Pasco Sheriff Issues Warning To Reckless Sport Bike Riders

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL -- Following complaints from drivers about recklessness and speeding, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office issued a warning to members of the Tampa Sport Bike riders and other sport bike groups using Pasco County roads.

Sheriff Chris Nocco posted a message on Facebook after a sport bike rider posted a Youtube video showing a group of riders speeding down a route in Pasco County known as the North Run by motorcycling enthusiasts.

The North Run includes Collier Parkway, Parkway Boulevard (Lake Padgett), and Ehren Cutoff.

The video, which has since been removed from Youtube, shows motorcyclists recklessly passing cars and taking curves at breakneck speeds.

Nocco said the sheriff's office has received links to several videos showing Tampa Sport Bike riders taking risks while riding on the North Run.

"This message is to remind everyone who uses our roadways that safety is the priority of our law enforcement efforts across the county," he said on the Sheriff's Office Facebook page. "We are reminding everyone, including sport bike riders, that we have been monitoring the North Run area and giving out warnings. We will now start issuing citations."

Nocco noted that he employs a number of deputies who enjoy riding sport bikes in their free time and said he has no objections to the sport as long as its done responsibly and with courtesy to others using the roads.

Video via Youtube 2013