On 13/05/2013 18:14, Dave- Cyclists VORP wrote:

On 13/05/2013 17:38, Judith wrote:
"Mrcheerful" wrote:

A FOUR-year-old girl was left scarred and covered in blood after a
cyclist, who *was* using the pavement *illegally*, *ploughed* into her.
The youngster was left bleeding and in shock after the cyclist struck
her near Temple Meads with such force he came off his bike.

http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Pavem...#axzz2TBMFGBUv

"Paramedics who attended the scene rang police who are investigating
whether the cyclist should be prosecuted."

wtf - why on earth would he *not* be prosecuted.

If they could trace him. Clear case for registration.

QUOTE:
Redcliffe beat manager PC Nick King said: "This four-year-old girl
suffered a nasty cut to her eye (caused) by a cyclist who was illegally
using the pavement. "The cyclist was on his way to work and like many
other cyclists was riding on the pavement. Unfortunately this area has
no provisions for cyclists apart from dismounting and crossing the
one-way system."

[Bless - there was no simply question of the cyclist riding lawfully on
the carriageway and complying with one-way working like other traffic,
one assumes? With enforcement officers like that, these criminal
cyclists need no defenders.]

"The cyclist was shaken and very remorseful for what happened and the
investigation is still ongoing. Lots of cyclists have already been
issued £30 on-the-spot fines for cycling on the pavement in this area."

Two points:

1. £30 is clearly *nowhere* *near* enough; £200 + automatic crushing of
the bike is the minimum that might get them to take notice (and even
that may not be enough).

2. Equally, nowhere near enough of these fixed penalties are being
issued, despite the derisory amount of the penalty itself (see above).