Simon Hewison wrote:
On 30/03/2010 11:19, David Cantrell wrote:
Now that's *obviously* nonsense. Cyclists don't get stopped for
ignoring traffic regulations.

You obviously haven't been in the City of London when City of London
Police are having a quiet day and decide to stop cyclists after a set of
traffic lights.

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Simon Hewison

Avon & Somerset regularly blitz pavement-riding cyclists in central
Bristol; recently they stationed cops and PCSOs on a certain bridge
for a working week during rush hour; Monday the cyclists got stopped
for a friendly warning and were gently reminded of the cycle lane
adjacent to the pavement they were on; the rest of the week they got
£30 fixed penalty notices. Also a case of a cyclist shooting a red
light got in the local papers after he whined publicly about getting
done; the overwhelming public response was "serve him right". He
worked in a local organic food shop and I gather from his quoted
ranting that he seemed to think that he had "eco-warrior" status
exempting him from obeying the law. Pillock.