jashburnham
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User said:I have to agree that the City of London Police are notorious for being biased against cyclists. In part this seems to arise from the fact that they are controlled by the Corporation of London - and thus subject to pressure from individuals who are overwhelmingly car drivers.
Speaking as someone who commuted into the city for 2 years I can understand why. Unfortunately London is full of numpty morons on bikes who think that red lights do not apply to them. Personally I'm happy to see them being fined. If you don't want to be fined then obey the laws of the road, it's really not difficult.
Of course car drivers are targetted, they're targeted all the time with cameras, speed traps, average speed calculators etc etc. It is relatively rare for the police to have a crack down on cyclists and yet everyone gets up in arms about it when they do. If I had £5 for every idiot that squeezes past me at lights on my commute then I wouldn't need to commute anymore. Of course they are invariably the person that I have just overtaken and will overtake again once the lights go green. Of course cars jumping red lights is more serious than bikes doing it, but that is no reason for the police not to crackdown on cyclists, warped logic I'm afraid.