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I had the pleasure of nicking one of our local scumbags for furious cycling a few years back. I had to hitch a lift in a black cab to catch him...
I`ve also processed numerous cyclists on the M1, who love cycling along the hardshoulder, including one cycling mechanic who was cycling along the hardshoulder on way to a breakdown.....
In fact thinking about it I speak to a heck of a lot of cyclists about their poor riding habbits..
I`ve also processed numerous cyclists on the M1, who love cycling along the hardshoulder, including one cycling mechanic who was cycling along the hardshoulder on way to a breakdown.....
In fact thinking about it I speak to a heck of a lot of cyclists about their poor riding habbits..
silverback mike said:
The proper offence is "Furious and wanton cycling"
Can just picture a load of "furious and wanton" cyclists all clad in lycra (
) like a biker gang causing destruction everywhere they go. Its a new chapter of cycling - The "Furious Angels"
ooops I appear to have infringed Rob Dougans copyrights!
Before I was 14 I had total and utter respect for the law. Until:
One evening i was out with a Girl and she was late, so I borrowed a mates bike, with no lights to get her home before the 'Curfew'.
Of course with no lights you don't want to be on the Road so we were on the pavement. Now at this time of night in a middle class housing estate you don't get many pedestrians.
But we were stopped by a Police man (on foot), of course we had respect for the law, gave our full names and address, were given a bollocking and allowed to continue on foot.
Fair enough?
So next day at school, we are single out in assembly as said police man is actually a special CUNTstable and he's told his wife, whose a teacher. She's gone to the head and we get a school detention for bringing the school into disripute.
If you get 3 school detentions your parents are invited to discuss your behaviour with the head. So I've got one for being late 3 times in a month. and another for jumping out of a ground floor window to play (fight) in the snow with my class mates.
So my parents are summoned to the head who tells them that my behaviour is like I'm on drugs.
My mother comes home and searches my room for Drugs and finds my Porn Collection.
At 14 and a half my respect for authority was shattered.
One evening i was out with a Girl and she was late, so I borrowed a mates bike, with no lights to get her home before the 'Curfew'.
Of course with no lights you don't want to be on the Road so we were on the pavement. Now at this time of night in a middle class housing estate you don't get many pedestrians.
But we were stopped by a Police man (on foot), of course we had respect for the law, gave our full names and address, were given a bollocking and allowed to continue on foot.
Fair enough?
So next day at school, we are single out in assembly as said police man is actually a special CUNTstable and he's told his wife, whose a teacher. She's gone to the head and we get a school detention for bringing the school into disripute.
If you get 3 school detentions your parents are invited to discuss your behaviour with the head. So I've got one for being late 3 times in a month. and another for jumping out of a ground floor window to play (fight) in the snow with my class mates.
So my parents are summoned to the head who tells them that my behaviour is like I'm on drugs.
My mother comes home and searches my room for Drugs and finds my Porn Collection.
At 14 and a half my respect for authority was shattered.
silverback mike said:
The proper offence is "Furious and wanton cycling"
Wonderful.
I was once pulled by the cops. I'd apparently achieved 48mph down a hill slipstreaming my mate in a camper. The vibration off the big off road tyres was shocking......
They caught me going up the hill the other side.....
Mr E said:
The proper offence is "Furious and wanton cycling"
Wonderful.
I was once pulled by the cops. I'd apparently achieved 48mph down a hill slipstreaming my mate in a camper. The vibration off the big off road tyres was shocking......
They caught me going up the hill the other side.....
48mph, that's good going
were you feeling like a furiously wanton cyclist? 
My bicycle speedo wouldn't read more than 48mph, but I saw the needle pressed hard against the stop once. No slipstreaming, just gravity...
"Follow that bicycle!" Brilliant!
will crash said:
I had the pleasure of nicking one of our local scumbags for furious cycling a few years back. I had to hitch a lift in a black cab to catch him...
"Follow that bicycle!" Brilliant!
Talking of cyclists having a "brush" with the law...
A few years back they were digging the road up in my home town and there was a set of temporary traffic lights. Lights are red and there is a queue of cars. Second car in the queue is a traffic car, and I am 2 cars further back with a grandstand view.
Along comes a would be Jason Queally from behind, on expensive racing bike and with all the lycra gear. Whizzes past the queue but gets cold feet when he spots the Police car. At this point the stream of oncoming traffic is just starting to come past so I guess he decides it's best not to squeeze through the gap to the front of the queue.
So he comes to rest exactly alongside Plod and goes to put his foot down. Unfortunately his foot jams in his fancy toe strap so he simply does a rather spectacular wobble then falls violently against the side of said Squad car, before sliding painfully down the door leaving gouges all the way from brake levers etc, before landing in a heap on the floor, still with his feet tangled up under the bike.
The wry grin on the face of the BiB as he got out and donned his cap lives with me to this day!
A few years back they were digging the road up in my home town and there was a set of temporary traffic lights. Lights are red and there is a queue of cars. Second car in the queue is a traffic car, and I am 2 cars further back with a grandstand view.
Along comes a would be Jason Queally from behind, on expensive racing bike and with all the lycra gear. Whizzes past the queue but gets cold feet when he spots the Police car. At this point the stream of oncoming traffic is just starting to come past so I guess he decides it's best not to squeeze through the gap to the front of the queue.
So he comes to rest exactly alongside Plod and goes to put his foot down. Unfortunately his foot jams in his fancy toe strap so he simply does a rather spectacular wobble then falls violently against the side of said Squad car, before sliding painfully down the door leaving gouges all the way from brake levers etc, before landing in a heap on the floor, still with his feet tangled up under the bike.
The wry grin on the face of the BiB as he got out and donned his cap lives with me to this day!
An honest-to-God true story:
Some years ago when my brother was in the RAF, he was cycling back from the pub to barracks with about 10 minutes left on his pass - came hooning down a long and reasonably steep hill only to get flagged by Plod at the bottom. Plod says 'Do you know why I've stopped you?' Brett says 'No' Plod says 'Do you know what speed you were doing?' Brett says 'Look at the speedo on my handlebars officer' Plod, looking at the bike, says 'There isn't a speedo on your handlebars' Brett says 'Well how the fack do you expect me to know how fast I was going then, you plank?' Plod nearly chokes, then sees the funny side and tells Brett to naff orf before he changes his mind.
>> Edited by loaf on Saturday 3rd July 08:40
Some years ago when my brother was in the RAF, he was cycling back from the pub to barracks with about 10 minutes left on his pass - came hooning down a long and reasonably steep hill only to get flagged by Plod at the bottom. Plod says 'Do you know why I've stopped you?' Brett says 'No' Plod says 'Do you know what speed you were doing?' Brett says 'Look at the speedo on my handlebars officer' Plod, looking at the bike, says 'There isn't a speedo on your handlebars' Brett says 'Well how the fack do you expect me to know how fast I was going then, you plank?' Plod nearly chokes, then sees the funny side and tells Brett to naff orf before he changes his mind.
>> Edited by loaf on Saturday 3rd July 08:40
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