Kids on quad bikes a menace
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This gripe is about kids on quad bikes.  After years of saving and thousands of pounds of borrowing I have bought my first house.  I work hard, pay my taxes and abide by the laws of the land.

This is why I get so annoyed when there are so many criminals getting away with absolutely anything.  Near where I live, there is a council estate, now don’t get me wrong because I am not having a go at all people who live in council houses.  Unfortunately however, there are a select few that feel the need to ride their stupid and probably stolen, quad bikes on public land.  I wouldn’t mind if it was land that was for set aside for such pursuits, but it is not in this case.

They ride these quad bikes on footpaths, over private drives, people’s lawns and pretty much wherever they like.  The police have been called on so many occasions by a number of people, but nothing is ever actually done to stop this crazy behaviour!  These kids aren't insured they don't care if they damage other people’s property!  The way things are going I suspect it won’t be long until someone is seriously hurt or even worse, killed by one of these things.

England is growing to be a country with a bit of a thug culture because we are too soft on criminals.  They don’t care that they are breaking the law.  They don’t fear jail, because it’s nice and cosy for them when they get in, and then of course when they get out it’s nice and cosy with their benefits that we pay for.  I think we should have more of a say in what the tax is spent on, I certainly wouldn’t want it spent on criminals.

Kids on a quad bike menace

I personally think we should bring back National service to get these kids off the street and get them doing something useful.


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Look I dont live in the UK, im in america. but im pretty sure the laws are similar with quads and the road. I'm 12 and the only thing I want is a quad. BUT I dont have any god damn land. and this pisses me off because when I was about 8....i HAD land but I didnt think of getting a quad then... and now..right when I DO want a quad...these government idiots cut down my forest property and built a fricken airport. Now thanks to the increase and sucess of aviation, I cant get the only thing ill ever want. But if kids in the UK really ARE able to ride their quads or watever on the roads.....Then why cant I? and by the way bateman why dont ya go screw yourself you no life. because there aint nothing wrong with kids having fun on miniature dunebuggys
*Mike  04-Jan-2010 01:29

 
well timmy take it your fag no life your fat with a little willy on your forehead that does not work me and my partner work hard have our own house with two kids that we pay for and just because they wont to play on a quad that doesent means there a yobs well I am really upset that there are narrow mineded people like you in this world it make me sick you should meet up with pat bitman and take a long jump off a high object
*trouble  27-Sep-2009 16:44

 
pat baitman take it you couldnt have kid go an take a long jump off a high object how could you wish any child dead you sick fart
*trouble  27-Sep-2009 16:28

 
well if the goverment gave the kids some were to play on them or farmers pull there fingers out there bums they could earn some money and poeple like you how were never young would stop postting silly no brain sites like this
*TROUBLE  27-Sep-2009 16:11

 
we have the same problem and as my son has a quad but no were to go im on both sides its about time thay made waste land in to a track that would stop youngsters burning out cars on it and at the end of the day when thay are making a noise at least thay arnt burgaling your house lol x
*foxy babe  01-Sep-2009 11:20

 
well f-ing find us somewere too go on them people like u is why they do it becouse now we aint allowed on the fields police impound our bikes and quads when we paid good money for them so now the people do it on the roads as their less police on the roads than the feilds people like u is why this has happend so maybe u try sorting somewere 4 us to ride till then injoy our thugish behavour were more people become a risk
*makes sense  14-Aug-2009 11:01

 
can you drive a quad bike in public lands or parks
*alh  04-Aug-2009 13:18

 
i understand what your saying but I come from a council estate iv lived here all my life I work full time and own my own house so please dont lable everybody the same, and as for as putting land aside to ride quads on, what land was for ride quads had taken away so now they dont have anywhere to ride anymore and I think the reason for this was because people compland when they were using the land which was for rideing quads on, so where do the public wont then to do.
if you cant ride quad why do they still sell them
*podge  21-Jun-2009 20:21

 
I pay my taxes but I have a off road quad I carnt go on It because the police are alover what harm dose It do when your on a old feld just doing what you Like Its about time the police went after real thugs
*bob1  21-Mar-2009 20:18

 
In some ways your right, some of these people are just idiots however most of them would welcome places to ride their quads or bikes legally. The thing there are very few places in the UK to do this. When there is a place where people can ride (such as waste land etc) and not really cause harm to anyone they still have the police on their back about it.
If you make activities like this illegal or only accessible to wealthier people these people will find something else to do, and it's usually something far more destructive and dangerous.
*Rich.  10-Mar-2009 14:12

 
I second Waynes comments. The legal system is struggling to keep up with the pace of mass chinese manufacturing and technology. Way too often councils would rather legislate against things they don'tt understand rather than engage with it. The legislate against anything fun, constructive and educational attitude is mainly due to moaning, NIMBY's like you.

I have a nine year old daughter and five year old son that I am actively encouraging to get involved with anything that boosts their confidence around anything mechanical and gets them out in the fresh air.

Where can they go and ride their quad bikes legally without fear of getting them crushed by the the local police? I will tell you. Nowhere, we have to travel 15 miles to a legal track past millions of acres of open scrub land and farm fields. Why, Because people like you would rather pick up the phone to the police than go out and actually talk to the youths involved. How about you take an interest and start to engage with them? Would that be too hard a request for you to comprehend?

No wonder they gang up against us and act like ferrel cats, we treat them worse than we would treat a pack of dogs. Cut them some slack, start giving them more areas where they can use some of that technology we are lucky enough to be able to give them and maybe they will start to be a bit more positive about being part of the community, rather than being alienated from it between the ages of 13 - 19.

Do something constructive, start a petition to supply an area for them to play without fear of the law. Scrub land costs as little a £5000 per Acre. How much tax payers money needs to be wasted by people like you who keep calling the police before your local council work that one out??
*Fed up with Nimbys  29-Dec-2008 17:38

 
If the people would stop taking away all the land for these kids to ride on then they would not do it.
You can tell by reading you add you are not a person who likes and does off roading.
Now if you got the council to select some land and let the kids have it it would not happen.
Kids like to ride quads stop drilling them and give them somewhere to ride.
*Wayne  17-Dec-2008 10:39


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