Another scooter rider tragically passed away in an accident (see related story). He reportedly crashed into a parked bus while attempting to overtake a row of cars.
Preliminary findings suggest this was another example of reckless behaviour involving motorbikes. Most will agree that many are guilty of such things on a daily basis, and the situation has gotten out of hand.
Driving without a helmet and between vehicles going in opposite directions on a two-lane street, even doing wheelies in the process, has now become commonplace, certainly on the Dutch side. All these things, needless to say, are illegal.
Police do what they can, regularly holding controls targeting scooters and confiscating those without valid documents. Unless the owners produce these, their bikes are destroyed after a certain period of time.
However, at times it seems like carrying water to the sea because scooters keep being added, and the risky behaviour in traffic appears to continue unabated. Some wonder how many more must die before something really gets done about it.
While authorities are probably too busy with other, serious crimes to chase every motorbike rider in violation, that is actually what should happen. Looking the other way, is often the case, merely emboldens offenders.
A zero-tolerance approach is urgently required on this matter. Bikers simply cannot be allowed to make a mockery of law enforcement any longer.
It’s for their own good.
