St Georges Circus London

[TheJDog]

There is bound to be CCTV in central London. Report it to the police as a hit and run.

 

[martint235]

There is bound to be CCTV in central London. Report it to the police as a hit and run.

It's an idea but I don't think the Met would be interested in committing resources to it.

 

[Aperitif]

Best wishes - as ever. Not worth hanging around the crossing perchance?

 

[martint235]

Best wishes - as ever. Not worth hanging around the crossing perchance?

Well I've told her if she sees him again tomorrow I'll cycle over on Thursday and lurk

 

[StuartG]

Well I've told her if she sees him again tomorrow I'll cycle over on Thursday and lurk

Move on, Martin, move on. Otherwise by my age you will be lurking on every South London corner ...

 

[martint235]

Move on, Martin, move on. Otherwise by my age you will be lurking on every South London corner ...

I know, I know. If it'd been me, I'd probably have just knocked him off. It's different being SWMBO

 

[TheJDog]

On what basis? There is no legal requirement for a cyclist to stop on the event of an incident (although there is clearly a moral obligation).

I hope this is not true.

 

[TheJDog]

It is true. Section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 applies only to the driver of "mechanically propelled vehicles". A bicycle is not legally a mechanically propelled vehicle.

OK, but surely the police are still interested. Dangerous cycling is an offence.

 

[TheJDog]

But cycling dangerously isn't the same as hit and run...

If you go to the police claiming hit and run, then your average Met plod's brain will melt and dribble out of his/her ears and you'll be fobbed off.

OK, go to the police claiming that someone on a bicycle has run you over and cleared off without asking if you were ok. Let them sort it out.

Obviously I understand that most likely they won't bother as the chances of them getting anything out of it are slim, but it's possible you could get lucky.