[MJS]

I went on one of Northampton Police's bikekraft courses last year and although we had to stick to the speed limits (cos the officer was on a marked bike) he was a top bloke - when we got to one nice stretch of road he shot past me and set a speed that was much more realistic, without getting into the loony speeds. The two bike officers I met were thorougly nice chaps, very level headed and reasonable.