In 2016, our sibling magazine, Classic Scooterist, ran a feature on Leeds City Police. Fast-forward to 2022 and Martin Jones, editor of ROSPA’s Torque magazine, used material from that original article as part of a feature on female police scooter and motorcycle riders. We thought this was interesting so, with Martin’s permission, we’ve republished the words and images here.
During WW1, women did lots of jobs previously reserved for men. The idea of a female police