What happens when a cyclist breaks the speed limit?

[Darius_Jedburgh]

Near here there is a long steep hill with a speed camera at the bottom. This is just after a bend where 30mph begins.

Motorists are regularly caught, but cyclists have no trouble going past at over 30mph.
ACPO are supposed to adhere to the 10% plus 2mph rule, but there are so many bent coppers out there that nobody really knows what is going on.
So if, as is quite feasible, a cyclist gets caught what action will be taken against him? Identification is a problem, but the local club set out to get the camera flashing and do it wearing club kit.

Points can't be added to non existent licences. What can our Police State do beyond endorsing your pump?

Anyone know how this operates in practice? (I not saying that I got the camera flashing this morning 🙄)

 

[Arjimlad]

Speed limits for motor vehicles don't apply to cyclists, but we can be charged with "cycling furiously".

 

[C R]

I think that points would be added to your driving licence if you have one, if the offence was one that incurred points. @Drago may be able to confirm either way.

 

[ianrauk]

There's no speed limit for cycles.

I was once stopped once by a copper. He asked if I new what speed I was doing (down a hill), I said yes. He said that it was above the speed limit for the road (I had triggered a speed notice light). I said I know but speed limits don't apply to cyclists. It threw him off guard a little and said he knew that and just wanted to ask me to take it a bit easier down the hill in future.

 

[Smokin Joe]

I think that points would be added to your driving licence if you have one, if the offence was one that incurred points. @Drago may be able to confirm either way.

Not so, it isn't a motoring offence.

As regards getting done for speeding on a bike, I'd refuse the fixed penalty and go to court having tipped off the local paper beforehand.

Then I'd keep the cutting and spend the rest of my life boasting about it.

 

[matticus]

I think that points would be added to your driving licence if you have one, if the offence was one that incurred points. @Drago may be able to confirm either way.

One vote here for yes: a driving licence can have endorsements placed on it without you driving a car! I can't remember the limitations of this option, I think I recall drunken cycling being in the case history?

But another vote for speed limits not applying to cycles, so no offence for simply triggering the speed camera.

(You can also get points on a provisional licence!)

 

[Smokin Joe]

One vote here for yes: a driving licence can have endorsements placed on it without you driving a car! I can't remember the limitations of this option, I think I recall drunken cycling being in the case history?

You can get a driving licence penalty for causing injury by wanton or furious cycling, or causing the same by racing on the public road.

For breaking the speed limit alone, you can't.

 

[Boopop]

Reminded me of the time I rode down Kop Hill near Princes Risborough. I didn't have the spedometer up on my Garmin and just we as fast as felt safe.

Suffice to say, what has felt safe down that descent since then has always been a bit slower!

I have no idea if a cyclist has ever been prosecuted for furious cycling via a speed camera. Clearly they'd have difficulty identifying the rider, and chances are the only person they'd be endangering is themselves if they crashed.

 

[Deleted User]

You can get a driving licence penalty for causing injury by wanton or furious cycling, or causing the same by racing on the public road.

For breaking the speed limit alone, you can't.

How about a skateboard then or a shopping trolley?

Is it only something with 2 wheels?

How about a Horse?

 

[Dan77]

When I break the speed limit, a big grin and sense of achievement is usually what happens.

Riding down the road towards my house, only slightly down hill (about 2% I think) I hit 32mph recently. I must have had a tailwind but was quite pleased with that.

 

[ianrauk]

It was always a good game on the Friday Night Ride to the Coast rides to Brighton. With a fair motley few trying to set off the speed signs on the drop into town.

 

[JtB]

For speed limits to apply to bikes then surely there would first need to be a legal requirement for bikes to be fitted with a speedometer.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

For speed limits to apply to bikes then surely there would first need to be a legal requirement for bikes to be fitted with a speedometer.

Yet vehicles are not fitted with breathalisers.

 

[Deleted User]

For speed limits to apply to bikes then surely there would first need to be a legal requirement for bikes to be fitted with a speedometer.

Good call, even the most basic requirements for motorcycles are a speedo, stoplight and a horn.

You would think a pushbike would need a speedo at least?

 

[Deleted User]

Yet vehicles are not fitted with breathalisers.

Or a device to tell you which side of the road to drive on but you should know?