Cyclist and speeding laws help please.

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I am participating on another forum regarding cyclists and speeding. They are saying that cyclists can be done like motorists for a speeding offence.

This is what I have posted on the forum below

"Yep, speed limit only applies to motorised vehicles.

I get people tell me sometimes that they have seen a cyclist speeding or going too fast along a road. I ask them what was the speed limit of the road. It's normally the 30 or 50 limit. Well I don't know many cyclists that can get to the speed of 30 and I don't know any that can get to 50. So how are these cyclists be going too fast or speeding, when they can't reach the speed limit anyway."




But I need a legal/highway code reference that shows that speeding laws do not apply to cyclists, as they don't believe me.
Can anyone help and provide me with a good source of information?

Many thanks

 

[ianrauk]

On of CC's fuzz will be along to answer.
But I am pretty sure that yes, cyclists are subject to the laws of the road.
So if you are speeding then you can be/will be done.

Richmond Park's speed limit is 20mph.
Many cyclists break this so now and again the bobbies hang about and jump out from behind trees to try catch cyclists that are breaking the speed limit.
We experienced this last year on one of our Rides for Food.

 

[summerdays]

I thought that the speeding laws didn't apply to cyclists - for a start a large number of cyclists don't have calibrated speedometers on their handlebars. In a few places such as the parks there are by-laws that include cyclists in the speed limits. However can't remember the exact law but that cyclists could instead be done for cycling dangerously/recklessly?

 

[Sore Thumb]

On of CC's fuzz will be along to answer.
But I am pretty sure that yes, cyclists are subject to the laws of the road.
So if you are speeding then you can be/will be done.

Richmond Park's speed limit is 20mph.
Many cyclists break this so now and again the bobbies hang about and jump out from behind trees to try catch cyclists that are breaking the speed limit.
We experienced this last year on one of our Rides for Food.

The royal parks have a local bylaw in force do different to national speeding laws as far as I am aware.

However they can only do you for furious cycling I believe.

 

[ianrauk]

The royal parks have a local bylaw in force do different to national speeding laws as far as I am aware.

However they can only do you for furious cycling I believe.

Ok, that maybe the case....

The fuzz don't seem to stop the London Dynorod mob from acting like prats in the park though.

 

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Ok, that maybe the case....

The fuzz don't seem to stop the London Dynorod mob from acting like prats in the park though.

Managed to find a good link

http://www.astounding.org.uk/ian/cyclelaw/speed_limits.html

Are there any more?

 

[slowmotion]

Ok, that maybe the case....

The fuzz don't seem to stop the London Dynorod mob from acting like prats in the park though.

That would require the entire resources of the Metropolitan Constabulary.

Edit:... and a small army of mental healthcare professionals...

 

[ianrauk]

@CopperCyclist @Vikeonabike @139NI

Let's call out one of our friendly cycle chat fuzz for advice...

 

[Drago]

Yes, you can be.

 

[ianrauk]

Yes, you can be.

Expand please.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Expand please.

Indeed

 

[BentMikey]

@CopperCyclist @Vikeonabike @139NI

Let's call out one of our friendly cycle chat fuzz for advice...

It's not 'kin twitter, mate.

 

[MrJamie]

Yes, you can be.

Would the offence be speeding or just something like cycling dangerously and what would the punishment likely be, since we cant get points?

 

[Drago]

Expand please.

A cyclist can be stuck on for speeding.

Enormous mitigation for not having a speed measuring device, hence prosecutions are almost unheard of.

Punishment will be a fine, but I don't know what scale (ie, the max amount you can be fined) without checking.

 

[ianrauk]

It's not 'kin twitter, mate.

What's not 'kin twitter when it's at home?