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Van driver told to 'expect jail' over biker death
By Visordown News on 19/12/2008 11:43:01
Unanimous decision convicts van driver over death of motorcyclist

A VAN driver found guilty of death by dangerous driving after he hit a motorcyclist head-on has been told he faces a jail sentence. Ian Fleig, 47, of Lingfield Drive, Worth, was found guilty of death by dangerous driving unanimous jury verdict last week, after his Mercedes Sprint...

Sussex Police stop and arrest 11-biker group
By Visordown News on 21/09/2009 13:53:55
Sussex Police seize machines in multiple dangerous driving arrest

SUSSEX POLICE stopped and arrested a group of ELEVEN motorcyclists riding south on the A24 near Buck Barns crossroads on Sunday September 6, the force has revealed.Souces say the group, which consisted of 10 men and one woman, aged between 25 and 48, were spotted by an unmarked P...

New drink-driving statistics revealed
By Visordown News on 24/11/2009 09:12:21
Bikers half as likely to drink-drive as other road users

MOTORCYCLISTS are half as likely as other road users to drink-drive, according to recent figures released by the MCI.The latest drink-drive statistics show of the motorcycle riders tested following an accident in 2008, 1.4 per cent failed a breathalyser test compared to an averag...

Police biker dies in A40 smash
By Visordown News on 23/04/2009 14:17:26
Off-duty bike cop gets knocked off and run over by car, driver flees the scene

The scene where the motorcycle officer diedA TRAFFIC OFFICER was killed yesterday in West London after being hit and then run over by a Volkswagen Passat.The accident happened at 9.30pm yesterday on the A40 in Perivale, West London. Police said the Police Constable, based with th...

Coroner scorns police after 124mph biker death
By Visordown News on 27/04/2009 14:46:07
Metropolitan police to review motorcycle pursuit tactics after coroner's criticism over chase that led to the death of a biker

MET POLICE are launching a review of their motorcycle pursuits after a coroner criticised police following a 124mph chase which ended in the death of a 24-year old man.The victim, Lexy Williams, 24, was chased by police who thought he was riding a stolen motorcycle. The motorcycl...

Police to repay £18,000 in speeding fines
By Visordown News on 09/11/2009 13:05:31
North Wales Police left red-faced after issuing incorrect tickets in wrong speed limit zone

NORTH WALES POLICE were left with a bill to the tune of £18,000 after incorrectly issuing speeding tickets to road users travelling at more than 30mph - in a 40mph zone.Officers made the blunder while issuing speeding fines to road users at the village of Bala in Snowdonia. North...

Coroner blasts disabled biker's machine following double fatality
By Visordown News on 16/12/2009 09:49:43
Two killed as biker fails to stop at road junction

A CORONER has blasted homemade modifications made to a disabled biker's motorcycle after it was involved in a fatal accident that killed two people.One-armed biker Gordon Thackray, 58, died when his specially-modified motorbike crashed at a cross roads – seriously injuring his gr...

Nine months jail for 166mph biker
By Visordown News on 28/10/2009 11:41:24
Prison term and five-year ban for Scotland's fastest-recorded speeder

A SCOTTISH COURT has jailed a speeding motorcyclist for nine months after he was nabbed at over 166mph.Last month, Visordown reported the case of Neil Purves, 27, of Cockburnspath, who was nicked by police as he sped at 166mph on his Suzuki GSX

Biker admits 166mph speeding charge
By Visordown News on 02/10/2009 12:29:45
Scots biker now 'fesses up to clocking 106mph OVER the speed limit

A SCOTTISH BIKER has admitted in court to speeding at over 166mph - the fastest speed ever recorded on a Scottish road.Months ago, Visordown reported the news that Neil Purves initially denied the speeding charge, but latest reports state

Highways Agency man banned for 50mph wheelie in 30mph limit
By Visordown News on 14/10/2010 10:04:02
'What is particularly stupid about this is that your job brings you into contact with the consequences of road traffic crashes, so you know that drivers are not immortal'

on TWO occasions on the day before he was snapped on camera pulling a wheelie on his Suzuki SV1000.Fareham Magistrates' Court heard how the 21-year-old was first caught speeding at 44mph in a 30mph zone on July 11 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, only


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