Cyclists ordered to keep off pavements and footpaths

In Hull of all places. Don't we know someone from Hull?

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.c...ail/story.html

A spokesman for The Northern Network, a charitable trust comprising police
and residents' groups, said: "Police actively target persons committing this
offence and where appropriate a verbal warning is given to the cyclist.

"Where this is inappropriate, action is taken by issuing a £30 fixed penalty
notice.

"This is an ongoing priority."

Signs have now been placed on the street reminding cyclists to ride
responsibly or risk a fine.

On 13/08/2012 16:52, John Benn wrote:

In Hull of all places. Don't we know someone from Hull?

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.c...ail/story.html


A spokesman for The Northern Network, a charitable trust comprising police
and residents' groups, said: "Police actively target persons committing this
offence and where appropriate a verbal warning is given to the cyclist.

"Where this is inappropriate, action is taken by issuing a £30 fixed penalty
notice.

"This is an ongoing priority."

Signs have now been placed on the street reminding cyclists to ride
responsibly or risk a fine.

Sounds like they're going to be paying fines.

"JNugent" wrote in message
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On 13/08/2012 16:52, John Benn wrote:

In Hull of all places. Don't we know someone from Hull?

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.c...ail/story.html


A spokesman for The Northern Network, a charitable trust comprising
police
and residents' groups, said: "Police actively target persons committing
this
offence and where appropriate a verbal warning is given to the cyclist.

"Where this is inappropriate, action is taken by issuing a £30 fixed
penalty
notice.

"This is an ongoing priority."

Signs have now been placed on the street reminding cyclists to ride
responsibly or risk a fine.

Sounds like they're going to be paying fines.

And why should signs be necessary to remind cyclists not to ride on the
pavement? Shouldn't they be aware of that already?

On Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:12:03 +0100, "John Benn"
wrote:


"JNugent" wrote in message
...
On 13/08/2012 16:52, John Benn wrote:

In Hull of all places. Don't we know someone from Hull?

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.c...ail/story.html


A spokesman for The Northern Network, a charitable trust comprising
police
and residents' groups, said: "Police actively target persons committing
this
offence and where appropriate a verbal warning is given to the cyclist.

"Where this is inappropriate, action is taken by issuing a £30 fixed
penalty
notice.

"This is an ongoing priority."

Signs have now been placed on the street reminding cyclists to ride
responsibly or risk a fine.

Sounds like they're going to be paying fines.

And why should signs be necessary to remind cyclists not to ride on the
pavement? Shouldn't they be aware of that already?

Yes.

I have never understood why speed limit repeater signs are needed
either.

On 13/08/2012 17:31, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:12:03 +0100, "John Benn"
wrote:


"JNugent" wrote in message
...
On 13/08/2012 16:52, John Benn wrote:

In Hull of all places. Don't we know someone from Hull?

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.c...ail/story.html


A spokesman for The Northern Network, a charitable trust comprising
police
and residents' groups, said: "Police actively target persons committing
this
offence and where appropriate a verbal warning is given to the cyclist.

"Where this is inappropriate, action is taken by issuing a £30 fixed
penalty
notice.

"This is an ongoing priority."

Signs have now been placed on the street reminding cyclists to ride
responsibly or risk a fine.

Sounds like they're going to be paying fines.

And why should signs be necessary to remind cyclists not to ride on the
pavement? Shouldn't they be aware of that already?

Yes.

In an ideal world.

But in the real world, any person of any age, even someone with an IQ of well
below the educationally-normal range, illiterate and effectively devoid of
emotional intelligence can lawfully ride a bike on the highway.

There is no need for them to have read the Highway Code, or to be familiar
with even the most basic tenets of road traffic law.

So "Yes" is arguably nothing more than pious wishful thinking.

I have never understood why speed limit repeater signs are needed
either.

That is done so that a limit of more than 30 but less than the NSL can be
enforced. It certainly isn't for the benefit of those reminded of the limit.

Fancy your not knowing that.

On Aug 13, 6:10*pm, JNugent wrote:
On 13/08/2012 17:31, Bertie Wooster wrote:









On Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:12:03 +0100, "John Benn"
wrote:

"JNugent" wrote in message
...
On 13/08/2012 16:52, John Benn wrote:

In Hull of all places. *Don't we know someone from Hull?

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.c.../story-1669221....

A spokesman for The Northern Network, a charitable trust comprising
police
and residents' groups, said: "Police actively target persons committing
this
offence and where appropriate a verbal warning is given to the cyclist.

"Where this is inappropriate, action is taken by issuing a £30 fixed
penalty
notice.

"This is an ongoing priority."

Signs have now been placed on the street reminding cyclists to ride
responsibly or risk a fine.

Sounds like they're going to be paying fines.

And why should signs be necessary to remind cyclists not to ride on the
pavement? *Shouldn't they be aware of that already?

Yes.

In an ideal world.

But in the real world, any person of any age, even someone with an IQ of well
below the educationally-normal range, illiterate and effectively devoid of
emotional intelligence can lawfully ride a bike on the highway.

I did not realise that an IQ test or a personality test was involved
in the driving test. What a good idea for these potential killers. So
when do so many motorists turn into morons then?


There is no need for them to have read the Highway Code, or to be familiar
with even the most basic tenets of road traffic law.


"THE Driving Standards Agency has spent at least £4.3m on private
investigators in a bid to crack down on test cheats, official figures
have revealed.

The agency responsible for practical and theory driving tests says it
spent £4,307,025 on “enquiry agents” over 18 months in an attempt to
catch impersonators and other cheats.

The private detectives used covert surveillance videos and still
photographs to catch fraudsters, as well as extensive interviewing.

The DSA, in response to a Freedom of Information request, said between
May 2010 and December last year it received almost 5000 notifications
of suspected criminal activity."

On 13/08/2012 17:31, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:12:03 +0100, "John Benn"
wrote:


"JNugent" wrote in message
...
On 13/08/2012 16:52, John Benn wrote:

In Hull of all places. Don't we know someone from Hull?

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.c...ail/story.html


A spokesman for The Northern Network, a charitable trust comprising
police
and residents' groups, said: "Police actively target persons committing
this
offence and where appropriate a verbal warning is given to the cyclist.

"Where this is inappropriate, action is taken by issuing a £30 fixed
penalty
notice.

"This is an ongoing priority."

Signs have now been placed on the street reminding cyclists to ride
responsibly or risk a fine.

Sounds like they're going to be paying fines.

And why should signs be necessary to remind cyclists not to ride on the
pavement? Shouldn't they be aware of that already?

Yes.

I have never understood why speed limit repeater signs are needed
either.

I don't imagine you would, not being the sharpest knife in the drawer.



--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton, of Lancaster
University, wrote in an interim assessment of the Understanding Walking
and Cycling study. "For them, cycling is a bit embarrassing, they fail
to see its purpose, and have no interest in integrating it into their
lives, certainly on a regular basis."

"John Benn" wrote in message
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In Hull of all places. Don't we know someone from Hull?

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.c...ail/story.html

A spokesman for The Northern Network, a charitable trust comprising police
and residents' groups, said: "Police actively target persons committing
this offence and where appropriate a verbal warning is given to the
cyclist.

"Where this is inappropriate, action is taken by issuing a £30 fixed
penalty notice.

"This is an ongoing priority."

Signs have now been placed on the street reminding cyclists to ride
responsibly or risk a fine.

Even though cycling on the road is extremly dangerous, from pothols and
sunken drains and ignorant motorists

"JNugent" wrote in message
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On 13/08/2012 16:52, John Benn wrote:

In Hull of all places. Don't we know someone from Hull?

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.c...ail/story.html


A spokesman for The Northern Network, a charitable trust comprising
police
and residents' groups, said: "Police actively target persons committing
this
offence and where appropriate a verbal warning is given to the cyclist.

"Where this is inappropriate, action is taken by issuing a £30 fixed
penalty
notice.

"This is an ongoing priority."

Signs have now been placed on the street reminding cyclists to ride
responsibly or risk a fine.

Sounds like they're going to be paying fines.

I would tell them to take it to court!

"Squashme" wrote in message
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On Aug 13, 6:10 pm, JNugent wrote:
On 13/08/2012 17:31, Bertie Wooster wrote:









On Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:12:03 +0100, "John Benn"
wrote:

"JNugent" wrote in message
...
On 13/08/2012 16:52, John Benn wrote:

In Hull of all places. Don't we know someone from Hull?

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.c.../story-1669221...

A spokesman for The Northern Network, a charitable trust comprising
police
and residents' groups, said: "Police actively target persons
committing
this
offence and where appropriate a verbal warning is given to the
cyclist.

"Where this is inappropriate, action is taken by issuing a £30 fixed
penalty
notice.

"This is an ongoing priority."

Signs have now been placed on the street reminding cyclists to ride
responsibly or risk a fine.

Sounds like they're going to be paying fines.

And why should signs be necessary to remind cyclists not to ride on the
pavement? Shouldn't they be aware of that already?

Yes.

In an ideal world.

But in the real world, any person of any age, even someone with an IQ of
well
below the educationally-normal range, illiterate and effectively devoid of
emotional intelligence can lawfully ride a bike on the highway.

I did not realise that an IQ test or a personality test was involved
in the driving test. What a good idea for these potential killers. So
when do so many motorists turn into morons then?

Because they have never riden a bicycle!


There is no need for them to have read the Highway Code, or to be familiar
with even the most basic tenets of road traffic law.


"THE Driving Standards Agency has spent at least £4.3m on private
investigators in a bid to crack down on test cheats, official figures
have revealed.

The agency responsible for practical and theory driving tests says it
spent £4,307,025 on “enquiry agents” over 18 months in an attempt to
catch impersonators and other cheats.

The private detectives used covert surveillance videos and still
photographs to catch fraudsters, as well as extensive interviewing.

The DSA, in response to a Freedom of Information request, said between
May 2010 and December last year it received almost 5000 notifications
of suspected criminal activity."