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HUMBERSIDE POLICE OPERATION ACHILLES

HUMBERSIDE POLICE OPERATION ACHILLES. Introduction. Inspector Paul Sergeant Police officer 26 years Traffic Officer 19 years Class 1 advanced m/cyclist and driver VIP escort rider. Armed Response SIO serious and fatal collisions. Humberside Police area population 809,000.

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HUMBERSIDE POLICE OPERATION ACHILLES

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  1. HUMBERSIDE POLICE OPERATION ACHILLES

  2. Introduction • Inspector Paul Sergeant • Police officer 26 years • Traffic Officer 19 years • Class 1 advanced m/cyclist and driver • VIP escort rider. • Armed Response • SIO serious and fatal collisions.

  3. Humberside Police areapopulation 809,000

  4. East Riding of Yorkshire=933m/1500sq. km

  5. Enforcement, Education, Engineering

  6. RIDE scheme • Alternative to prosecution • Challenge attitude to risk taking and antisocial behaviour • Raise awareness/improve hazard perception • Riders pay to attend-self financing

  7. Bikesafe • National scheme-all UK Police forces • Police riders assess and feedback • Encourage further training-IAM, ROSPA • Improve relationship with motorcycle community

  8. Engineering • Improved road surface materials • Strategic Hazard Warning • ‘Bike friendly’ roadside furniture

  9. Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa

  10. 137mph-220kph

  11. Evidence gathering equipment. • Digital video camera and roadside playback screen

  12. AchillesTeam.

  13. Social profiling was utilised.

  14. Safety awareness campaign.

  15. Are you watching your riding..? • …Because we are. • Humberside Police is using a range of equipment to catch dangerous and anti-social riders.

  16. Video

  17. Results 2008-2010 • 836 Fixed penalty notices. • 644 ‘Ride scheme’ referrals. • 139 summonses issued. • 52 warning notices • 318 verbal warnings/defect notices.

  18. Comparison chart-motorcycle ownership to collisions.

  19. Conclusion • Operation now runs force wide • Serious/fatal collisions reduced 57% • Operation adopted by 43 other forces • Improved public confidence

  20. Any questions?

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