Motorcyclists reign as kings of Trenčín Airport
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- Date: 14.08.2020
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The second week of August saw motorcyclists of the SVK Military Police, the CZE Military Police and the Office for Protection of Constitutional Members (SVK Ministry of Interior) training together on a runway of Trenčín Airport.
Maj Róbert Beták, Chief of the Personal Protection and Escort Section, Law Enforcement and Policing Branch, Military Police Department Bratislava, stressed that the purpose and intent of the training activity was to improve the riding skills of military policemen – motorcyclists and share their expertise of motorcycle tactics and escorts with their colleagues from the CZE Military Police and the Office for Protection of Constitutional Members.
SVK personnel use Honda motorcycles, to be precise, the military policemen operate the Honda VSR 800Xs, while their colleagues from the Escort Section, Personal Protection Command, MP Department Prague, use the BMW R1200. The CZE MP colleagues praised the joint training with their SVK counterparts at Trenčín Airport. According to them, they shared their recently acquired experience of escorting and protecting VIP delegations.
Military policemen from both countries and members of the SVK Office for Protection of Constitutional Members practised riding their motorcycles at low speeds, controlling the motorcycles′ centre of gravity and stability, manoeuvring through narrow spaces in order to develop the skills necessary to escort VIP delegations through busy cities where traffic is often thick on the ground and to gain foresight and confidence.
Towards this end, they made the best of a series of obstacles, set up by the CZE MP personnel, which had to be negotiated continually without touching the ground. It was not a piece of cake at all, even within a reasonable time limit. Nor was it easy to keep perfect control over the Honda motorcycle, which, equipped with side and top boxes, a beacon and an audio warning device, weighed over 250kg.
This was also confirmed by MSgt Martin Kvašai, member of the Personal Protection and Escort Section, MP Department Bratislava. He has 18 years of service as a military policeman under his belt. He has been a MP motorcyclist since the MP motorcycle escort group was established. Previously, he carried out personal protection and vehicle escort duties. Earlier, he was a member of the SVK Police Corps.
Maj Róbert Beták, Chief of the Personal Protection and Escort Section, Law Enforcement and Policing Branch, Military Police Department Bratislava, stressed that the purpose and intent of the training activity was to improve the riding skills of military policemen – motorcyclists and share their expertise of motorcycle tactics and escorts with their colleagues from the CZE Military Police and the Office for Protection of Constitutional Members.
SVK personnel use Honda motorcycles, to be precise, the military policemen operate the Honda VSR 800Xs, while their colleagues from the Escort Section, Personal Protection Command, MP Department Prague, use the BMW R1200. The CZE MP colleagues praised the joint training with their SVK counterparts at Trenčín Airport. According to them, they shared their recently acquired experience of escorting and protecting VIP delegations.
Military policemen from both countries and members of the SVK Office for Protection of Constitutional Members practised riding their motorcycles at low speeds, controlling the motorcycles′ centre of gravity and stability, manoeuvring through narrow spaces in order to develop the skills necessary to escort VIP delegations through busy cities where traffic is often thick on the ground and to gain foresight and confidence.
Towards this end, they made the best of a series of obstacles, set up by the CZE MP personnel, which had to be negotiated continually without touching the ground. It was not a piece of cake at all, even within a reasonable time limit. Nor was it easy to keep perfect control over the Honda motorcycle, which, equipped with side and top boxes, a beacon and an audio warning device, weighed over 250kg.
This was also confirmed by MSgt Martin Kvašai, member of the Personal Protection and Escort Section, MP Department Bratislava. He has 18 years of service as a military policeman under his belt. He has been a MP motorcyclist since the MP motorcycle escort group was established. Previously, he carried out personal protection and vehicle escort duties. Earlier, he was a member of the SVK Police Corps.
