Video: 12 minutes of Kent
Police footage of speeding bikers

Speeding bikers have been caught on camera in an
adrenalin-fuelled ride through Kent's streets.

Breaking the law, all of those in the video above nudged the
speedo above the 100mph mark.

One even cranked up a death-defying 140mph on his Suzuki sports
bike.

Now police have released the footage as a warning from their
Central Motorcycle Unit that those who flout the law will be
convicted.

One moment of madness can lead to a criminal conviction, as the
unit's unmarked bikes are fitted with video cameras - leading to a
near 100 per cent conviction rate for offences such as dangerous
driving, careless driving and speeding.

It has released footage from these cameras in the lead-up to the
Margate Meltdown bike festival, in the hopes that it will
discourage some of Britain’s more thoughtless bikers from pushing
their luck on the county’s roads.

The Margate Meltdown takes place Bank Holiday Monday, and takes
riders from London to Margate on the A406, A13, M25, A2, M2 and
A299.

About six people are killed on Kent’s roads each month with many
more seriously injured.

Head of roads policing Chief Inspector Andy Reeves said: "The
unmarked bikes are a significant asset in our drive to tackle
dangerous and anti-social use of vehicles, as can be seen from the
consistent successful outcomes we see at court."

Convictions as a result of the video footage above
were:

• Two 46-year-old men from Cambridge Crescent and Hale Road, Maidstone, were each fined £1,750 or 14 days imprisonment. They were banned from the roads for 18 months and ordered to take extended retests to regain their licences. The men were convicted of dangerous driving by travelling at speeds of up to 127mph and carrying out dangerous overtaking manoeuvres whilst riding with pillion passengers on the A20 between Harrietsham and Charing in May 2008. They were convicted in January 2009 at Maidstone Crown Court
• A 37-year-old man from Cork Street, Eccles, was given a one-year community order to perform 100 hours' unpaid work. He was also disqualified for 12 months and will have to take an extended retest to regain his licence. He was convicted after reaching speeds up to 140 mph on his 750cc Suzuki sports bike on the A229 at Blue Bell Hill, Maidstone, in May 2009. He was convicted in November at Sittingbourne Magistrates Court.
• A 33-year-old man from Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley was fined £600 and disqualified from riding/driving for 28 days. He was convicted of speeding and riding without due care after reaching speeds up to 95 mph on his Suzuki sports bike on the A21 near Lamberhurst on the Annual May Day Run in 2009. He was convicted in September 2009 at Sevenoaks Magistrates Court.
• A 46-year-old man from St Andrews Road, Sidcup, was given three penalty points and fined £60 after reaching speeds of up to 90mph along Seven Mile Lane in Mereworth, West Kent, in April 2008.
• A 25-year-old man from Priory Hill, Dover, received asix-month ban and was fined £565 at Margate magistrates’ court after riding at dangerous speeds in residential Nackington Lane in Canterbury, in November 2007.