 Motor cycle magazines feature roads in Scotland |
Police are to use a helicopter to track speeding motorcyclists in and around Argyll following an increase in deaths among bikers in the area. Strathclyde Police confirmed its air support unit would cover accident black spot roads on the A82 and the A85.
A spokesman said the helicopter would be used where it was difficult and dangerous for road patrols to take part in high speed chases.
Since April, four of the five people killed on Argyll roads were bikers.
Inspector David Sutherland, of Strathclyde's road policing department, said the helicopter was only one of a number of tools Strathclyde and neighbouring forces in central and northern Scotland were using on busy summer roads.
He said officers stopped a motorcyclist travelling at speeds up to 100mph in a 60mph zone on Monday.
The roads of Argyll have featured extensively in national motor cycle magazines.
Inspector Sutherland, a biker himself, said the majority or riders were safe and sensible.
However, he added that some road users seemed to think they were "beyond the law".
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