get nicked for impersonation.

Only if they have flashing lights and use them.
Plently of white omegas cruising at 70 on the inside lane.....

[Hooli]

ukwill said:

strange. people that do the same with 4 wheels get nicked for impersonation.

no you wouldnt. you could drive a silver ovlov with stripes & a 'large roof bar' but as long as it didnt say police on it & you werent wearing a plod uniform your doing nothing wrong.

[ukwill]

orange flashing lights were mentioned by someone...

[AdeTuono]

ukwill said:

orange flashing lights were mentioned by someone...

How is that impersonating the police?

[Hooli]

anyone can have an orange flashing light, the van i used to drive for BT had one.