New guidelines issued to the Metropolitan police means that motorists
can openly flout many highway code rules without risk of the police
taking any action other than a word in their ear.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7874363.stm

In contrast, cyclists will still be persecuted for minor
infringements, such as mounting a kerb to avoid the mortal perils of
left turning lorries encroaching on ASLs.

(OK - so it's trollish wording, but that's about the position of
things in London at the moment.)