[Rendel Harris]

London camera cyclists may be interested to know that, according to a response I’ve just received from the traffic public reporting team (after I said that if they wouldn’t tell me the outcome of a submission I would have to make an FOI request for it) that apparently “a project is underway and hopefully will be live in December 2024, where you will be able to view the results of Public Reporting traffic offences.” That would be a definite step forward if it comes to pass!

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[Rendel Harris]

Of course not! I will be

Of course not! I will be chasing up after Christmas, no point in doing so now as they will just point to “hopefully” and “in December”.

[wtjs]

We’re approaching half way

We’re approaching half way through December 24 now- any progress on the Met’s hopefully will be live in December 2024, where you will be able to view the results of Public Reporting traffic offences?

I’m compiling my evidence to APPGCW, and pointing out the great lengths the police go to in covering-up that they didn’t do anything about offences against cyclists. Lancashire refused to tell me, citing the usual GDPR distortion, while Northampton puts out huge lists of what happened in all their cases- you just have to know the reference number to find the relevant case on the published spreadsheet. So is the Carrick-Couzens Memorial Police Force going to come up with the promised counterpart to the Northampton scheme?

[wtjs]

I’m pleased to say I didn’t
I’m pleased to say I didn’t ‘do’ Latin, but I was also pleased to learn the origin of ‘laconic’

[Bungle_52]

Gloucestershire have told me

Gloucestershire have told me the outcomes to nearly all my reports. I have to wait 12 months to find out now whereas I got them immediately before 2023. They are rarely the outcomes I want but it just highlights the inconsistency between forces. Gloucestershire will now only send an advisory letter for a close pass no matter how close (used to be NFA until recently) but will tell you the outcome where as other forces are the exact opposite.

[jaymack]

Very good! And for that you
While I suspect the Met would prefer the term ‘caput tuum usque asinus tuus’ when refering to we cyclist you shall have have both a ‘like’ and a cheery comment just for brightening my Wednesday morning.

[David W]

Semper ubi sub ubi (nisi sub

Semper ubi sub ubi (nisi sub lycra?)

[momove]

Cheers for the lesson! Wasn’t
Cheers for the lesson! Wasn’t expecting one so was pleasantly surprised, especially getting to find the origin of “laconic”!

[wtjs]

after I said that if they

after I said that if they wouldn’t tell me the outcome of a submission I would have to make an FOI request for it

This has been discussed at length before, but it’s a lot to read. I don’t think the police are worried by threats to make FoI requests because they will simply refuse them. Here is the Information Commissioner’s Decision Notice on my attempt to expose the police lying about taking action over this case. They did essentially nothing- most likely a joke advice letter

https://upride.cc/incident/4148vz_travellerschoicecoach_closepass/

This proposed Met scheme to reveal all follows the Northamptonshire Police equivalent, which I was informed about by HoarseMann last year. There’s a mass of information in there, but without the reference you won’t find out much- nearly all of the offences against cyclists will be shown at the top end of the spreadsheet if it’s sorted ‘Ascending’ on the Offence Description column, but they’ll be hidden under the great mass of ‘Driving without due care and attention’ and you won’t be able to find ones involving cyclists. I haven’t spent much time on this because what I want is information on Lancashire Constabulary- and they’re prepared to spend an almost infinite amount of time and money on making sure I don’t get it.

[chrisonabike]

That is some rustic sashimi

That is some rustic sashimi there…

[hawkinspeter]

mdavidford wrote:

What about squirrels, though?

https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/squirrel-celeriac-lasagne-recipe

[jaymack]

Somehow “veni vidi erravi”

Somehow “veni vidi erravi” doesn’t have quite the same ring as the original. 

[brooksby]

brooksby wrote:

Erm…  “Caecilius est in horto.” 😉

It’s terrible – I did Latin at O level (got an A, IIRC).  I remember doing Virgil in the exam.  But now I’m reduced to this… 

[mdavidford]

chrisonabike wrote:

“Romans eat dormouse”?

What about squirrels, though?

[chrisonabike]

There’s a book that can help

There’s a book that can help you with that!  I can’t remember if it covers traffic jams on the Via Appia specifically but I’m sure there are some suitable phrases for addressing other road users.

[chrisonabike]

Try running it though a

Try running it though a spelling and grammar checker?

“Romans eat dormouse”?

I’m not sure that is relevant, but it is at least factually correct.  (Actually anything which helps to reduce rodent populations is probably a good idea).

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