Covert police operation in force during Festival of Motorcycling

Tuesday, 16 August 2016 00:00

Undercover police officers will be out in force over the Festival of Motorcycling in a bid to keep the Island's roads safe.

That's the warning from the Isle of Man Constabulary which will use covert bikes and cars equipped with video cameras to clamp down on people riding or driving dangerously:

Several thousands of people are expected to visit the Island for the festival which gets underway on Saturday.

Police are continuing to push 'The Force is Behind You' message which was rolled out at TT - Inspector Derek Flint says it's easy to measure its success:

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