{"id":29993,"date":"2018-11-20T13:23:15","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T13:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=29993"},"modified":"2018-11-20T13:23:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T13:23:15","slug":"off-road-bikes-ruling-the-streets-of-ely-and-caerau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/11\/20\/off-road-bikes-ruling-the-streets-of-ely-and-caerau\/","title":{"rendered":"Off-road bikes &quot;ruling the streets\u201d of Ely and Caerau"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_15418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15418\" style=\"width: 1027px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15418\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/tire-tracks-288787_1920.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1027\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/tire-tracks-288787_1920.jpg 1027w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/tire-tracks-288787_1920-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/tire-tracks-288787_1920-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/tire-tracks-288787_1920-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/tire-tracks-288787_1920-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/tire-tracks-288787_1920-293x219.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1027px) 100vw, 1027px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15418\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/tire-tracks-288787_1920.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1027\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/tire-tracks-288787_1920.jpg 1027w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/tire-tracks-288787_1920-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/tire-tracks-288787_1920-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/tire-tracks-288787_1920-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/tire-tracks-288787_1920-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/tire-tracks-288787_1920-293x219.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1027px) 100vw, 1027px\" \/><\/noscript> Tracks in the mud from off-road bikes<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nRESIDENTS in Ely and Caerau are concerned over groups of bikers driving illegally and recklessly around the neighbourhoods.<br \/>\nOne even believes some of the balaclava-wearing teenagers may be involved in delivering drugs.<br \/>\nOff-road bikes have been riding dangerously on roads and fields for years, despite council and police attempts to stop riders.<br \/>\nThe bikers range in age from as young as 10, to men in their 20s who weave dangerously through traffic, doing wheelies and riding on pavements on dirt bikes.<br \/>\nResident Helen Grennen-Howells, 42, said: \u201cMy nephew last year was riding a quad bike down Cowbridge Road and smashed into the back end of a bus and has now got life threatening injuries.<br \/>\n\u201cHe was 14 years old. He could have lost his life.\u201d<br \/>\nMrs Grennen-Howells, who grew up in Ely but now lives in Grangetown, believes there should be a designated track for bikers to go where they can learn to ride safely or attend safety courses.<br \/>\nShe added: \u201cI\u2019m not against bikes, it\u2019s a sport and should be embraced but they need somewhere safe to go. It wouldn\u2019t eradicate the problem but it would help.\u201d<br \/>\nAppeals for a race course were raised in <a href=\"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/02\/20\/motorbike-track-proposed-as-solution-to-safety-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2015<\/a>, but there are still no plans set up.<br \/>\nIn 2016, police started a neighbourhood watch scheme called Operation Red Mana, which encourages residents to report to police with descriptions of bikes and the riders.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30004\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30004\" style=\"width: 726px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-30004\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Red-Mana-op.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"726\" height=\"1015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Red-Mana-op.jpg 885w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Red-Mana-op-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Red-Mana-op-733x1024.jpg 733w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Red-Mana-op-770x1076.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Red-Mana-op-500x699.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Red-Mana-op-293x410.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-30004\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Red-Mana-op.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"726\" height=\"1015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Red-Mana-op.jpg 885w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Red-Mana-op-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Red-Mana-op-733x1024.jpg 733w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Red-Mana-op-770x1076.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Red-Mana-op-500x699.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Red-Mana-op-293x410.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/noscript> Leaflet for the Red Mana Operation by South Wales Police<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nPSCO for Caerau, Christopher Blatchford, said: \u201cOff-road bikes are an issue and we have reduced them quite a lot in the last few months. We are trying to inform people to report the problem.\u201d<br \/>\nInitially the operation saw dozens of bikes taken off the roads and crushed, however some residents have been hesitant to report bikers.<br \/>\nCaerau resident Victoria Stiff, 42, said: \u201cIn the upper part of Ely if you grassed someone up, your window would be put through.<br \/>\n\u201cI walk my dog in the park but I can\u2019t walk down there now where they go around with their scarves and balaclavas. I worry they\u2019ll run my dog over or get hurt themselves.<br \/>\n\u201cThere is a real feeling that some of thee children involved are related to the drug movement. Some think they might be deliverers for drugs, it\u2019s scary.&#8221; she said.<br \/>\nA Cardiff police spokesman said they had no specific comment to make on the use of off-road bikes in drug dealing but if people think it is taking place they should come forward.<br \/>\nParticular hotspots for riders are Trelai Park, along Cwrt-Yr-Ala Road and Westfield Park.<br \/>\nPauline Southwood, 71, who lives by St Marys Field, said: \u201cThey rule the streets. In Trelai Park several weeks ago, they were on quad bikes weaving in and out of the football games in hoodies and balaclavas. They don\u2019t care.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30010\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30010\" style=\"width: 488px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-30010 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/bike.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/bike.jpg 488w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/bike-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/bike-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30010 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/bike.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/bike.jpg 488w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/bike-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/bike-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/noscript> Some of the off-road bikes look like this.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nPeter Bradbury, Labour councillor for Caerau, is working with police to try to get illegal bikers off the roads.<br \/>\nHe said: \u201cIt is a police matter \u2013 they\u2019re breaking the law. The police need to do more, be more visible and push things at PACT meetings.\u201d<br \/>\nCoun Bradbury also encouraged residents to go to the police and report names of anyone they know are illegally riding these bikes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>If you have details of any bikes or riders, please report to South Wales police on 101<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RESIDENTS in Ely and Caerau are concerned over groups of bikers driving illegally and recklessly around the neighbourhoods. One even believes some of the balaclava-wearing teenagers may be involved in delivering drugs. Off-road bikes have been riding dangerously on roads and fields for years, despite council and police attempts to stop riders. The bikers range in age from as young as 10, to men in their 20s who weave dangerously through traffic, doing wheelies and riding on pavements on dirt [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":15418,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[116],"tags":[114,6183,115,77,78,6184],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-29993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ely-caerau","tag-caerau","tag-dirt-bikes","tag-ely","tag-off-road-bike","tag-operation-red-mana","tag-quad-bikes"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Off-road bikes &quot;ruling the streets\u201d of Ely and Caerau - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/11\/20\/off-road-bikes-ruling-the-streets-of-ely-and-caerau\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Off-road bikes &quot;ruling the streets\u201d of Ely and Caerau - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"RESIDENTS in Ely and Caerau are concerned over groups of bikers driving illegally and recklessly around the neighbourhoods. 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