Police deterrant

[Davidsw8]

So, last week I was cycling up the (shared) pavement by the Bricklayers Arms and coming to the ped/cycle crossing and noticed the traffic was stopped at the red light. At the front was a police van with 2 policemen sat up front. Then alongside comes a cyclist and casually ambles through the red light on his way.

I've seen this kind of thing happen a lot under the very noses of the police and it would sometimes be nice if they could maybe put the do-dah on for a quick woop-woop or signal in some other way that indicates they'd seen said offence without landing themselves with the paperwork of issuing a fine... But my point is really more about that people only really seem to do the right thing now because it is in their nature to do so, the law is no deterrant and there are no consequences:


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[Soup890]

Zzzz

 

[Davidsw8]

Zzzz

Fair play, each to his own.

Seems odd to take time out to post an anoydyne comment on something that sends you to sleep tho...

 

[annedonnelly]

I think that we used to be frightened of the police - or at least have respect for them. I know I was brought up to be. At one time it you'd wonder what you were doing wrong if a policeman so much as looked at you.

I don't think there is that respect/fear/wariness at all now. Maybe because we see so many people breaking various laws/rules we assume that we can do it without fear of reprisals.

 

[Soup890]

Fair play, each to his own.

Seems odd to take time out to post an anoydyne comment on something that sends you to sleep tho...

Hahaha, relax buddy. I read the first sentence and I lost interest.

No hard feelings zzzzzzz

 

[Soup890]

Lost interest just enough to feel the need to tell everyone.

Zzzzz

 

[classic33]

[QUOTE 3158342, member: 30090"]The police have got bigger things to deal with then some cyclist who poses no risk whatsoever to any other road user at that point in time.[/QUOTE]
And the next time the same person does it, will the outcome be the same?
Stopping at Red is there for a reason, for all on the roads.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Is that just a pedestrian crossing, or does it control a junction much further on?,

Of the three pedestrians I could make out, two crossed the near carriageway off the crossing, and the third crossed the far crossing apparently on red. Getting clear of the traffic by second guessing the green was perhaps a safer option?

 

[Davidsw8]

[QUOTE 3158342, member: 30090"]The police have got bigger things to deal with then some cyclist who poses no risk whatsoever to any other road user at that point in time.[/QUOTE]

True and Im sure popping the siren on for half a second wouldve taken them away from that rapist they were tailing...

 

[glenn forger]

I thought this thread was about some kind of spray. I'm out.

 

[Davidsw8]

Walking through Shoreditch last night and there were police on nearly every junction, rushed off their feet ignoring RLJrs and having nice chats...

Seriously, is that operation still going where theyre meant to be issuing fines cos these guys were doing nothing and them just being there didnt stop anyone...

 

[KneesUp]

Walking through Shoreditch last night and there were police on nearly every junction, rushed off their feet ignoring RLJrs and having nice chats...

Seriously, is that operation still going where theyre meant to be issuing fines cos these guys were doing nothing and them just being there didnt stop anyone...

How do you stop a cyclist who doesn't want to stop when you are on foot?

 

[glenn forger]

Water cannon.

 

[Davidsw8]

How do you stop a cyclist who doesn't want to stop when you are on foot?

Whats the point of the exercise then?

 

[gambatte]

I had the opposite. Stopped to chat to 2 plod on bikes, in Sheffield. We were on a dual lane road, 100yds away from a traffic light with an ASl. A very obvious ASL, less than 6 months old, contrasting tarmac etc. Nice white cycle painted....Asked ‘em if they’d ever heard of a driver being ‘done’ for stopping beyond the ASL.
Blank look....
I set off, got to the lights on red, sat in the right hand lane.
Transit van pulls up on my left, right upto the lights, over the ASL.
Both plod cycle up at my side.... sit there, say nothing, lights turn to green. We go.
You just leave those situations thinking “Why the **** should I bother?”