Another motorcycle 'safety' campaign

Operation Focus, courtesy of Derbyshire Constabulary.

http://www.derbyshire.police.uk/news/650.html

<quote>
Operation Focus will involve the targeting of roads, which historically
have suffered a high number of collisions involving motorbikes.
</quote>

I guess this could be of interest to anyone travelling to/from the BoSM.

 

The routes that officers are to concentrate on during Sundays and Bank
Holidays are:

B5035 Wirksworth to Ashbourne


<sulk>

 

Ride on a Saturday instead.

This year, I've decided I'm going to do most of my riding on Saturdays (and
Wednesday evenings )- Sundays are just a pain in the arse for lots of
reasons.

 

Using ANPR? Riiiight...

As I'll be taking the tractor, the charge will probably be "Driving While
Mad".

 

platypus says...

"Being seen with an offensive motorcycle"

 

"Plunging Randomly Into Hedges".

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, rb

Well given that ""Last year nearly approximately 25 per cent of people
who were killed or seriously injured on the roads of Derbyshire were
either motorcycle riders or pillion passengers"[1] you can see why that
might get their attention.

If people would kindly stop making holes in picturesque hedges, we'd all
have a quieter life.

[1] Let's assume that's accurate. I mean, a copper wouldn't lie, would
he?

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

B5035 Wirksworth to Ashbourne

Bastards - I love that road.

 

I know - it's *so* unfair.

 

And then some.

The CG doesn't like the wave effect. The ZXR gets TWA - which was a
revelation the first time it happened.