Tom Crispin wrote:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...by-police.html

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Speaking on Ken Bruce's BBC Radio 2 show, Vine admitted he felt
"slightly abashed" after being stopped by the officer and had not
realised he had been doing anything wrong.
...
He said that after the picnic: "We get back on our bikes and then we
get stopped. We're not allowed to cycle there... I had no idea.
...
"We all had to climb off and walk a mile. Meanwhile, everyone's
bombing past us on their bikes."
...

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Another case of a regulation which does little to improve anyone's
safety against those who are the real danger, but which inconveniences,
burdens and removes innocent and harmless pleasures from the majority of
"normal", safe, conscientious and generally law-abiding citizens.

Our law books are stuffed with them: road laws (probably the most
excessive), motor vehicle laws, alcohol laws, recreational drug laws,
shooting laws, dog laws, ...

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Matt B