The U.S. Senate has passed a resolution to help lessen motorcyclist profiling by law enforcement. It's not a law, but it's a step in the right direction. Personally, I've never felt profiled by law enforcement. However, I have friends who have been stopped for zero infractions, other than they were "riding while wearing leather."
Story at motorcycle.com:
https://blog.motorcycle.com/2018/12/12/l...s-consent/
Good on the US Senate.
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rofiling means the illegal use of the fact that a person rides a motorcycle or wears motorcycle-related apparel as a factor when law enforcement officers decide to stop and question, take enforcement action, arrest or search a person or vehicle with or without a legal basis.
It's a curious use of the word 'profiling'. I wonder why they don't simply say 'targeting'?
(12-14-2018, 05:12 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Good on the US Senate.
Quoterofiling means the illegal use of the fact that a person rides a motorcycle or wears motorcycle-related apparel as a factor when law enforcement officers decide to stop and question, take enforcement action, arrest or search a person or vehicle with or without a legal basis.
It's a curious use of the word 'profiling'. I wonder why they don't simply say 'targeting'?
It's a curious use of the word 'profiling'. I wonder why they don't simply say 'targeting'?
Because they call it profiling in the states. When someone is targeted for anything other than actually doing something wrong, they call it profiling.
It's a buzzword that gets people po'd.
We don't have a profiling problem here that I'm aware of - at least I haven't seen or hear of anything like that.
In fact, the loud pipe crowd seem to get away with all the noise they want to make.
It's funny but I do reverse profiling. The FJR looks like a sport bike to most people with the bags removed. I leave the bags on and ride with a trunk and tank bag (even though I don't need them except on trips) because I'd rather be seen as a sedate mature touring rider by the public at large or a passing LEO than be seen as a sport bike rider. I feel a touring rider riding a little fast may get a pass from an LEO that would quickly pull over a sport bike rider. My perception and belief.
Yeah, I wouldn't be mistaken for anything other than a chubby geezer on a mild motorcycle to the discerning eye, but I like my funky top box as a sort of camo, also.
I have been closely followed, and briefly lit up once but when the officer realized what he was looking at gave me a pass. Pretty sure it wasn't my menacing appearance.
Ben
I agree with Ferret. I find leaving the top box on takes "the edge" off the bike (i.e. adds scooter-like silliness) and an air of maturity.
Conversely, back in the 80's I was stopped quite routinely on my red Yamaha Seca 550. One time was winter (no snow on roads) and the officer proceeded to comment, "Why are you riding this time of the year" bull crap. I actually got a ticket and my group buddies did not.
Another time I was chased down by two police patrol cruisers for about two miles. Once I realized what was behind me, I made room for them to pass thinking they were going to an emergency. That is when the loud speaker blared something like, "Pull over immediately ... blah, blah". In typical "L.A." fashion, one cruiser stood back and covered the first cruiser officer. Traffic was hindered. I was pulled over for them thinking I was driving with an expired plate. I said, "Huh? Really?". Officer looked again, voice lightening up and said, "Wha is this? Hey, I had a Virago 920 blah, blah ... ". Anyway, plate was far from expired.
And then there was another time ... ah, I'll save the others for a possible future-related thread. Anyway, it seemed at the time that the strong red-coloured bike caught unwanted attention.
I'm come to find that many law enforcement are bikers
At the first CB1100 Forum Rally in 2015, our group was held up by a roadblock on the North Carolina side of the Cherohala Pkwy. LEO's were polite though and after checking licenses we were on our way. Whether they were stopping motorcycles only, don't know.
(12-15-2018, 06:07 AM)redbirds_imp Wrote: [ -> ]At the first CB1100 Forum Rally in 2015, our group was held up by a roadblock on the North Carolina side of the Cherohala Pkwy. LEO's were polite though and after checking licenses we were on our way. Whether they were stopping motorcycles only, don't know.
The only way I can see that is if it was a sobriety checkpoint like they have around here. But I guess the fish police always go asking for hunting/fishing licenses.