Nuisance motorbikes

[churchman phil]

Does anybody else have a problem with these annoying numb-brains? There are at least two individuals who regularly roar back and forth here in Church for no reason than to just irritate everybody - one was doing it at 1.50am last week!!
No tax, no insurance, probably no license, no helmet, thinking they have the right to ride on the pavement and with a complete disregard to other road users and pedestrians.
Call the police we are continually told but the problem still persists

So, how big of a problem is this nuisance within Hyndburn? Are these inconsiderates ruining your peace and quiet (either during the day or at night)? What can WE do about it?

Maybe if we can isolate repeat hotspots then the authorities may get an idea on how to stop the problem.

[churchman phil]

By the sound of it I think one had moved up to a car last night - screeching wheels and over revving of engines. I only want a decent nights sleep!!

[MargaretR]

If you live near Henry St the traffic noise is there 24/7.
I recall that a noisy motorbike went through Church very early morning every day.
There is no solution - do as I did - move out as soon as you can

[Bonnyboy]

Keep reporting it to the Police, can't think of anything else you can do.

[panther]

fishing wire should do the trick

[accyman]

buy a high power air rifle and take pot shots at them as they drive past , after a few hits they may actualy go drive somwhere else

[emzy]

cant say they are a huge problem where i live (fern gore) but do hear them from time to time and they have woke the boys up before now

[Loz]

My Fiance told me about how some lad, a few years back, was messing on a Moped up Church, riding on the slim paths on a housing estate. He tried to drive round my Fiance and ended up falling over. He blamed my fiance 'for getting in the way' and gave him a good hiding!
They are a bloody nuisance

[Mick]

We have someone on the street with one of them moto things small noisey moterbikes he rides it up and down the street for about an hour a day its very anoying i am sure he does not have insurance,mot,helmet,or brain

[MargaretR]

The police have been impounding illegal bikes.
On the football field near me, we were 'oined' by -
trial bikes, mini motos, quad bikes, on a daily basis but not at night thankfully.
That nuisance has dramatically reduced lately

[derekgas]

Originally Posted by Bonnyboy

Keep reporting it to the Police, can't think of anything else you can do.

I can think of something else BB, probably not legel though, Panther is close.

[emamum]

the ones with no helmets and leathers are idiots, they deserve to fall off. It annoys me cos these idiots give proper bikers a bad name!

[churchman phil]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

If you live near Henry St the traffic noise is there 24/7.

I actually live about as far from Henry Street as it may be possible and I wouldn't complain if it was general traffic would I?
Did think of hiding in the alley and jumping out at them to make 'em fall off!!

[BERNADETTE]

Originally Posted by churchman phil

I actually live about as far from Henry Street as it may be possible and I wouldn't complain if it was general traffic would I?
Did think of hiding in the alley and jumping out at them to make 'em fall off!!

Chuck some tacks in the road when you are going to bed

[entwisi]

I can't believe people are suggesting or backing up suggestions like fishing wire. Do you have any idea what that actually does to teh riders? you might feel pee'd off with noise but to effectively talk about murder is disgusting.

You should also remember that bridleways and a lot of pathways are legal rights of way that can be ridden leagally on a legal machine.

Bikers are not the ills of this situation, inconsiderate low lifes(90% of which wouldn't know what to do with a proper bike on teh roads) are and you should just use the law to deal with them.