Ban for motorcyclist caught speeding at 152mph (From Daily Echo)

Even if this behaviour represents a minority of riders, it is no wonder so many are killed every year on our roads.
We've all seen them, creating a third lane in the middle of a dual carriageway, and generally riding like the end of the world is coming.
Well for some I guess it is.

Excess speed like that on modern worn out over crowded roads, little sympathy.

As for 'filtering' on dual and wider carriageways, perfectly legal IF done at a reasonable speed and other traffic is slow moving, the Police riders course teaches filtering at high speed through traffic at 70mph, without blues and twos.

Doesn't stop stuck cagers doing stupid things to try and stop motorcyclists legally 'making progress', though most of us are only too aware that texting is more important than paying attention to the road these days...

Niel wrote:
Excess speed like that on modern worn out over crowded roads, little sympathy.

As for 'filtering' on dual and wider carriageways, perfectly legal IF done at a reasonable speed and other traffic is slow moving, the Police riders course teaches filtering at high speed through traffic at 70mph, without blues and twos.

Doesn't stop stuck cagers doing stupid things to try and stop motorcyclists legally 'making progress', though most of us are only too aware that texting is more important than paying attention to the road these days...

Yep. I see nothing wrong with bikes filtering correctly. I'm more than happy to move across to make it easier. Seems to be a lot of sour grapes amongst car drivers, that someone else is getting there faster.

He should have been banned for life, by giving him such a lenient sentence they are not sending out the right message i don't give two hoots if he wants to kill himself its the risk he has put others at that i object too.

ohec wrote:
He should have been banned for life, by giving him such a lenient sentence they are not sending out the right message i don't give two hoots if he wants to kill himself its the risk he has put others at that i object too.

So you have never ever use your phone cut anyone up sped anywere in you life you angle you. there are more car drivers on this planet that are crap at driving, dont indicate. brake for no reason at all and i follow them daily on my way to work. i personally think it take great skill and concentration to ride a bike like that, yes it should be left to a track day. some murderers get less for taking a life.

VIVERS wrote:

ohec wrote:
He should have been banned for life, by giving him such a lenient sentence they are not sending out the right message i don't give two hoots if he wants to kill himself its the risk he has put others at that i object too.

So you have never ever use your phone cut anyone up sped anywere in you life you angle you. there are more car drivers on this planet that are crap at driving, dont indicate. brake for no reason at all and i follow them daily on my way to work. i personally think it take great skill and concentration to ride a bike like that, yes it should be left to a track day. some murderers get less for taking a life.

And would you still be defending him if he had caused an accident ? riding a bike at that speed is not like making an error when driving that is pure and simple madness and for that reason and that reason only i would ban him for life and not just him anybody caught at more than 120mph should be banned for life, i expect to be able to drive on our roads and have a certain amount of faith in other road users to drive/ride in a reasonable manner with due care and consideration for other road users.

ohec wrote:

VIVERS wrote:

ohec wrote:
He should have been banned for life, by giving him such a lenient sentence they are not sending out the right message i don't give two hoots if he wants to kill himself its the risk he has put others at that i object too.

So you have never ever use your phone cut anyone up sped anywere in you life you angle you. there are more car drivers on this planet that are crap at driving, dont indicate. brake for no reason at all and i follow them daily on my way to work. i personally think it take great skill and concentration to ride a bike like that, yes it should be left to a track day. some murderers get less for taking a life.

And would you still be defending him if he had caused an accident ? riding a bike at that speed is not like making an error when driving that is pure and simple madness and for that reason and that reason only i would ban him for life and not just him anybody caught at more than 120mph should be banned for life, i expect to be able to drive on our roads and have a certain amount of faith in other road users to drive/ride in a reasonable manner with due care and consideration for other road users.

Now see thats where youve f**ked up having faith in other drivers. and 120mph were did you learn to drive sure it should be 20mph over the speed limit to loose your cornflake licence, so YOU are saying its ok to drive that fast. lol . and you EXPECT to drive on the roads with drivers giving you due care and consideration, most poeple ive come across seem to think that this metal box they drive around in gives them the right to do what they want and when they want and flippin the bird at the same time (care and consideration ) ****