Sunday 30 May 2010

SUSSEX POLICE

I was watching one of them reality Cop shows last and one of the subjects was about sport bikes. I am not talking about pedal power but big powerful motorbikes.  Sussex police have a policy of following fast motor bikes using a Cop on a fast undercover (no Police markings or sirens or blue lights)  motor bike to film them and nicking them for speeding using the film as evidence.  The speeding charge is correct.  Not only do they nick them for speeding, the Police also nick them for driving without due care and attention, which is quiet weird because the Cop on the unmarked motorbike that's following them without any lights or sirens is driving at the exact speed of the bike their following (there film footage proves it).
Also as a bit of a biker my self I know that driving at 110 miles a hour requires 100% attention and you are totally focused on every manoeuvre that you do, in fact you couldn't be more awake. So in my opinion being nicked for not having due care and attention is ludicrous. Please keep that charge for the car or van mobile phone users.  As anybody looked inside a modern day Area or Motorway Police car and noticed all the gadgets they have on their dashboard and around their windscreen, "total distraction material.