Police fining cyclist for breaking the law..

[Angelfishsolo]

nonsense

 

[rowan 46]

I occasionally go through a red on an empty crossing and occasionally ride slowly on the pavement if I get stopped I can't and wont bleat about it, it's a fair cop guvnor.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

I occasionally go through a red on an empty crossing and occasionally ride slowly on the pavement if I get stopped I can't and wont bleat about it, it's a fair cop guvnor.

Fair enough.

 

[apollo179]

This appears to be one of those unknown unknown scenarios. If you weren't aware of any laws about cycling, there's probably a whole lot more of them you don't know about. It's going to become a great deal messier for you when you get round to learning the ones you need to know.

I agree - i am sure there are many aspects of the law that i am unfamiliar and as such i stand potentially to come a cropper.
However - i think we're all familiar with the main ones like - its wrong to kill someone. The laws in question (the unfamiliar ones) are likely to be the less important ones - like - its illegal to cycle on the pavement , so hopefully when my lack of legal knowledge does let me down it will only be because i transgressed some minor unknown (to me) law - like - its illegal to eat food as you go round tesco even though you pay for it or something equally obscure.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

I agree - i am sure there are many aspects of the law that i am unfamiliar and as such i stand potentially to come a cropper.
However - i think we're all familiar with the main ones like - its wrong to kill someone. The laws in question (the unfamiliar ones) are likely to be the less important ones - like - its illegal to cycle on the pavement , so hopefully when my lack of legal knowledge does let me down it will only be because i transgressed some minor unknown (to me) law - like - its illegal to eat food as you go round tesco even though you pay for it or something equally obscure.

I am pretty sure Martin was referring to cycling law.

 

[apollo179]

I am pretty sure Martin was referring to cycling law.

Well i am equally sure that there are plenty of cycling laws that i am unfamiliar.
I think ive just picked up another - something like its illegal to cycle without reflectors on your pedals.
Whats the punishment if you get caught ?

 

[Theseus]

Well i am equally sure that there are plenty of cycling laws that i am unfamiliar.
I think ive just picked up another - something like its illegal to cycle without reflectors on your pedals.
Whats the punishment if you get caught ?

I know you like to remain ignorant of the law, but your PC has access to any number of search engines that can set you on the path of enlightenment [1]

My link


[1] However it is spelt

 

[subaqua]

Some of us don't want to appear as bikes.


Street lights in your area are red?

It's a pretty weak reason why you would be stupid not to use them. If you said "you would be stupid not to have them if you didn't have suitable lights" then you might have a case. But if you have sutiable lights, reflectives on your shoes / overshoes then the gain you get from pedal reflectors is extreamly minimal.

Infact i don't have any reflectors on my bike or on my person (apart from my overshoes and shoes) as I don't see the need with the lighting set up that I have. That doesn't make me stupid.

nope probably makes you illegal but hey ho . laws are for other people right ?

and no lights along roads are amber or white or a light yellow dependent on SOX or HPMV or SON lamp heads fitted. if you read my post you will see i mention cranks turning indicating pedals turning and pedals generally , as a rule, have amber reflectors.

jumping to conclusions isn't a good form of exercise.

 

[apollo179]

I know you like to remain ignorant of the law, but your PC has access to any number of search engines that can set you on the path of enlightenment [1]

My link


[1] However it is spelt

Sorry but some of have better things to do than spend our time reading up about the law surrounding pedal reflectors.
Really !!
Get a life !!

 

[subaqua]

Sorry but some of have better things to do than spend our time reading up about the law surrounding pedal reflectors.
Really !!
Get a life !!

as a respionsible road user you should at least take a peek at the highway code. its mentioned in there.

 

[Theseus]

Sorry but some of have better things to do than spend our time reading up about the law surrounding pedal reflectors.
Really !!
Get a life !!

Yet you have the time to ask questions on a forum that you could quickly get the answers to with a bit of research on your own part.

Really !!!

GAL!!

 

[apollo179]

as a respionsible road user you should at least take a peek at the highway code. its mentioned in there.

As a responsible road user i try and conduct myself with the greatest consideration to others at all times but when someone suggests that i should start doing research about pedal reflector law on the internet im sorry thats where i draw the line.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

as a respionsible road user you should at least take a peek at the highway code. its mentioned in there.

Now come on the poor chap doesn't have time to read that

 

[Theseus]

As a responsible road user i try and conduct myself with the greatest consideration to others at all times but when someone suggests that i should start doing research about pedal reflector law on the internet im sorry thats where i draw the line.

You were the one asking about it. DUH!

 

[subaqua]

As a responsible road user i try and conduct myself with the greatest consideration to others at all times but when someone suggests that i should start doing research about pedal reflector law on the internet im sorry thats where i draw the line.

I didn't suggest you did. I learnt what the basics were from highway code and in some of my free time educated myself to some of the laws of the country i live in.

things like checking the lights and indicators on my car before starting a journey. making sure lights etc are clean.

knowing not to pass red lights as it breaks the law ( with the exception of broken traffic lights or traffic lights that can be assumed to be broken after a sensible time period)