How police are working to crack down on rising development of bike incidents

The tragic demise of a seven-year-old lady in Walsall on Thursday night after she was hit with a motorbike, which is believed to haven’t stopped on the scene, is the newest in various incidents which have seen individuals injured and, in some instances, die following crashes and collisions.

Different instances have seen riders trigger havoc on the town and metropolis centres.

Firstly of the month, two off-road bikes have been seized after they have been ridden on Broad Avenue in Birmingham metropolis centre, with the riders reported by the police for driving offences, together with having no insurance coverage.

Two different incidents in June, in Wrens Nest and Lye, noticed off-road bikes with riders seen with out helmets or safety taken off the street by officers from West Midlands Police, whereas seven off-road bikes, together with two suspected stolen automobiles, have been seized in a multi-team operation.

Different incidents noticed a gaggle of males driving an off-road bike up and down Cannon Hill Park in Birmingham in full view of households with younger youngsters two years in the past, whereas various males have been arrested and two bikes have been seized from the Fort Hill Woods, which is positioned simply off Forest Highway in Dudley.

Two males additionally suffered severe accidents in a crash between a motorcycle and a automotive on Whitehouse Frequent Highway in Sutton Coldfield in June, on what police reported to be a stolen bike.

Chief Superintendent Phil Dolby, who’s commander of Walsall Police, spoke concerning the rising points round harmful off-road bikes following the demise of the seven-year-old lady.

He mentioned it had develop into a current phenomenon which was blighting communities throughout the borough and spoke about what the power may do about it.

“We all know that communities are being blighted by this type of more moderen phenomenon and it is taking place not simply in Walsall, however I believe across the UK the place youthful individuals are driving bikes, on and off the street in a harmful delinquent method, typically with out the proper paperwork and even coaching to have the ability to accomplish that,” he mentioned.

“We have had fairly an enormous police response round that. We have run 5 operations now in the previous couple of months and on account of that, we have seized greater than 30 bikes, and made arrests.

“Individuals are decided to get away from this one, with one particular person even going into the canal, so we fished him and his bike out.”

West Midlands Police have been proactive in tackling this difficulty, with the power buying off-road bikes to patrol public parks, tough and uneven paths and wasteland and work in partnership with native neighbourhood and drone policing groups.

Chief Superintendent Dolby mentioned the power would do one of the best it may to deal with the continuing points and had various messages for these individuals driving bikes recklessly.

He mentioned: “There’s extra of them than, typically, we’re in a position to sustain with, so I’ve obtained two messages round that.

“One is, anyone gave that rider that bike final evening they usually’re too younger to report it themselves, so these bikes are racing round with younger individuals on them as a result of adults have given it to them.

“That is not acceptable, so have a look at the implications and you’ve got now obtained the proof, tragically.

“By way of honouring the poor seven-year-old lady, I would enchantment to individuals simply to cease that occuring and and definitely to our communities.

“Legislation enforcement have gotten an absolute function on this, however we will not be in every single place on a regular basis.

“We strive our best possible and I’ve obtained extra officers now than I’ve had for a very long time and we are attempting our greatest, however finally members of the general public, members of the neighborhood dwell close to or subsequent to individuals they know are doing this.

“Let’s have a neighborhood response in response to this seven-year-old little lady as we are able to come collectively and we are able to judge these individuals which can be doing this and if there’s any extra off-road biking or delinquent behaviour, biking happening within the space, tell us how you are feeling.”