Motorway Cops: Riding Into Trouble

Reality series revealing the everyday heroism of the traffic police. PCs Dale Anderson and Doug Lofthouse receive a radio report of a serious motorbike crash and the cops respond to find a young rider of an off-road bike with life-threatening injuries. On the A1 motorway, PCs Michelle Rookes and Brian Harrison are parked up in a lay-by using a laser gun to check drivers' speeds. When a car speeds past at 98mph and the driver is pulled over, his name and account of his driving history doesn't match the information on the Police National Computer. PCs Simon Ellis and Mark Maiden stop a young motorbike rider whose insurance records show that his policy expired the night before. The cops have no option but to confiscate the bike. In South Bradford, there is a report of a serious collision involving another motorbike and a car. PCs James Alderson and Dick Infield respond to find an injured rider being treated in an ambulance and the driver of the car missing.