WHO CARES, POLICE OFFICERS ARE ALWAYS EXEMPT FROM THE LAW. THEY CAN TALK ON THE PERSONNEL TELEPHONES, THEY RUN RED LIGHTS, PARK IN BUS STOP ZONES AND WILL BLOCK A STREET WHILE HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH ANOTHER OFFICER.

I am a dirtbike rider myself, & i think if it's illegal for use on state roads that should be for police also. It don't make it no more safer for them than it is for us to be riding down city streets on their bikes or ours. its been numerous occasions were they take our bikes & ride up & down the street until the tow truck arrive. So until they follow their own rules they need to leave us alone. Is that not an apple calling a orange a fruit. Thanks for your time & ears for listening.

I was waiting for a journalist to publish an article on this subject. I think that it is very hypocritical for the law enforcemnet to be able to ride these dirtbikes up and down the street. If it is a saftey hazard for the law enforcement to chase other bikeriders through the streets with their patrol cars, why would chasing illegal riders on a dirtbike make it safer for the rest of us. Fighting fire with fire is not a saying to be used in this situation. Not only will this pose a threat for pedestrians but it will be harmful for kids to play on sidewalks and drivers to ride safely on the roads with having the fear of riding into a pursuit between a rider and a police officer. This plan should have been thought out a little more.

I am a firefighter in a very bad neighborhood in Washington , DC. There are always thugs, and more to the point, drug boys running around on ATV's fleeing the police. There are many creeks and forested area in both SE DC and Baltimore that can be used as escape routes by these vehicles. I would assume that BCPD has these units to try to keep up where cars cannot go.

I sure wouldn't mind if MPD got a few of them.

I am a firefighter in a very bad neighborhood in Washington , DC. There are always thugs, and more to the point, drug boys running around on ATV's fleeing the police. There are many creeks and forested area in both SE DC and Baltimore that can be used as escape routes by these vehicles. I would assume that BCPD has these units to try to keep up where cars cannot go.

I sure wouldn't mind if MPD got a few of them.

Dirt bikes aren't the problem.Unlicensed young men on unlicensed two wheel vehicles are the problem. We've already got laws to deal with that, so outlawing dirt bikes is asinine.

Letting the police use a vehicle that is legal in the rest of the state but illegal in the city sends the message that the police don't have to follow the law. I don't think that is exactly what the Baltimore City Police want to be telling us.

Just an FYI - the bikes used by police are not the same as dirtbikes for several reasons. First of all - they are licensed, registered and insured as opposed to the idiots that race down the streets doing wheeleys! Secondly -they have all the safety equipment to make them street legal - headlights, tail lights and brake lights. I believe the type of bike is called an Enduro which is a street legal dirtbike for enyone to own if they shop for the right thing.

Officers on dirtbikes is a great idea! As mentioned above, authorities have the ability to go in places in which their cars/motorcycles/shoes cannot. Police should have special exemptions to some laws, especially when the situation entails fighting much more severe and felonious crimes.

I read your comment and then i looked at the problems that the city is having with crime. The police have to do in order to take back the city. We praise the bad guys but always knock the good guys when they are trying to do things thats going to make it safe for us to walk up and down the streets of baltimore again. Understanding that their are bad apples out there on the force but its stop trying to down play the police

Officers on dirtbikes seem to be pointless to me. The guys that are illegally riding dirt bikes around the streets of Baltimore are used to performing stunts that most officers wouldn't dare try. If officers wanted to combat the dirt bike riders, their squad cars would be more than adequate for the job. It's not like they can stop the illigal rider by pulling along side of them even on a dirtbike.

you should always ride sensibly on a dirtbike, and cops know the advantages of these great bikes.

I am a dirt bike rider i was ride a bike my self, but dirt bikes are not safe for officer and specially in dirt bikes, because officer will got the problem any time.

My dirt bike faster dn any pigs, you beter reconize. put dem bacon roasts on them bikes theys be gettin kooked. fools need dat insurence dey cant ride