Dog eats bike (no, really); Cycling banned on Hampstead Heath because of coronavirus; No Mark Cavendish at the Tour de France; Tour boss calls for all spectators to wear masks; Sheffield bike shop hit twice by same thief say police are ‘uninterested’+more
SUMMARY
Why protestors D-locked themselves to Regent's Park gates yesterday
Yesterday we reported how protestors enraged at motor traffic in the park had D-locked themselves to the Regent’s Park gates.
Here’s an explainer on why they did that.
A short video clip of today’s @XRebellionUK protest to stop through traffic entering #RegentsPark.
We need to deal with transport, the largest emitting greenhouse gas sector in the UK. We need to deal with it quickly. pic.twitter.com/WLmwKTPwGD
— Caspar Hughes (@countcaspargh) August 20, 2020
Sheffield bike shop hit twice by the same thief say police are ‘uninterested’
A Sheffield bike shop hit twice by the same thief in 10 days say they are bewildered at the lack of action by South Yorkshire Police after they ‘virtually handed the case on a plate to officers’.
The Star reports that CCTV cameras at Giant Store Sheffield twice captured footage of the same man trying to steal a carbon mountain bike worth £4,000.
After cutting a hole in the fire door with an angle grinder at around 4am on July 6, the man was unable to dislodge the bike from its stand and fled with the alarm ringing.
He returned on July 16 but was unable to get in because of enhanced security measures.
Both incidents were reported to South Yorkshire Police along with a clear CCTV image of the suspect’s face and the registration plate for a white VW caddy van he was seen driving.
South Yorkshire Police say it is an active investigation, but business owner Chris James – who says he has spent at least £5,000 on repairs and improving security – doesn’t feel enough is being done.
“We feel absolutely amazed and bewildered. The heartache and the damage caused, the worry of being attacked again has been horrible.
“I can’t believe we have done so much to give the police information to hopefully sort the criminal out and it just seems to have been ignored and not acted on.”
A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “This is very much an active investigation. Officers conducting enquiries have carried out extensive CCTV trawls to identify the suspect and locate the vehicle involved.
“We have kept in regular contact with the victim and kept them updated of all developments since the initial report was made. Burglary enquiries can be lengthy but we will always try our best to ensure those responsible are brought to justice and our victims are supported.”
However, store manager Andy is unimpressed.
An officer told him police had identified a suspect and invited him to attend a voluntary interview – but later cancelled it due to other priorities.
“It’s just been a farce,” said Andy. “Trying to get some progressive communications off them has been very, very difficult.
“We’re concerned it could be a weekly thing because our industry, over the last three months, has been massively successful.”
He added: “We did all the investigation work. The frustration we feel is at any time this guy could come back and have another go at us.
“We’ve been left out on a limb. You just feel the police aren’t interested. Enough’s enough, we are incredibly frustrated.”
Car use in London almost back to pre-lockdown levels
We reported on this yesterday.
Here’s a visual.
There are only ~20 people in that massive queue. Shows how wasteful private car use is. https://t.co/4NQhyDgoTB
— ⚫ CyclingMikey aka Bike Gandalf 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇿🇼 (@MikeyCycling) August 21, 2020
Zagreb's Refuse Collector’s Bicycle Race
Yes please.
Bike racing is back. Yesterday the capital city of Zagreb in Croatia held their annual Traditional Refuse Collector’s Bicycle Race. pic.twitter.com/nNhHun5Psu
— Adam Tranter (@adamtranter) August 20, 2020
Illinois woman demands black cyclists show 'passes' to sit on public pier
“A verbal dispute turned physical over what appeared to be a disagreement of the need for a Winnetka beach pass,” said police about an apparently racist incident in Illinois where a woman confronted three cyclists who she didn’t feel should be allowed on a public pier.
Otis Campbell told the Chicago Tribune that he, his cousin and a friend had just finished a 15-mile bike ride at Winnetka Pier when Irene Donoshaytis approached them and asked them for their passes.
“She says, ‘This is America. This is America, you can’t do this. I’m from Winnetka. You need to go back where you’re from,’” he said.
She then went over to the Winnetka Park District attendant monitoring the beach to take the matter up with her.
The attendant told her that while the beach was private, the pier was public. Donoshaytis asked her to call her manager.
In a video shot by Campbell, she can be heard saying, “It’s not public. For people who live in Winnetka and we pay for it.”
charged a racist a #Karen today in Winnetka, IL. after she racially profiled us. note, this is after she aggressively told us to leave because we weren’t allowed on the public peer without “parking passes”. #KarensGoneWild #KarenOfTheDay @NewsClapper https://t.co/cRvipRntRU pic.twitter.com/Cc2JVMrTOX
— BREAKINGNEWSUS (@amy18281154) August 18, 2020
When Campbell laughs, she says to him, “Are you crazy? What, you want to kill me? No? It feels like it.”
“Why would I want to kill you? Is it because I’m black?” asks Campbell.
“Yes,” says Donoshaytis.
At the point at which the video ends, Campbell says Donoshaytis hit his arm twice, leaving a bruise.
Winnetka police arrived and Donoshaytis was arrested and charged with battery.
Campbell believes that based on her comments, Donoshaytis’ charges should also include hate crimes.
He also said that he was disappointed that responding officers didn’t approach him first but instead went to Donoshaytis to see if she needed help.
“It’s not saying that they didn’t do their job right. It’s just showing the world that this is an extremely toxic place when it comes to race,” he said.
What appears to be the start of the confrontation was caught in a video shot by someone else.
This is just some tri-dimensional bullshit,I feel like I’ve just entered the twilight zone. Fucking feral cave ass beast melanin deficient Russian Karen bothering Black People relaxing on a pier in Winnetka/Illinois asking them for a pass even tho they have bicycles,retarded💩🥴 pic.twitter.com/5EhAvFL035
— Nomad for Life❤Plane,Car,Train And Camels❤ (@Vanessa60926573) August 19, 2020
Your feelings on South Yorkshire Police's response to the attempted theft
We’re not entirely sure. It’s very subtle. Do we detect just the very faintest whiff of broader cynicism in your comments about the police response to the attempted theft from Giant Store Sheffield?
Yet another reminder that cycle lanes are HELPFUL for the emergency services
An ambulance in London today demonstrating that protected cycle infrastructure can be helpful for emergency services. Unlike cars sitting in a jam, people on bikes using the lane were able to easily move out of the way for it pic.twitter.com/XT2e5sSAH9
— Jon Stone (@joncstone) August 20, 2020
Tour de France boss calls for all spectators to wear masks
L’Equipe reports that Christian Prudhomme, the director of the Tour de France, has a simple message for those intending to attend the race at the side of the road this year.
“For the spectators, on the road, there is clearly no question. I love cycling, I love the Tour. Common sense indicates that you have to wear a mask, even if the formal obligation to do so depends on the prefects of the 32 departments the race passes through.”
Speaking earlier in the month at the Route d’Occitanie, Trek-Segafredo’s Julien Bernard had observed: “People do not realise that when they come to shout to encourage us from 40 away, there is a risk.”
“Riding a bike didn’t help me, but the people I met riding did”
This film was made for MR PORTER Health In Mind, an initiative dedicated to helping men lead happier lives.
In the film, Cerrone wears a jersey from MR PORTER’s collection from Rapha. All net profits from the sale of this collection will be donated to MR PORTER’s Health In Mind fund, powered by Movember.
More on Cerrone’s story and the Rapha + MR PORTER Health in Mind collection here.
Dog eats (through) bike
Dogs and bikes! pic.twitter.com/Ij1Uek2q9C
— ProCyclingStats.com (@ProCyclingStats) August 21, 2020
Imagine having to write that insurance claim…
No Cav at this year's Tour
Mark Cavendish will not be racing the Tour de France.
The last time he rode was 2018.
The last time he finished was 2015.
We’re proud to reveal our squad for the @LeTour.
🇪🇸 @MikelLandaMeana
🇪🇸 @PelloBilbao1990
🇮🇹 @CarusoDamiano
🇮🇹 @sonnycolbrelli
🇦🇹 @mhaller91
🇸🇮 @matmohoric
🇳🇱 @WoutPoels
🇪🇸 @RafaVallsFerri #RideAsOne #TDF2020➡️ https://t.co/qeRlTRl6ZP pic.twitter.com/DIIppouu71
— Team Bahrain McLaren (@BahrainMcLaren) August 21, 2020
Speaking in May, team principal Rod Ellingworth – who coached Cavendish as a teenager as he came up through the British Cycling system and later masterminded his 2011 road world championship victory – said: “He doesn’t have automatic selection and he doesn’t want it.
“He doesn’t want it just handed to him. But we made an agreement that if he was winning races that would be enough to go to the Tour.
“Unfortunately that changes, and with so little racing beforehand it cuts his chances of being able to prove he’s back at a decent level.”
Adam Yates signs for Ineos
It’s all go this afternoon.
The INEOS Grenadiers are excited to announce the signing of @AdamYates7 on a two-year deal.
Welcome Adam!
— Team INEOS (@TeamINEOS) August 21, 2020
More to follow.
21 August 2020, 08:04
21 August 2020, 08:04
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@Accessibility for all Reducing the speeds wouldn't have helped in this case as the driver was reported doing 65 in a 40 zone on the approach to the junction, his driving described by the witnesses as erratic and evidently had no intention to stop to give way even though he had been warned by the passenger who apparently shouted "bike" three times just before the collision. He would have likely flown through that junction even if it was traffic light controlled with a red light for him at the time. In my own experience the entire area i.e. east of Lymm towards Warburton and along Dunham Road all the way up to Altrincham and past into Hale Barns, all those wealthy, posh settlements around Manchester Airport are best avoided by road cyclists. A disproportionally high number of psycho drivers must for some reason live in that area because every single time I went there on my road bike in the past, I either got harassed myself or witnessed proper dickhead driving - speeding, close passes, overtaking into oncoming traffic or round a blind bend, accelerating towards pedestrians already crossing the road, you name it. I gave up road cycling in that area years ago and only use the local TPT these days.
In respect of the murder charge: based on him hitting Mr Mullins and making no attempt to help him (this killing him), how would the case compare to a hit and run driver who seriously injures or kills a cyclist, knowingly, and flees the scene without helping? Would this make the cut for a murder charge? Or is there something very different going on here that I’m missing? Genuinely curious because I don’t recall there being a murder charge before for this kind of thing unless it was premeditated. In fact, in my experience most cases like this seem to go the opposite way - where the driver can merely say the sun was in their eyes and get away with a slap on the hands.
@Rendel Harris...and there was me dishing out the praise!
@polainm He must also be an already hardened criminal. It wasn't mentioned during the court proceedings to avoid influencing the jurors and ensuring he had a fair trial, but he had been released from prison shortly before this incident and was couch surfing at his cousin's house days before. Just look at his face, he's only 35, but looks older than his victim who was 56. Must have spent half his adult life in prison.
@jaymack They did offer him manslaughter though but he declined to plead guilty. Without wanting to seem curmudgeonly, yes great that they preferred the most serious charges but hard to see how they could have done differently considering that Richardson got out of the car, saw Mr Mullins was stuck underneath and then got back in and carried on. That clearly moved it above anything that falls under death by dangerous driving.
@thrawed Agree - the UK winters are utterly grim; grey, wet & windy. Not the type of weather you really want to go out and ride. Everything get covered in filth, and takes time to clean it after a ride. Oh for colder, drier & crisper days which can be enjoyable to be out in.
@ymm In my view, lax sentencing of dangerous drivers, especially where cyclists are involved, makes the judge, jury and CPS complicit in UK driver culture. This driver is a sociopath.
@Mr Blackbird i reckon the libido is a bit overrated. I'd let that go rather than a limb or a nice bike.
There are a number of armchair prosecutors on this site who happily heap criticism on the CPS for the decisions they make, sometimes deservedly so. I note that none of them have so far applauded the over worked, under paid specialist prosecutor at the regional Complex Casework Unit who successfully took this to trial. It would have been easy to accept guilty plea to a lesser charge, but she didn't - thank you.
The force also noted that almost all of these serious collisions occurred in 30mph zones where, police claim, “drivers feel most comfortable and familiar in their local area”. Yes, my neighbourhood is a 30mph zone, and the residents have become so comfortable and familiar with it that they feel comfortable with exceeding the limit with regular aplomb, parking in the most ridiculous of places and overtaking parked cars into the path of oncoming vehicles (despite those vehicle having bright lights) 🙄
16 thoughts on “Dog eats bike (no, really); Cycling banned on Hampstead Heath because of coronavirus; No Mark Cavendish at the Tour de France; Tour boss calls for all spectators to wear masks; Sheffield bike shop hit twice by same thief say police are ‘uninterested’+more”
Regarding the Sheffield bike
Regarding the Sheffield bike shop repeated attempted theft – they need to understand that it was at worst a “near miss” since nothing was taken and nobody died. Moreover, as to their CCTV footage, that just makes them a “witness” so I’m surprised the police even bother talking to them. Honestly, what do they expect? /s
“After cutting a hole in the
“After cutting a hole in the fire door with an angle grinder at around 4am on July 6, the man was unable to dislodge the bike from its stand and fled with the alarm ringing.”
So no crime committed?
Think you missed the /s
Think you missed the /s
Criminal Damage.
Criminal Damage.
Trespass
Attempted Burglary
Three there for starters…
Edit, and I missed the question mark on the reply….
AlsoSomniloquism wrote:
Please don’t perpetuate the myth that trespass is criminal. People fought long and hard to make that not so. What you mean is breaking and entering.
visionset wrote:
Please don’t perpetuate the myth that trespass is criminal. People fought long and hard to make that not so. What you mean is breaking and entering.— AlsoSomniloquism
But there is a consultation on making trespass criminal rather than civil, isn’t there? (mainly to allow the police to get involved in unauthorised Traveller stops, I suspect).
consultation has closed and
consultation has closed and it’s being considered. let’s hope it doesn’t end up a sledgehammer.
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/strengthening-police-powers-to-tackle-unauthorised-encampments
In thought there was a
In thought there was a Criminal Trespass, but thanks for putting me right. Although my intitial post wasn’t needed anyway as I thought the poster was denying crimilaity occured but was instead questioning Sriracha’s post not noticing that was sarcastic.
Trespass in itself isn’t
Trespass in itself isn’t (currently*) a criminal offence, but there are numerous criminal offences in which trespass is an essential element – see https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/trespass-and-nuisance-land
*There was a consultation on expanding police powers with regards to trespass. As I recall it was puported to focus on traveller encampments but as many organisations noted at the time, some of the proposed powers would have criminalised other forms of tresspass, wildcamping etc. As far as I can tell, we are still waiting for the results of the consultation (and any subsequent actual law changes). https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/strengthening-police-powers-to-tackle-unauthorised-encampments
sure
sure 🙂
You are, of course, quite
You are, of course, quite right – he probably didn’t see the door in front of his angle grinder and then didn’t steal the bicycle. He might have been using a phone too, but that would have been hands free because he was holding an angle grinder. So that’s alright too.
I guess the dog misunderstood
I guess the dog misunderstood when it was told “Stay!”.
mdavidford wrote:
Steel frames for dog owners?
Err, obviously cyclists cause
Err, obviously cyclists cause coronovirus, but what on earth has clearing up dog poop got to do with this worldwide pandemic, or any government guidance meant to prevent it?
And litter and BBQs….
ktache wrote:
I think it might be that coronavirus is, according to that unimpeachable source, Donald Trump, the China virus; most bike frames come from China, and are therefore infected, so preventing cyclists from riding on the heath is saving the human race.
Clear?
If not, drink wine until it is. Or it isn’t; like I care.
The sign on Hampstead Heath:
The sign on Hampstead Heath: depends where it is as most of the Heath is out of bounds to cycles. If it’s on one of the sections where cycling is permissible then I shall sort that out myself. During the early lock down the Residents’ Association on a road adjacent to Hampstead Heath which is used by many cyclist as a quiet, safe route put up some huge yellow, professionally made signs (and I mean big) that said all the usual ‘save the NHS’, ‘save lives’ by . . . . “Cyclists do not spit, cyclists do not ride ride more than 10mph, cyclists ride in single file, cyclists care for other road users. If you don’t like it take your bike elsewhere. Protect our NHS”
I first saw this sign when i was riding a cargo bike full of repair gear as I had just been servicing bikes for NHS staff in central London (unpaid). I was effing furious. Unlike these nasty locals I was doing something to help not putting up signs ‘blaming’ cyclists for spreading Covid. Anyway, I went and got some spray paint. And decorated the signs. They were cleaned the first time – but then they had to give up as I kept decorating the signs.