On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:29:08 +0000, Ian Jelf
wrote:

When Oxford's traffic system changed a couple (?) of years ago, I saw a
cyclist cycling the wrong way alongside Balliol. A policeman on duty
stopped her and gave her a pretty stern warning. The woman was
absolutely astounded - and I *mean* **astounded** - at being pulled over
for a traffic violation as she was "only on a bike". She simply could
not believe that the rules of the road applied to her.

We lived in Colchester, an army town. Public roads went through the
barracks area. A military policeman was directing traffic. My
mother ignored him, as she was not a soldier. He was very nice to
her about it :-)