British police step up action against bikers

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British police step up action against bikers
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British police step up action against bikers

British police step up action against bikers
GPS trackers and new enduros

The Northumbria Police in the UK are proposing that all motorcycles be equipped with built-in speedometers and trackers, while the Northamptonshire Police are upgrading to a Yamaha WR 450 F.


Dina Dervisevic

June 15, 2021

Britain seems to have a problem with reckless motorcyclists. The police are already using drones to catch illegal off-road drivers and also the attempt to show bikers using recordings from dashcams or helmet cameras falls into this notch. The proposal of the police in Northumbria goes even further: all motorcycles should be equipped with trackers and speedometers.

Smack of general suspicion

It should be possible to determine how fast it is and where it is on every motorcycle at any time. Detective Commissioner Kim McGuinness from the Northumbria region hopes that these funds will help reduce the number of speeding violations and what they call them “anti-social behavior” called getting under control.

Not surprisingly, the majority of motorcyclists in the UK scream out loud and raise strong objections. Because even if the UK has an issue with reckless motorcyclists, the majority are law-abiding and considerate. And of course the Northumbria Police proposal smacks of general suspicion.

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Statement from the British Motorcyclists Federation

The British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF) has already commented on this topic. Jim Freeman, the chairman of the BMF: “Compulsory use of a tracker is usually a penalty imposed by the courts following due process. The proposed method would, however, amount to a collective punishment that carries hundreds of thousands of innocent people along with the tiny minority of the guilty – without an investigation, trial or judgment.”

Jim Freeman also stressed that most motorcyclists in the UK are law abiding citizens who place safety and courtesy on the road above all else. The introduction of speed enforcement would mark all motorcyclists as criminals.

National Motorcycle Council statement

Craig Carey-Clinch of the recently formed National Motorcycle Council also commented: “Unfortunately, this is an ill-conceived idea that would guarantee negative repercussions for law-abiding drivers, not least their privacy. At the same time, it is unlikely to affect lawbreakers – their first action would likely be to simply disable or remove the trackers.”

At the moment it is not foreseeable whether such speed monitoring and trackers will be introduced for all motorcycles in Great Britain or in individual regions or not.

8 new Yamaha crossers for police

Similar problems in terms of things “unsocial driving off-road” appear to be preoccupying the county of Northamptonshire, which is about 400 kilometers from the Northumbria region. Police Commissioner Nick Adderley recently announced: “For far too long, the fact that people ride motorbikes and vehicles off-road through our cities with impunity has terrified our communities – not anymore.” He is referring to 8 new team members of the Northants Police, all of whom go by the name Yamaha WR 450 F. 20 police officers have been trained to use the enduro bikes, because they are only worth something if the drivers can handle them.

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The cross motorcycles will also be used in the search for missing people. “I am sure that together with our drones we will be able to find people at risk faster than ever before and provide them with the necessary support.”, so the chief constable continues.

Conclusion

While the UK police regularly deal with particularly reckless motorcyclists, the proposal to equip every motorcycle with speedometers and trackers is simply disproportionate. Mainly because – as Craig Carey-Clinch mentioned – particularly inconsiderate drivers would disable or remove the trackers.

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