Irresponsible Scout Leaders blocking cycle path

[Drago]

Exactly. Let them get away with that today, tomorrow they'll be invading Poland. That's how these things start.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Cannot believe what I'm reading on here , is it a joke post . Seriously !!!

 

[ufkacbln]

Exactly. Let them get away with that today, tomorrow they'll be invading Poland. That's how these things start.

They do wear brown shirts!

 

[NorthernDave]

But he died like a man, demanding that Timothy Dalton do him with the sword so he wouldn't suffer a hideous death with the poison.

Exactly - not only was he in Flash Gordon, but he got the second worst James Bond to do him in. Legend.

 

[Drago]

And he nearly made it across the Irish Sea in a VW Beetle. He'd kick Bear Grylls arriss any day. He's so manly I feel proud to have the male chromosomes.

Going back to the cycle path blockers, it would surprise me not if their day jobs are making the foul new Lucozade orange.

 

[ufkacbln]

The military family is a small place. Everyone knows everyone, or knows someone who does. The word I get back is that he's a nobber, whereas Peter Duncan was in Flash Gordon, and is therefore cool as.

You should see the appearance fees he charges for performing his function as Chief Scout!

 

[Drago]

You should see the appearance fees he charges for performing his function as Chief Scout!

He charges money to go for a dump wearing a scout uniform?

 

[ufkacbln]

Colleagues of mine wanted him to open their new headquarters, his fee was several thousand pounds

 

[ufkacbln]

[QUOTE 4846864, member: 259"]Blimey. In his role as a scout or as a private person?[/QUOTE]

Former

 

[mjr]

There is a 25 metre prosecution limit before the CPS will run driving other than on a highway through court. In addition, you need a witness or CCTV who save the vehicle being driven - it could be 50 miles from the nearest road and quite obviously not air dropped into position, bit you still need a human or technical witness to prosecute.

Is there really no way to deal with this sort of shoot? Isn't it highway obstruction? Again, I don't see arguing there are other lanes as a good excuse because the police turn up fairly soon when someone leaves a vehicle blocking one carriageway lane of a non-clearway section of A10, despite there being other lanes people can use... but block a cycle track or lane and suddenly there's tons of reasons not to act.

 

[subaqua]

[QUOTE 4846864, member: 259"]Blimey. In his role as a scout or as a private person?[/QUOTE]

its not him you are paying. its the scout association.

he turned up at a tuff mudder for the scouts last year unnanounced and was a thoroughly decent down to earth bloke.

 

[captain nemo1701]

Is there really no way to deal with this sort of shoot? Isn't it highway obstruction? Again, I don't see arguing there are other lanes as a good excuse because the police turn up fairly soon when someone leaves a vehicle blocking one carriageway lane of a non-clearway section of A10, despite there being other lanes people can use... but block a cycle track or lane and suddenly there's tons of reasons not to act.

Well said. I get berated for moaning about cars and a mini bus blocking a segregated cycle lane (apparently 'kids having fun' can be used as a universal excuse). I'll bet as soon as I cycle on the pavement, I'll get nicked. Rules for some, other rules for others, eh?.

 

[jefmcg]

Well said. I get berated for moaning about cars and a mini bus blocking a segregated cycle lane (apparently 'kids having fun' can be used as a universal excuse). I'll bet as soon as I cycle on the pavement, I'll get nicked. Rules for some, other rules for others, eh?.

what number did you call?

(and no, you almost certainly won't get nicked for riding on the pavement)

 

[captain nemo1701]

what number did you call?

(and no, you almost certainly won't get nicked for riding on the pavement)

101.
Our local rag like to demonsie cyclist for riding on the pavements. So I don't. I just expect that segregated cycling facilities are not used as a free car park, possibly by people who moan about cyclists on pavements.

 

[jefmcg]

Well, it would be great if your local police have the resources to attending parking incidents in the evening. I betting they don't. I bet they respond to cyclist-on-the-pavement calls after 5pm (and probably before) either.

My local police took several minutes to pick up 999 calls on on Sunday evening recently, and an hour to attend an emergency. In these times of cutbacks, police have more important things to attend to.