POLICE want electronic transponders fitted to the front of motorcycles to help slash the number of speeding riders.
Police impounded 113 bikes in the year to September for excessive speed.
Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Kieran Walshe told a parliamentary inquiry into motorcycle safety yesterday that e-tags could be used to identify bikers thumbing their noses at speed cameras.
Of the 19,131 motorcycles snapped by speed cameras last year, the Traffic Camera Office could issue fines to just 49 per cent because the rider or machine could not be identified.
Mr Walshe said the average speed of throttle-happy bikies was 13.27km over the limit, with the fastest snapped at 148km/h.
He said many riders felt safe ignoring speed cameras, believing there was no way to identify a bike's owner from the front.
"We are finding we have a number of occasions where motorcycles are exceeding the speed limit," he said.
"Our photography even shows motorcyclists covering the rear registration plate with their boot.
"It's a level of irresponsible user behaviour."
Mr Walshe said electronic transponder technology could be one solution to counter the lack of "forward facing identification" such as a number plate.
"It doesn't necessarily have to be a registration plate (fitted to the front)," he said.
A Transport Accident Commission survey revealed 34 per cent of motorcyclists believed there was a low, or no, risk associated with speeding.
However, the e-tag proposal drew a scathing response from motorcycle groups.
Independent Riders Group spokesman Damien Codognotto said he would oppose any measure that singled out motorcyclists and not other road users.
"This is all very Big Brother like," he said.
"Moves toward having an electronic I.D. on motorbikes is all about police intelligence gathering and has nothing to do with road safety."
The debate comes as VicRoads statistics cited at the inquiry revealed while motorcyclists comprised just 1 per cent of traffic volume and 4 per cent of registered vehicles, riders account for 14 per cent of the road toll.
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Always trying to suck us dry of our hard earned cash.
I BLOODY HOPE NOT......shiiittt Fan ....enough with the jokes...please....
If they're gonna install transponders it has to be for ALL road users. How's about tagging the 86% NOT on bikes?! And 13kph is the average 'over the speed limit' for speeding bikes? Jeez, that's not too bad.
And please Big Brother, what's the average speeding stat for the other 86%?
Me thinks it would be about the same or higher.
And I can't see them checking ya phone records for speeding issues! That triangulation thing between phone towers is done when they wanna solve an occasional murder / dispute an alibi. Speeding tix are in the thousands daily so I wouldn't sweat that one.
If you're going to use a jammer to jam your own signals, then a cheaper way would be to remove your phone battery and sim card while you ride then re-assemble at your destination?
You can try to install the (link removed by admin) in the corner. It's easy to capture everyone who is speeding.
