Ever felt restricted by the lack of space on the bike if you have to take the family out?
I found this helpful item while at the American Cemetery at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France.
The rider had obviously traveled a lot of miles and missed having to leave his favourite pooch at home. The answer was unusual and eyecatching.
I'm not sure if it would catch on, although if the police are facing cutbacks, they could always merge the Dog Unit with the Motorcycle Patrols!
On a more sobering thought though, the cemeteries around the invasion beaches are something else.
If you ever wondered at the futility of war, or the high price paid, then I recommend a visit.
I chatted to a German couple at one site away from the main ones, and I felt embarrassed that the memorials to the allied soldiers are all bedecked in French, British, American and Canadian flags, but no German ones.
Many of their soldiers were just doing a job they were told to do by their politicians - just like our soldiers.
The war could have been stopped before it began if the political strength had been there at the right time, and appeasement had not had it's day.
When we honour our dead, then why not have them honour theirs too?