The Isle of Man Police are reflecting on a busy TT 2016, which enjoyed almost two weeks of unbroken good weather.

Chief Constable Gary Roberts said; “TT has certain variables built in, and the weather is certainly one of them. Sunshine invariably leads to more miles ridden on the roads, and more people out enjoying the festival atmosphere.

We have seen an increase in collisions over last year, but the figures correlate with the five year trend. Over the next few weeks we will carry out some deeper analysis in preparation for the Classic TT, and beyond.

Arrests were also around half that we experienced a decade ago, at 110 for the fortnight. There were some issues concerning drunken juveniles that we will be doing some more research on, and it is regrettable that again, local people feature heavily in behaviour that has led to them coming into custody.

My officers worked incredibly hard as they always do, and I was overwhelmed at the feedback that I heard from the public about the way they went about their duties. It makes me really proud to be part of a small police force that has such a great worldwide reputation.”

RTC figures

Damage only - 44 in 2016 compared to 40 in 2015
Animal - 2 in 2016 compared to 1 in 2015
Fatal - 3 in 2016 which is the same as in 2015
Serious  - 10 in 2016 compared to 17 in 2015
Slight - 40 in 2016 compared to 25 in 2015