Crazy Biker Gangs On Road.

[Mr Bloke]

29 minutes ago, MICK BADGER said:

do you suspect its the Black Widows?

Hmmm...

... now I could be wrong, but I don't think that's very likely.

 

Thankfully, Latrodectus motocyclus are not native to Sheffield...

[arrowhead]

4 hours ago, Waldo said:

Just seen them come back the other way, from Birleymoor road, going up Mansfield road towards the manor top. A lot of vehicles, probably many more than my initial estimate.

 

Followed by 2 police on bikes! Also, the lights seemed to be on green for them for over 2 minutes (actually, at least 3 minutes and 42 seconds), so maybe the police are already aware of them and are actually escorting them?

 

Too much excitement for one day! I've submitted a report, but feel maybe it's a waste of time.

It's mad isn't it. During the height of covid the police raided funerals and fined grieving families if there was more than the small number of allowed people, yet when the so called gypsy king of Sheffield died, literally hundreds of people attended the funeral and hundreds rode down in convey blocking roads with quads and bikes and 4x4's,revving the life out of the machines.

And what did the police do despite phone calls from worried residents? Nothing. absolutely zilch. 

Makes me sick knowing part of my council tax is going to SYP.

[Waldo]

23 minutes ago, arrowhead said:

It's mad isn't it. During the height of covid the police raided funerals and fined grieving families if there was more than the small number of allowed people, yet when the so called gypsy king of Sheffield died, literally hundreds of people attended the funeral and hundreds rode down in convey blocking roads with quads and bikes and 4x4's,revving the life out of the machines.

And what did the police do despite phone calls from worried residents? Nothing. absolutely zilch. 

Makes me sick knowing part of my council tax is going to SYP.

Pragmatically speaking, the police can do nothing.

 

It's easy enough for the police to enforce the rules, and fine regular motorists for the most minor traffic infringement; that's an easy cash cow.

 

However, for a gang of reckless morons who show no regard for the law, the rules of the road or courtesy for other motorists; the police will do nothing. Hell, they'll even escort them and the authorities will make sure the lights are on green (for almost 4 minutes, that's not normal) to expedite their passage.

 

Think about it, can you imagine the police stopping a gang of perhaps a 100 vehicles behaving in this manner and enforcing the same laws we all have to obey? It would be utter chaos! It very much seems to me that the police are impotent.