My road is about 100-150M long with an island at the end to stop cars getting through - this was done some years ago to stop cars bypassing traffic lights. Bikes can still get through though
It is a quiet, safe street but lately, some idiot motorcyclist has been roaring down past my house - today on his Back wheel. I have failed to get his plate so far. If I do manage it will the police even be interested? Because the road is quiet, kids play there. Not only that but it is only a matter of time that someone pulls out in front of this guy.
Video it! Easy!
Not only that but it is only a matter of time that someone pulls out in front of this guy.
I'd be waiting for a knock on the door... You can't make threats like that in the UK any more! 😉
Video that you send to the police I'd say
Video it! Easy
Indeed. I hope to do that. Its WAAAA, WAAAA, WAAAAAAAAAA..gone so I need to be on the ball
broom handle.. spokes..
Piano shop nearby...????
DrP
DO NOT DO THIS
What, you mean you were about to recommend playing appalling easy listening jazz at the offending motorcyclist?
Would never work, he's wearing a crash helmet and would not hear it!
I know the Grand Piano, dropped on his head from a great height, is a suitably Tom and Jerry/Roadrunner way to kill him, in practice they're a bugger to lift up to the required altitude
I know the Grand Piano, dropped on his head from a great height, is a suitably Tom and Jerry/Roadrunner way to kill him, in practice they're a bugger to lift up to the required altitude
Surely the altitude's the easy bit, Will.E. Cayote always seems to suffer with the timing though.
Place this on some kind of spring release mechanism so it pops up....
Releasing the piano is going to be easier than getting the camera woken up and recording in time.
I was also considering holding up a sign that says "Bloody slow down" which is a bit more personal than dobbing him in. I would be mortified by that
Is there a handy rock face you could paint a tunnel entrance onto?
Only one thing for it. Liberally smear the road in goose fat.
I need to be on the ball
Time for a few days off work, and an obsessive stalker-style stakeout.
EDIT there are motion sensing cameras around.. an electronics fan could probably rustle something up too with microphones...
Only one thing for it. Liberally smear the [strike]road[/strike] Motocyclist in [strike]goose[/strike]man fat.
This might work, but again the timing might be a problem
Will wash the car between 8 an 9 tomorrow and start with a bit of arm waving
Is there a handy rock face you could paint a tunnel entrance onto?
Last time I did that a train came out of the tunnel and flattened me.
"accidentally" spill engine oil on the road?
Wrecker, i hope your not being serious!!!
Moi?
Diesel leak 😉
discuss with neighbours, if you all park carefully could you make it a PITA to negotiate the street?
not blocking it, but enough to make the idiot slow down.
or broken bottles at the narrow bit.
EDIT: dont put broken bottles in the road.
but the police will be interested if he is doing wheelies, afaik its illegal on a public road.
also if several people complain about the same reg plate a marker will go on the anpr database and he will get stopped by traffic cops about it.
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Why don't you ask him/her to slow down a little? Not sure an elaborate sting operation is required just yet.
or broken bottles at the narrow bit.
Another excellent suggestion from a cyclist... 😯
Fairymuff, it's hard to tell sometimes on here 😀
I can't believe its not come up already......
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Why don't you ask him/her to slow down a little?
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Get two people standing on opposite sides of the road. When idiot biker boy pulls the wheelie, they can pull an imaginary length of rope tight.
Much hilarity will ensue and nobody will go to jail
I wonder if it's TJ?
but the police will be interested if he is doing wheelies, afaik its illegal on a public road.
It's not
My road is about 100-150M long with an island at the end to stop cars getting through
I'm a little lost as to what this means TBH, google street view? (purely being noisey)
If it's the same time every morning, organise you neighbour into a small protest, blocking the street, and when stopped ask him to be more reasonable?
Alternatively you could make a sign saying "slow down or we'll film you and report you..." . As even by doing a wheelie he's showing he has good control of his vehicle, he would be prosecuted for lack of control (or such like)
It's not
Driving / riding without due care is, though.
Form your own biker club and call him out.... Instructional video below:
sign taped to the narrow bit saying:
'you've been caught on video doing wheelies, illegal on public roads, will send to police if you don't stop. cheers'
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landmines.
or just the sign.
I'd lay two thick electrical cables across the road.
I remember setting up a flash next to the edge of the road,under a bush,with a remote cord.
only works at night tho.but works pretty well.
obviously you could spread oil on the road in front of the flash so that they hit the oil when braking.
I only just though of that,though it might come under the excessive label.
you can make those pyramid nails if you can weld.
or just a strip of something with nails in it,like the police use.
still better than a headmaster friend of mine suggesting we roll bales down the hill onto the road...
just a strip of something with nails in it,like the police use
Police ones are cleverer than that - they are sharpened tubes that pierce through your tyre then snap off, staying in the tyre and letting all the air out very quickly.
Kick a football into the road as he's coming down. If it doesn't make him swerve, crash and die, it might make him think twice about riding too fast down a residential street.
build a ramp
sign taped to the narrow bit saying:'you've been caught on video doing wheelies, illegal on public roads, will send to police if you don't stop. cheers'
If you ask me he needs to learn a lesson rather than just go somewhere else.
Shop him, do it asap.
Actually - you might be able to persuade the fuzz to do the stakeout for you, if it's a regular predictable thing.
i stand corrected, i thought it was illegal to do a wheelie on a public road, it seems not.
although it also seems that it may be covered by due care and attention or similar.
anyway, i was wrong.
grahamS thanks.
I doubt I'll ever need to make one,but you never know.more hassle though,you'd need to weld little sharpened tubes,with nails or long tacks you can just use a strip of tarmac paper type thing.
still,if a job's worth doing..
build a ramp
put up posters advertising the "Cupid Stunt Motorcycle Show"
sell tickets for the event in aid of his impending funeral.
