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Police officer faces the sack for ‘ramming’ moped rider DESPITE Met Police approving the tactic.
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A police officer is due before a disciplinary panel today, and could face the sack for carrying out ‘tactical contact’ by driving his vehicle into the path of a moped being ridden by a 17-year old suspected thief in South London. Despite the force authorising the robust tactic for reducing crime, Metropolitan PC Edwin Sutton…
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FIRST RIDE: Sur-Ron’s Light Bee ELECTRIC off-roader.
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Slowly but surely, the wider motorcycle community is cottoning on to the fact that electric is here, and is here to stay – and as a result, there an ever growing abundance of top-spec electric two-wheelers emerging on the market. Everything from small city commuters right through to out and out off-roaders. Ok, so it’s…
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RUMOURED: Triumph files PATENT for electric Trident.
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It’s been reported that Triumph has filed a new trademark application under the ‘Trident’ name – and the rumours suggest it’ll be used for the British brands first foray into the electric market. Of course, the Trident’s a big part of Triumph’s history so it’s not a surprise that the British brand has chosen to…
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NEW GEAR: Michelin’s retrofit TYRE pressure management system.
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Tyres in poor condition are the second most common mechanical defect contributing to motorcycle accidents – and that’s why Michelin has just launched its first tyre pressure management system for motorcycles, mopeds and scooters. Created by British technology firm Fit2Go TPMS – a global licensee for Michelin – the new ‘plug and play’ retrofit kit…
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JANUARY 2019 – #151 – Out Now and it’s COMPLETELY FREE!Posted
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The latest edition of the brilliant Motor Cycle Monthly newspaper – the world’s BIGGEST motorcycle monthly publication – is out NOW and it’s completely FREE. The completely FREE newspaper is available at all good bike dealers and various outlets like cafes, pubs and clubs. Grab it and you’ll get a huge amount of top news…
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Met Police officer under investigation for ramming moped rider. Could face criminal charges.
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A police officer could be facing criminal charges, after knocking a teenager off a moped while carrying out the Met’s new ramming tactics. An investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) was launched after the ‘crash’ in Eastern Way, Erith, at about 02:15 GMT on 7 November last year. The officer carried out…
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Met Police commissioner Cressida Dick defends new tactics to tackle ‘moped’ gangs. “We’ve had to put the fear back into the criminal.”
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The Metropolitan Police’s tough new approach to ‘moped’ crime was unveiled at the end of last month, with dramatic footage of officers ramming fleeing thieves off their scooters in London. So far, the tactic has received a lot of praise from the general public and former officers – despite some people, including Labour’s shadow home…
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POLICE respond to Diane Abbott’s CRITICISM of Met’s new RAMMING tactics.
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Police forces across London have responded to Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott’s criticism of the Met’s new tactic of ramming fleeing scooters and motorcycles – as they attempt to fight crime in the capital. The Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington took to Twitter to say that officers are “not above the law”…
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VIDEO: Met Police (finally) gets TOUGH on scooter crime. Footage of officers RAMMING riders.
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The Metropolitan Police Force has just released footage which shows its new tactic to stop offenders of scooter and motorcycle crime in their tracks – in an attempt to curb the crime wave in the capital. The growth of scooter-related crime has exploded by 1,000 percent over the last three years in the UK – but…
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VIDEO: MIRACLE child escapes unscathed after SHOCKING bike crash
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We’ve just been sent this clip from ETV, which shows the miraculous escape of a child after a shocking bike crash in Bangalore. A child in Bangalore is lucky to have escaped unscathed after careening across three lanes of traffic on a scooter, after the woman riding was knocked off in a collision with another…
