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Control bikers or ban motorcycles off the roadways – Skelton-Cline
“I've said before that either we ban or we will have to continue to bury or hospitalize our young people who end up… sometimes crippled, physically disadvantaged, because of the reckless way in which these this mode of transportation is operating.”
The man of the cloth was at the time speaking on the February 11, 2021, edition of his Honestly Speaking radio show on ZBVI 780am.
Reckless biking 'beyond a nuisance' - Skelton-Cline
“This thing is now beyond being a nuisance, and you know I once was young and now I'm old, and but sometimes, there’s an old saying that youth is wasted on young people,” he continued.
He recalled a motorcyclist with a child on the bike as a worrying scene and urged the government to either build a racetrack for bikers or remove the bikes from the road.
“If law enforcement is unable to monitor, to police, to adequately and accurately address these bikers… checking for insurance and proper registration and wearing of helmets, if it is that law enforcement lacks the will or the capacity in which to police these vehicles, then the alternative is to ban them off of the streets,” he said.
Too many complaints - Skelton-Cline
Skelton-Cline said too many complaints are being made against motorcyclists for nothing to be done, “you can’t have a situation where you just allow your country and allowed the place to deteriorate into recklessness,” he said.
He called on Commissioner of Police, Mr Michael B. Matthews and the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force to work on bringing the issue under control.
“Clearly, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force is not visibly, not in my estimation, doing what they're supposed to be doing and or they [either] lack the capacity to do it,” Skelton-Cline said.
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31 Responses to “Control bikers or ban motorcycles off the roadways – Skelton-Cline”
You will think they will stand outside from time to time to discouraged these riders. No such thing
Can we find out if they are unable to afford the proper gear, would they wear helmets if they were donated? We must find a way to work together as a community so we can move forward with our youngsters in a positive and caring manner. With us constantly being negative towards them, they will always be on the defensive and not want to try to do what is required to keep them and others on the roads, safe.
what is the current legislation on bikes
what are the fines/penalties
what can the police do about them
what can the police do if the refuse to stop when required
where will the police keep confiscated bikes
Is 16 the accepted age to start riding.
Where are our noise zones/legislation. You just cant say the bikes are noisy what decibels levels will be accepted .
What will be done if a muffler is altered.
I want to know the answers to the above questions.....it is always easy to blame law enforcement., but we really have some serious questions to be answered before we start with the Police.
-provide more funding to the police
- more adequately ensure bikers are properly trained and educated and licensed
-better control on who is importing bikes (check funds are not criminal proceeds etc, checking persons have appropriate trade licenses for wholesale importation and resale.)
- fund traffic cameras through our road system (not difficult given how few thoroughfares there are.)
So yes, the failure is PC Plod but government certainly has a role to play