ever see a cyclist get pulled?

[mattsmith95]

I did, this afternoon I was riding up Aldersgate street, stopped at the
traffic lights and waited. At the head of the queue was a motorcycle
cop, the lights were red all round and the pedestrian lights were
green. This young lady on her bicycle decided to cross the junction,
she did this in plain view of the cop, she cleared the junction and the
cop sprang into action.

With his siren and lights he pulled her over

I have NEVER seen this before, pity it's probably the only time I will
see it happen.

[Rob W]

LOL

Good to see someone getting a rollocking when it's deserved, to that copper.
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[instigator]

I shout abuse at the cyclists who do this and if the lights go green, ride up past them and jam on the anchors slightly infront of them.

Not dangerously, just so they know that what they're doing ain't pleasing me. Pricks. Other than that fauly, cyclists rock!!!

[mattsmith95]

Just imagine if she was on her mobile

[M1ke]

I got told off by a copper in his car once when cycling with no lights on the pavement I was 13 at the time and doing my paper round though.

[Ste]

Nope, never seen it and can't say I'm expecting to any time soon. Have been fucking around out on my pushbike on road before doing wheelies to notice a police car just went past me the other way and they didn't do a thing.

[stinkwheel]

I have seen it several times in Edinburgh for jumping red lights. I am pretty sure they can endorse your licence for it too.
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[paulodd]

i got pulled a couple of months ago on my push bike . it was my own fault tho, i was riding into town at about 10pm to go clubbing (cycle down, leave bike in town and get taxi home, or cycle home which is a whole different funny story) any way like i said i was cycling without lights.

They pulled me over and said:
'i nearly hit you there, do you know why?',
'u-mm no'
'you are riding without lights'
' i do, the batteries run out about 50 yards back up the road tho'
'well get off and push it'

So i got off and pushed the bike, then jumped back on it as they went out of view, about 5 mins later i saw a cop car in the distance so jumped off and it was the same bl*ody copper.
when he went out of sight i thought he's definitely not going to come back so i once again jumped back on the bike. about 900 yards down the road and around the corner he was sitting there waiting for me. luckily i saw him and jumped off.

But why do the police worry about small petty things like this when there are bigger things they should be dealing with?!?!!?



Paul
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[instigator]

Stinky, you say you're from huntly?

Whereabouts? In the town or out in the sticks?

Used to go there all the time myself

[Ste]

How does pushing it make the lights work or make you easier to see?

[Sparks!]

Paul, because people who ride push bikes without lights are a danger, they can get killed quite easily and cause all sorts of problems... there was a push bike riding down the wrong side of the road over a bridge yesterday (filtering..) which I could barely see until I went past him! Imagine if I didn't see him?

That's why it's important that cyclists have lights.
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[mchaggis]

[paulodd]

[stinkwheel]

[mchaggis]

[stinkwheel]

[paulodd]

stinkwheel:

[Ste]

Yes you're less likely to see a cyclist without lights but as they're just going along the road if you've got your lights turned on then they should be seen. Yes they should be using lights and yes it is slightly more dangerous but I can't say I've been killed from using pushbike on roads without lights on.

[mchaggis]

[Flip]

My Cousin got pulled and fined (I think) for speeding on a push bike. Bu we live in North Wales where Coppers hate anything that is a form of two wheeled transport.

He also got hit by lightning once

[BLOFLY 636]

seen ghostrider get pulled over on a BMX kiddy bike! and riding through the busy streets! he had streetfighter lights though hey thats gotta make you wonder why they didn't arrest him right there and then? surely most of the European coppers would have heard of him?
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[kasandrich]

[BLOFLY 636]

true BUT..... if a pushbike needs lights to ride at night, what about indicators or brake lights? I see it as if a pushbike doesn't need a license to be ridden then it shouldn't need to be ridden to such rules other than the common road rules like stop signs, red lights and such
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[Ninja]

[r1_lad]

My workmate here has got a speeding ticket on his pushbike before
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