Discussion
AndyAudi said:
Saw a cyclist go through a red light this morning and it made me wonder,
If a cyclist has a driving license can they collect points for for offences whilst on their bike?
Andy
If a cyclist has a driving license can they collect points for for offences whilst on their bike?
Andy
Ah ha.
Another traffic authority snafu.
They forgot to select 'CYCLIST RED' from the brochure.
Obvious innit - wrong shade of red.
AndyAudi said:
Saw a cyclist go through a red light this morning and it made me wonder,
If a cyclist has a driving license can they collect points for for offences whilst on their bike?Andy
If a cyclist has a driving license can they collect points for for offences whilst on their bike?Andy
Here in Germany you can, you can also lose your license if you're drunk and disorderly on the pavement (as a pedestrian) and interfere with traffic....or drunk on a pedalbike you lose your license.... points are points so if you are taking part in traffic and have a license you can get pinged whatever method of locomotion you choose (horses are not excluded!!).....
jasandjules said:
I often find they are knocked down, so I am sure as they wait for the ambulance you can ticket them?
Until the EU 'no fault liability' directive is introduced, at which point any collision between a car and a cycle would be the 'insurance fault' of the car driver, regardless of the 'actual fault'.Sounds like you are jealous. How many times have you been sitting on a red light that seems to be stuck with no traffic coming from any direction only to think "shall I just go..." Well on a bike you are allowed to think for yourself because the authorities have got better things to worry about. Lets face it - One has no protection on a bike so is hardly likely to jump a red light with traffic bearing down on them, so its not an issue of safety but like I said earlier I suspect its an issue of jealousy that get drivers nerves a jangling.
Crippo said:
Sounds like you are jealous.
When did Ted introduce talking threads? Crippo said:
Well on a bike you are allowed to think for yourself
If you thought for yourself, what the hell would you be doing on a bike? in a Lamborghini Miura maybe.
Crippo said:
the authorities have got better things to worry about
True, the cyclists mowing down people on the pavement, going the wrong way down one-way streets, and as for lycra, the taste and decency police must never get any rest. Crippo said:
Lets face it - One has no protection on a bike so is hardly likely to jump a red light with traffic bearing down on them, so its not an issue of safety but like I said earlier I suspect its an issue of jealousy that get drivers nerves a jangling.
Aye, seeing drowned rats pedalling furiously through puddles and getting a bit smelly is a real greeneye job.
:tongueincheeksmiley:
Perhaps Crippo didn’t put it very well 
I often ride a bike for recreational purposes.
As has been said above, nobody in authority generally gives a toss about cyclists ignoring red lights (when they are on timers not sensors, so they stay red even of nothing else is around, is a particularly pleasant experience), riding the wrong way down one way streets, ignoring “no cycling” signs, riding on the pavement, breaking speed limits (not that my bike with me on it will break many speed limits, but it’s the thought that counts!). And you’re even allowed in bus lanes!!
Cycling around Central London is by far the fastest way to get from A to B
To all the negative posters on this thread I can only suggest:- Go on, get a bike and have a go – you’ll be surprised how therapeutic it is to be able to ignore every petty traffic regulation in the book!
(But just make sure you check to make sure that there’s nothing coming when you ignore that red light )
I often ride a bike for recreational purposes.
As has been said above, nobody in authority generally gives a toss about cyclists ignoring red lights (when they are on timers not sensors, so they stay red even of nothing else is around, is a particularly pleasant experience), riding the wrong way down one way streets, ignoring “no cycling” signs, riding on the pavement, breaking speed limits (not that my bike with me on it will break many speed limits, but it’s the thought that counts!). And you’re even allowed in bus lanes!!
Cycling around Central London is by far the fastest way to get from A to B
To all the negative posters on this thread I can only suggest:- Go on, get a bike and have a go – you’ll be surprised how therapeutic it is to be able to ignore every petty traffic regulation in the book!
(But just make sure you check to make sure that there’s nothing coming when you ignore that red light
) 
sure you get some t
ts, same as you do in any other mode of transports.
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