My experience was EXACTLY the same!
I wonder if it's in the rozzers training Script!
"You might think your licence would be safe on a scooter," writes MCN's Steve Farrell, "but I’ve already been in trouble with the rozzers a week after picking mine up.
The Suzuki Burgman 650 ABS Executive has two automatic modes: Drive and Power. The latter is surprisingly, addictively brisk.
Pulling out of a petrol station on the way to work yesterday morning, I glanced over my shoulder, clocked a safe gap in the traffic and succumbed to the temptation to nail it.
Amidst the traffic was a police car, which I didn’t spot until it appeared in my mirrors, lights flashing and siren blaring. Oh dear.
“What do you think you were doing?†the officer asked. “It’s a 50mph speed limit. We’re doing 60 and you’re pulling away from us, so I’d say about 70. We’re in a marked police car. Didn’t you see us?â€ÂÂ
“I saw cars but not a police car,†I said feebly.
“Can I just point out that it quite clearly says ‘Police’ on that vehicle?†he said. I couldn’t argue. It did. “Engage your brain,†he said. “If there’s a police car there, don’t go so fast.â€ÂÂ
Then he got back into his car and drove away, proving that London police can be very reasonable.
He was right to give me a telling off. The episode doesn’t say much for my observation skills. My brain is now engaged.
Find out how the Burgman and I have been getting on otherwise in next week’s MCN, out on May 15."
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Have you been 'pulled' by the "rozzers" on your Scoot?
Were they bitter and twisted, or were you almost overwhelmed and moved to tears by their benevolence?
The last time I got "pulled" was a number of years ago when I had an old (and very tired) Puch Maxi moped as a work hack. The works exit was at a traffic light controlled junction with the main dual carriageway into town. I was stopped waiting for the lights to change to green, and noticed a stationary patrol car on the far side of the dual carriageway. As the lights changed to green, I gave the Maxi full throttle, and peddled furiously to coax it up to its maximum 22.5 mph. About a quarter of a mile down the road, I checked my mirror before making a left turn, and saw that the patrol car was behind me. As I made my turn, the cop followed me, then pulled along side and signalled me to stop. He said he stopped me because as I had crossed at the traffic lights (at which point I was about 30 yards away from him), he thought my tax disc was out of date!! He did have the grace to look sheepish when he looked and found it wasn`t. Should have gone to Specsavers.
