Work colleague had an interesting weekend of cycling
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A colleague of mine (amenable Brazilian chap) comes into work on Monday morning looking sheepish...he went for a cycle with another co worker, and got a little lost on the way home from Enfield to Radlett.
It transpires that his phone sat nav took him onto the M25 (!!) he cycled a junction and a half before the boys in blue pulled him over, and gave him a stern talking to... he was unaware of the legality of cycling on the motorway (only been here for 4 months, and apparently its the norm in Brazil).
Coppers give him a lift further up the m25, where he scrambles up a verge with bike, and onto a foot bridge.
In-between us laughing hysterically at all this, it turns out that the plod didn't issue him with an on the spot fine, but expecting something in the post would be likely.
What sort of fine is he likely to get? and is there a time limit where-after he can breath a sigh of relief if they somehow decide to take pity and not fine him.
(I've got a screenshot of his Strava somewhere, i'll dig it out for giggles).
It transpires that his phone sat nav took him onto the M25 (!!) he cycled a junction and a half before the boys in blue pulled him over, and gave him a stern talking to... he was unaware of the legality of cycling on the motorway (only been here for 4 months, and apparently its the norm in Brazil).
Coppers give him a lift further up the m25, where he scrambles up a verge with bike, and onto a foot bridge.
In-between us laughing hysterically at all this, it turns out that the plod didn't issue him with an on the spot fine, but expecting something in the post would be likely.
What sort of fine is he likely to get? and is there a time limit where-after he can breath a sigh of relief if they somehow decide to take pity and not fine him.
(I've got a screenshot of his Strava somewhere, i'll dig it out for giggles).
A PC on my shift was quite famous, if that's the word, for arresting a cyclist for failing to conform to a signal to stop and wrong way in a one way street.
He chased the bloke on foot, seeing him disappear into a newspaper building. He followed and arrested him as he was changing.
He was kept in overnight as he refused to give his details at first so wasn't fined, the 'one day' being sufficient in the eyes of the court.
Another bloke was arrested on warrant when 'Bunty' - I have no idea why the nickname - was on point duty for pedestrians outside Cannon Street railway station. The pedestrian failed to conform to his direction to wait and ran across the road. He swore out a descriptive warrant and the following morning lay in wait.
He chased the bloke on foot, seeing him disappear into a newspaper building. He followed and arrested him as he was changing.
He was kept in overnight as he refused to give his details at first so wasn't fined, the 'one day' being sufficient in the eyes of the court.
Another bloke was arrested on warrant when 'Bunty' - I have no idea why the nickname - was on point duty for pedestrians outside Cannon Street railway station. The pedestrian failed to conform to his direction to wait and ran across the road. He swore out a descriptive warrant and the following morning lay in wait.
It all depends on the officer and the circumstances, probably with the above, a stern talking to will do the job, others however take the piss and should know better, or just choose to ignore any rules that they feel don't apply to them. We often get cyclist (& pedestrians!) on the motorways, I've see them dealt with by a stern word, to a "get over that fence and be on your way, and you'll also be reported & fined " (£60 I believe now) Up to being removed and having bed & breakfast at her Majesties pleasure if they decide to kick off with the police.
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