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Bob
16th July 2009, 00:31
A law making two-up riding on a motorcycle illegal in Guatemala has proven a spectacular success, with police reporting an 84% drop in drive-by killings.

The law also brought in a host of road safety regulations, including making wearing jackets and helmet obligatory and for a bike to have visible number plates.

Guatemalan gunmen had used to using motorbikes to escape from murder scenes in heavy traffic.

howdamnhard
16th July 2009, 01:43
Hmm nice place to live, that Guatemala is. Oh well at least it has had some useful spin offs ATGATT , etc.:laugh: There I was thinking it had reduced fatalities due to only half the potential number being killed by being run over.

p.dath
16th July 2009, 10:11
A law making two-up riding on a motorcycle illegal in Guatemala has proven a spectacular success, with police reporting an 84% drop in drive-by killings.

The law also brought in a host of road safety regulations, including making wearing jackets and helmet obligatory and for a bike to have visible number plates.

Guatemalan gunmen had used to using motorbikes to escape from murder scenes in heavy traffic.

Thanks for the tip on drive by shootings! That should help a lot. :2guns:

p.dath
16th July 2009, 10:36
A law making two-up riding on a motorcycle illegal in Guatemala has proven a spectacular success, with police reporting an 84% drop in drive-by killings.

The law also brought in a host of road safety regulations, including making wearing jackets and helmet obligatory and for a bike to have visible number plates.

Guatemalan gunmen had used to using motorbikes to escape from murder scenes in heavy traffic.

Thanks for the tip on drive by shootings! That should help a lot. :2guns:

prettybillie
17th July 2009, 10:12
Thanks for the tip on drive by shootings! That should help a lot. :2guns:

Ahhhh but "you're not in Guatamala now Dr P.Dath"

scumdog
17th July 2009, 10:21
A law making two-up riding on a motorcycle illegal in Guatemala has proven a spectacular success, with police reporting an 84% drop in drive-by killings.

The law also brought in a host of road safety regulations, including making wearing jackets and helmet obligatory and for a bike to have visible number plates.

Guatemalan gunmen had used to using motorbikes to escape from murder scenes in heavy traffic.

Yup, shooting and riding at the same time is verrrry tricky!

gwigs
17th July 2009, 11:21
Good idea that ,arm your pillion .....any cagers cut you off ..boom..shoot out their windows.....makes knocking mirrors off seem tame....:ar15: