Speed traps in Wales

[taylor]

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[nick crisp]

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Taylor, I think you and me will just have to agree we don't understand each other at all  :rollin

[taylor]

well put .mr crisp, 

[noggythenog]

I think Taylor must be pissed up on the Vino in his pi...mobile home :lol


I rarely see the mr speedy van....or coppers.....or the outside world.


Seriously it isnt bad....except on weekends....coz then i cant even see the road forget th speed traps :b

[taylor]

I give up mr nog,      someone telling my whats it is like in my area,        its like me saying there are speed cameras in England, there are,,  watch what you are doing,  if they cant ride a bike don't get on it,,,,, v an 2 wisemans bridge, ask for steve, my school was not good, :eek

[noggythenog]

I must have missed something on this thread i reckon.


anyway its the hobgoblins people should be worrying about

[Panthor]

Well I went from swansea to Aberystwyth and back yesterday and didn't see a single police car.

[johnakay]

Well I went from swansea to Aberystwyth and back yesterday and didn't see a single police car.

nah you would coz they're hiding,its might what you call stealth tactic..
let us know when you receive the NIP.

[brooker81]

We never saw a single speed trap. :eek

[nick crisp]

I give up mr nog,      someone telling my whats it is like in my area,        its like me saying there are speed cameras in England, there are,,  watch what you are doing,  if they cant ride a bike don't get on it,,,,, v an 2 wisemans bridge, ask for steve, my school was not good, :eek

Does anyone have any idea what taylor is banging on about?  :pokefun  :lol

I don't even know where your area is 

I actually think I'm more or less in agreement with you though. But speaking generally, there are definitely areas in both England and Wales where the police tend to be a little more zealous about speed enforcement - as I said, where there have been a number of road deaths or other nasty accidents, they'll clamp down a bit - unsurprising and quite understandable. My experience is that some of the roads around Bala is one such area. That doesn't mean to say that every time you go there the place will be crawling with vans. I get the impression that certain places in the Peak District seem to have similar, and I am sure there are other places around the country that get a bit more attention in this regard too.

So it is just a case of being sensible about where and when you 'have a bit of fun', wherever in the country you go, and keep your eyes open. My view is that wherever there is a place - café, popular bike meeting spot etc - where there are also good biking roads, you need to be especially careful, and particularly on weekends. I have seen a number of places over the years that have been spoiled, and even closed down so that someone has lost their business and livelihood, because of a small number of idiots who can't refrain from going nuts, pulling high speed wheelies etc, in some cases losing their lives in the process, right outside those venues and around the best roads. (For an example, the White Bear pub in Essex, between Abridge and Ongar - used to have rallies, bike shows, popular bike meeting spot on a sunny Sunday - somebody got killed doing something daft on a bike, others had accidents from being silly there).

On the subject of Wales, it just has such a large number of roads that could be considered as great biking roads that I think maybe there is a larger group of experiences in the matter to draw from, so I guess you're bound to hear more stories of speeding convictions among bikers, because so many like to head there for a bit of fun. It's probably just a proportional thing though.

[brooker81]

read somewhere yesterday on trip 73% more likely to die on a motorcycle in wales.  :eek :eek :eek :eek :eek

[nick crisp]

read somewhere yesterday on trip 73% more likely to die on a motorcycle in wales.  :eek :eek :eek :eek :eek

:lol

[bri h]

More chance of being struck by lightning..(sorry).

[brooker81]

ohhhhh. thats bad. 2 hours later we will have been caught up in that.

[Anquetil]

Just arrived home from Bala. Speed van parked at end of Bala High St on the way out. Same van parked at Glan yr Afon in the 40mph zone on the way back. Lots of bikers at the lake. Talking to one and he told me that there is an unmarked Grey BMW police vehicle based in Bala that has pulled several bikers over. I was very well behaved, as always, so not expecting anything nasty by post.

[nick crisp]

Thanks for the tip-off Anquetil - might be heading that way tomorrow - I'll be a good little boy 

[Anquetil]

You're very welcome, Nick. Have a good and safe ride.

[celticdog]

I'm  now in Aberystwyth with wife and kids we traveled in cage via Shrewsbury and Welshpool, got the boot down and the plod where not to be seen. Happy Hooning lads.ps the roads and scenery is top  notch here

[nick crisp]

Saw lots of posters up about this operation Darwen thingy yesterday, but they seemed more suggestive of an education campaign than a speeding clamp down.