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| Bike parks ban idea after deaths | |
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| A senior police officer said a ban on motorcycles from national parks in Wales might be one idea to cut the number of road deaths. | |
| Chief Supt Geraint Anwyl Williams was speaking following two deaths in two separate crashes in Gwynedd on Sunday. | |
| He said there was a "significant core" of bikers who ignored speed limits. | |
| Chief Supt Williams of North Wales Police said a ban at particular times until the message got through was one idea which could be looked at. | |
| Police are appealing for witnesses after two men died and another was injured in two separate motorcycle crashes near Trawsfynydd. | |
| The first incident, involving two bikes, happened on the Bala to Trawsfynydd road at 1530 GMT on Sunday. | The first incident, involving two bikes, happened on the Bala to Trawsfynydd road at 1530 GMT on Sunday. |
| Later on the same road, a motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital after another crash. | Later on the same road, a motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital after another crash. |
| North Wales Police said those involved were from the Maidenhead, Berkshire, and Stoke-on-Trent areas. | North Wales Police said those involved were from the Maidenhead, Berkshire, and Stoke-on-Trent areas. |
| However, they could not confirm which rider was from where. | However, they could not confirm which rider was from where. |
| The A4212 was closed for a short period for police to conduct an initial investigation at Blaen Cwm but was later reopened. | The A4212 was closed for a short period for police to conduct an initial investigation at Blaen Cwm but was later reopened. |
| The injured biker from the second crash is in a stable condition in Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital at Bangor with shoulder and chest injuries. | The injured biker from the second crash is in a stable condition in Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital at Bangor with shoulder and chest injuries. |
| 'Safety message' | |
| Chief Supt Williams described the deaths as "more unnecessary waste of life, tragic." | |
| He said police had put an awful lot of resources into reducing the number of motorcycle deaths, but there was still a small group of riders who were not taking the safety message on board. | |
| This coupled with an increase in the number of motorcycles on the roads meant the police had now "reached a point where we really have to start thinking outside the box" he said. | |
| Although various education programmes targeted responsible motorcyclists, there was "sadly a significant core" who visited north Wales and other areas, intent on speeding. | |
| Tactics used by the police would have to change, he added, with covert means used to trap speeding motorcyclists who were "blighting" the weekends of other road users. |