I've been reprimanded by the police!

[ufkacbln]

Last time I was stopped was by the MOD police .....,to be informed that their Inspector would like words

He as questioning the legality of my bright lights

So I explained that I had a set of BS lights to make the bike legal and the bright ones were only a backup

He then told me that he had never thought of it like that and we then discussed the lights and a week later he was using a similar combination

 

[snorri]

As if Stephen House hasn't got enough on his plate already.
Our Pat "5mph" deserves an award for restraint in the face of uniformed buffoonery.

 

[steveindenmark]

Can you imagine the Glasgow cops being faced with this? Their heads would explode!

GC

That looks like Copenhagen. I think they were having a Copenhagen motor vehicle free day today. It wouldnt be a problem because a lot of the car drivers would just get their bikes out.

 

[subaqua]

Point out the the nice man that the DfTs own figures show no reduction in casualties among road workers that corresponds with the use of hi vis garments.

because PPE is the last line of defence. we put other measures in like closing lanes, reducing speed limits , average speed cameras.

do you have a link as that would be good for use in work during safety planning

 

[boydj]

There is a lot of ignorance and strange views on cycling in those in authority in Glasgow. I recently attended a refresher course run by the council to allow me to assist in Bikeability training up to level 2 in schools (I qualified as a Bikeability trainer a few years ago and never used the training). I only lasted about ten minutes when I questioned the need for helmets and hi-viz to do low speed manoeuvres in the park. Apparently the risk assessment had decreed that these were necessary.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

It wouldn't happen in London. The police have far more important work to do...
http://road.cc/content/news/167101-police-investigating-rubik-cube-solving-boris-biker-video

 

[Drago]

Ah, so because someone else somewhere is being naughty then it's ok for a cyclist be naughty and the Police shouldn't look into it?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Ah, so because someone else somewhere is being naughty then it's ok for a cyclist be naughty and the Police shouldn't look into it?

Nah, he just needs to learn to ride no hands so he can solve the Rubik's cube before he rides into a policiffer.

 

[Drago]

Perhaps he's back in Italy already?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Perhaps he's back in Italy already?

Maybe, but I reckon he's now up in Glasgow discussing bicycle affairs with fellow Italian @Pat "5mph"

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Maybe, but I reckon he's now up in Glasgow discussing bicycle affairs with fellow Italian @Pat "5mph"

As a matter of fact, I keep seeing a fellow riding no handed on my route ... maybe it's him?
Joking aside, I'm still a bit peeved at the hi-viz thing.
Understand that a helmet could be seen as a safety precaution if you ride in heavy traffic and/or are inexperienced, but why should a cyclist wear hi-viz in broad daylight because drivers "won't see you"?
How did the policeman not realize this is so wrong, he should have been embarrassed to say it!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

How did the policeman not realize this is so wrong, he should have been embarrassed to say it!

You probably traumatised him so much that he's now considering a career as a parks gardener. Just don't importune his petunias....

 

[Dan B]

It wouldn't happen in London.

Actually there have been Police Constable Shaped Objects out in force on a couple of junctions on my commute to work the last two days. I saw they'd stopped at least one cyclist (I presume for RLJ), I didn't see any of the ASL offenders in motor vehicles coming to grief but perhaps I was just there at the wrong time.

 

[buggi]

 

[classic33]

I hope they have got your permission to use those publicity shots?

How do you know that's what they were for?