Police awareness

[Cheddar George]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-22639683

Nice to see the police are looking out for this kind of thing.

 

[Cheddar George]

Please do not read any sarcasm into my comment.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Sarcy bas.

 

[BSRU]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-22639683

Nice to see the police are looking out for this kind of thing.

Not good, I ride a road bike home and back at lunch times not dressed in Lycra

 

[glenn forger]

I think it is good, pro-active policing, the cyclist didn't have a problem with it (and he looks well dodgy!)

 

[Cheddar George]

I thought you'd be more worried about police warning the cheese maker (for the cheese rolling competition).

I do find that a little bit disturbing. They will just drive it underground, late night cheese rolling using cheap imported Edam. Where will it all end i ask you !

 

[SquareDaff]

I'd have no problem with what happened in that article. Recently had my bike nicked so anything that reduces the chances of a repeat occurence is welcome with me. As I've posted before - I've once ridden past a police car with a set of bolt croppers hanging on the bike - not an eyelid was batted.

 

[summerdays]

I think it is fair enough - though I wish they would stop the ones riding expensive road bikes on the pavements - they are the ones that look dodgy to me - why buy an expensive bike and then bump it up and down kerbs etc unless you didn't buy it and don't understand it is meant to be ridden on the road!

(My bike obviously doesn't look expensive enough as they have never stopped me for not wearing lycra!)

 

[DCLane]

No problem with this; good policing imo. At least they're bothering to check.

 

[colly]

Seems OK to me too.

Veloprofiling......................the way forward.

The only snag I can see is when some chubby old git dressed in the full monty, team jersey, shorts, gloves helmet, shoes, socks, everything....................gets pulled over because he is riding a £99 clunker.

 

[addictfreak]

When I first saw the headline I wondered which way the story was going. But good work by the cops, I certainly wouldn't have any problems being stopped in the same circumstances.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Good on them.

GC

 

[Davidc]

Didn't realise our force had a fashion enforcement division!

They haven't stopped me yet.

 

[pauldavid]

Seems OK to me too.

Veloprofiling......................the way forward.

The only snag I can see is when some chubby old git dressed in the full monty, team jersey, shorts, gloves helmet, shoes, socks, everything....................gets pulled over because he is riding a £99 clunker.

They'd have to catch me first, I am Cav's fat stunt double after all

 

[ufkacbln]

I think it is good, pro-active policing, the cyclist didn't have a problem with it (and he looks well dodgy!)

+1

To little detail, but if you saw a Chav on a Madone or similar ...... wouldn't you have just a smidgeon of concern over the bike's corret ownership