You need to give these people somewhere to go. If you give them places to actually go, you can control what happens there better and it’s safer for everyone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
sign up<\/span> to our daily newsletter<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n“Not very clever or safe.” I’m sorry, but we need more robust language than this from policy<\/a> Scotland. Off-road motorbikes, especially the new breed of electric motorbikes, are of serious concern to the public. gangs<\/a> are openly robbing and rampaging on Edinburgh<\/a> streets with little-to-no response from ill-equipped police.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nBut cycling on pavements doesn’t bother the cops one iota!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nA neighbor allowed his kids to do this with a motocross bike and a quad. To my knowledge they are still at it today with no police action.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nRegularly seen in Sighthill roads and park.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nGood – they deserve to lose them. Hopefully they will get a driving ban too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nNow mop up the clowns doing wheelies and ducking in and out of traffic with off road bikes in Duddingston, Sighthill and Niddrie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nDon’t think these people care about whether they’re being clever or not, it doesn’t strike me that achieving a level of intelligence has ever been high on their list of priorities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nTry catching the three ninja neds on electric bikes wheelying up and down Princes Street every day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nOff road doesn’t mean pavements. But 10\/10 for effort.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nWhat about cyclists? You just turn a blind eye to those clowns!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nStill going on, though catching two is a start, I suppose. I have visions of a serious accident happening due to this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nBetween the Commie Pool and Willowbrae Road yesterday I saw three off-road bikes separately. One had someone on the back without a helmet wearing a balaclava. All three riding solo were driving fully on the wrong side of the road and doing wheelies. Some poor sod is going to end up in an accident with them and come out of it worse off than they will.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nPlenty are driving through the city center doing wheelies into oncoming traffic and through red lights, but police just seem powerless or ignore it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nCllr Ashley Graczyk concerned at incidents involving off-road motorbikes in Sighthill and Gorgie.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nThe way the road surfaces are, this could well be the safest form of transport there is just now. Councillors should be working on making the roads safe for everyone to use, most aren’t even safe to walk on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nI understand there’s a problem with off road motorcycles, but have the council provided them with a safe space to use their dangerous vehicles in a safe environment? Plenty football pitches and golf courses, but no off-road spaces for young lads with off-road bikes. Give them a space to use their bikes and you won’t have a problem. Simple!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nSlightly off topic, but when these stories come up no one seems to ask how these ‘youngsters’ afford these bikes. Can’t be cheap. I’m going to make the controversial assumption these are not well parented nor the most considerate of kids (you can see where I’m going with this). Same goes for these e-scooters riding along the pavements. Not cheap, yet it’s usually the standard hoody and jogging bottom-clad operator at the helm.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nThe biggest influence on children’s behavior is their parents. Kids learn discipline, respect, what is right and wrong, in the home. If the parents aren’t doing their job, the kids don’t stand a chance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nThis is an ongoing problem in every housing scheme in Edinburgh. They get away with it as there are no police patrols and if you call them you’ll be lucky if they respond within five hours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nHappening in Hailesland as well – my wife was threatened to be hit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nPolice are too busy doing speed traps in Leith.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nThey need to catch them before anyone gets hurt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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“Not very clever or safe.” I’m sorry, but we need more robust language than this from policy<\/a> Scotland. Off-road motorbikes, especially the new breed of electric motorbikes, are of serious concern to the public. gangs<\/a> are openly robbing and rampaging on Edinburgh<\/a> streets with little-to-no response from ill-equipped police.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n But cycling on pavements doesn’t bother the cops one iota!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A neighbor allowed his kids to do this with a motocross bike and a quad. To my knowledge they are still at it today with no police action.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Regularly seen in Sighthill roads and park.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Good – they deserve to lose them. Hopefully they will get a driving ban too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Now mop up the clowns doing wheelies and ducking in and out of traffic with off road bikes in Duddingston, Sighthill and Niddrie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Don’t think these people care about whether they’re being clever or not, it doesn’t strike me that achieving a level of intelligence has ever been high on their list of priorities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Try catching the three ninja neds on electric bikes wheelying up and down Princes Street every day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Off road doesn’t mean pavements. But 10\/10 for effort.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n What about cyclists? You just turn a blind eye to those clowns!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Still going on, though catching two is a start, I suppose. I have visions of a serious accident happening due to this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Between the Commie Pool and Willowbrae Road yesterday I saw three off-road bikes separately. One had someone on the back without a helmet wearing a balaclava. All three riding solo were driving fully on the wrong side of the road and doing wheelies. Some poor sod is going to end up in an accident with them and come out of it worse off than they will.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Plenty are driving through the city center doing wheelies into oncoming traffic and through red lights, but police just seem powerless or ignore it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Cllr Ashley Graczyk concerned at incidents involving off-road motorbikes in Sighthill and Gorgie.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The way the road surfaces are, this could well be the safest form of transport there is just now. Councillors should be working on making the roads safe for everyone to use, most aren’t even safe to walk on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n I understand there’s a problem with off road motorcycles, but have the council provided them with a safe space to use their dangerous vehicles in a safe environment? Plenty football pitches and golf courses, but no off-road spaces for young lads with off-road bikes. Give them a space to use their bikes and you won’t have a problem. Simple!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Slightly off topic, but when these stories come up no one seems to ask how these ‘youngsters’ afford these bikes. Can’t be cheap. I’m going to make the controversial assumption these are not well parented nor the most considerate of kids (you can see where I’m going with this). Same goes for these e-scooters riding along the pavements. Not cheap, yet it’s usually the standard hoody and jogging bottom-clad operator at the helm.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The biggest influence on children’s behavior is their parents. Kids learn discipline, respect, what is right and wrong, in the home. If the parents aren’t doing their job, the kids don’t stand a chance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n This is an ongoing problem in every housing scheme in Edinburgh. They get away with it as there are no police patrols and if you call them you’ll be lucky if they respond within five hours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Happening in Hailesland as well – my wife was threatened to be hit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Police are too busy doing speed traps in Leith.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n They need to catch them before anyone gets hurt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Officers in West Lothian have received complaints about \u201cthe illegal, dangerous, anti-social use of quad bikes and off road motorbikes\u201d at Whitburn. You need to give these people somewhere to go. 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