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Cambridge Police crackdown
According to the Cambridge Evening News, police are launching a
crackdown on cyclists in the city. "Law-breaking riders face fine CYCLISTS who flout the law are to be hit in the pocket by a police crackdown in Cambridge. Officers are under instruction to stop cyclists riding after dark without lights or committing other offences such as ignoring road signs and signals or cycling the wrong way down one-way streets, and issue £30 on-the-spot fines. Cyclists behaving suspiciously will also be stopped by police to check if the bikes they are riding have been stolen. Sgt Simon Cross, from Parkside police station, said: "We have received a lot of complaints from other road users about cyclists not behaving responsibly and it is a major issue in the city centre. "Neighbourhood officers, and in particular the west city team, will be stopping cyclists and motorists who are putting themselves and other road users at risk and, where appropriate, issuing penalty notices." A similar campaign held in the city after the clocks went back last year saw 37 fixed-penalty notices issued to cyclists in four days." http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news...86c99458a6.lpf -- Tony "Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory." - Leonardo da Vinci |
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On 04/11/2006 17:31, Tony Raven said,
According to the Cambridge Evening News, police are launching a crackdown on cyclists in the city. Seems fair enough to me. Presumably they'll also be cracking down on other road users who flout the laws whilst they're at it. -- Paul Boyd http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/ |
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"Paul Boyd" wrote in message ... On 04/11/2006 17:31, Tony Raven said, According to the Cambridge Evening News, police are launching a crackdown on cyclists in the city. Seems fair enough to me. Presumably they'll also be cracking down on other road users who flout the laws whilst they're at it. Your imagination is over-active, other road users are perfect ;-) |
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Paul Boyd wrote:
On 04/11/2006 17:31, Tony Raven said, According to the Cambridge Evening News, police are launching a crackdown on cyclists in the city. Seems fair enough to me. Presumably they'll also be cracking down on other road users who flout the laws whilst they're at it. No, this is part of the ongoing campaign to get cyclists into proper means of transport by all means necessary. Everything else has been tried - aggressive driving, long detours round 1-way systems, dangerous facilities, exaggeration of the dangers, forcing them to use ineffective 'safety' equipment, relentless vilification in the press. Now it's time to hit them in the wallet. A slight exaggeration, but a large slice of the population would much prefer it if no-one ever used bicycles for transport. Many of them call themselves transport or road safety professionals. Colin McKenzie -- No-one has ever proved that cycle helmets make cycling any safer at the population level, and anyway cycling is about as safe per mile as walking. Make an informed choice - visit www.cyclehelmets.org. |
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Tony Raven wrote: CYCLISTS who flout the law are to be hit in the pocket by a police crackdown in Cambridge. My experience of Cambridge police is that they are not too bright as far as bicycles are concerned. They recovered my bike a few weeks after it had been stolen but sold it at one of their auctions despite my registration mark being very clear on the mudguard. This was not long after I had received an Alex Ferguson type verbal assault from one of them for being careless enough to have my locked bike stolen! |
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"Colin McKenzie" wrote in message ... Paul Boyd wrote: Everything else has been tried - aggressive driving, long detours round 1-way systems, dangerous facilities, exaggeration of the dangers, forcing them to use ineffective 'safety' equipment, relentless vilification in the press. Now it's time to hit them in the wallet. You are sailing dangerously close to the "speeders justification argument" here. The response is analogous: If you cycle within the law, you won't get fined. |
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Adam Lea wrote:
"Colin McKenzie" wrote in message ... Everything else has been tried - aggressive driving, long detours round 1-way systems, dangerous facilities, exaggeration of the dangers, forcing them to use ineffective 'safety' equipment, relentless vilification in the press. Now it's time to hit them in the wallet. You are sailing dangerously close to the "speeders justification argument" here. The response is analogous: If you cycle within the law, you won't get fined. If you have limited resources for law enforcement, you concentrate on what causes most danger to others. Concentrating on cycling as Cambridge Police propose is an anti-cycling measure. It requires several serious injuries or deaths for speed cameras to be installed. If the same criteria applied to enforcement of the law against cyclists, there would be none. And yes, I would like all road law enforced in an ideal world. Colin McKenzie -- No-one has ever proved that cycle helmets make cycling any safer at the population level, and anyway cycling is about as safe per mile as walking. Make an informed choice - visit www.cyclehelmets.org. |
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"raisethe" wrote in message ups.com... Tony Raven wrote: CYCLISTS who flout the law are to be hit in the pocket by a police crackdown in Cambridge. My experience of Cambridge police is that they are not too bright as far as bicycles are concerned. They recovered my bike a few weeks after it had been stolen but sold it at one of their auctions despite my registration mark being very clear on the mudguard. This was not long after I had received an Alex Ferguson type verbal assault from one of them for being careless enough to have my locked bike stolen! Should have sued them for handling stolen goods! :P Seriously, I hope you raised the roof. -- David Lloyd, The pub is responsible for my opinions. |
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On Sat, 4 Nov 2006, Adam Lea wrote:
"Colin McKenzie" wrote in message ... Paul Boyd wrote: press. Now it's time to hit them in the wallet. You are sailing dangerously close to the "speeders justification argument" here. The response is analogous: If you cycle within the law, you won't get fined. No, I don't think he is. He's using an argument that can be countered with a similar response, but the 'speeders' have not been subject to a zero-tolerance campaign. If the police actually launched a zero-tolerance-of-speeding crackdown on motorists there'd be uproar - after all, there's been uproar when they propose to stick closely to the 10%+2mph criterion (or whatever it is - since I obey the speed limit it doesn't concern me so I don't actually know, but I understand there is a published level of criminality the police officially sanction). Further, it simply wouldn't work - more than half of motorists speed, the police would need to prosecute over half the motoring population. Law-breaking amongst motorists is both much more prevalent than amongst cyclists, and much more dangerous. regards, Ian SMith -- |\ /| no .sig |o o| |/ \| |
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Colin McKenzie wrote:
-- No-one has ever proved that cycle helmets make cycling any safer at the population level, and anyway cycling is about as safe per mile as walking. Make an informed choice - visit www.cyclehelmets.org. Is it not safer per mile? My recollection of figures quoted by others here was that it was some 30% safer. Sniper8052 |
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