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The list of unenforceable
The list of
unenforceabledecriminalised traffic offences also includes driving in a cycle lane…https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/18/schedule/7/part/4
I guess these get reported to the relevant council now?
Nice job! Enjoyed the
Nice job! Enjoyed the progress updates. Some good photos here and on your Strava; as someone who rides in a fairly flat area, I particularly liked the regular ‘biggest climb’ awards ?!
It looks to me as if the
It looks to me as if the pedestrian deliberately knocked the rider off, but it’s difficult to say for sure. What we can see from the streetview, is the pedestrian would have been able to see the rider coming from quite some distance, as the road is quite straight.
As pointed out by jh2727, vehicles can be expected on this road from 5pm and loading/disabled vehicles prior to this time, so it’s not exclusively pedestrianised. Add to that the wet conditions, with a covered walkway available to the pedestrians left side and I do wonder why this pedestrian was walking in the road – they didn’t appear to be crossing the street.
Seeing some footage a few seconds prior would be interesting, to see if the pedestrian moved from the pavement into the road; a deliberate action in order to obstruct the rider perhaps? They could have seen them coming from some way off.
The hand behind the back is perhaps telling too – almost like they were primed to lash out. I guess this wasn’t probed too much, as it was the rider being prosecuted, not the pedestrian.
Irrespective of the actions of the pedestrian, it was dangerous driving.
It’s an interesting one this.
It’s an interesting one this. I do think there are ‘shades of Auriol Grey’ to it.
The location looks to be here:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/dSssfk6dZMtivTfm7It’s a pedestrianised street that allows motorised vehicles for loading and disabled access, overnight between 5pm and 10:30am. The timestamp on the video is 16:55, so a pedestrian might expect vehicles to be using that street around the time of the incident.
Now, clearly this is an illegal motorbike being driven carelessly (if not dangerously), due to the excessive speed. The risks are orders of magnitude greater than a cyclist riding carefully on a shared pavement (or regular pavement). There is a line where force can be used to prevent a crime from occuring, but it’s questionable whether this meets that bar.
If this pedestrian did deliberately knock the rider off their bike and the rider was very seriously injured or killed, then was that use of force proportionate? We would only find out if it had gone to court, but I suspect the pedestrian could have been in a whole heap of trouble.
How about a lightweight-ish
How about a lightweight-ish suspension fork? Like a Lauf or Roxshox Rudy?
Maybe this…
Maybe this…
https://www.college.police.uk/app/roads-policing/police-pursuits#pursuit-management
Although some information is in a ‘tactics directory’ that is not publicly accessible (makes sense, you don’t want the scrotes to know all the things the police might consider doing!).
I also wonder what this trip
I also wonder what this trip involved and whether use of a 4×4 was really necessary?
Spotted this in a news feed..
Spotted this in a news feed…
It’s likely to be a Li-ion
It’s likely to be a Li-ion battery. As such, it will age, but you ought to get several years service out of it. Lots of information here:
In 2020, small wearable batteries deliver about 300 cycles whereas modern smartphones have a cycle life requirement is 800 cycles and more.
For example, here’s a comparison of two iPads, the one with 443 charge cycles is like brand new. But the one with 771 cycles can only hold a maximum of 65% of its original charge. That said, at 5 years old, 65% capacity is still perfectly useable.
Yes, I think they have failed
Yes, I think they have failed in their duty of care to you here and I would pursue compensation.
You will need to report the theft (if not done so already) with BTP https://www.btp.police.uk/ to get a crime number.
It might also be worth registering it on the lost property website in case the thief dumps it: https://www.lostproperty.org/ and on https://www.bikeregister.com/
Avanti’s website notes that a ticket is required to access the ‘secure’ area for bike storage and they will assist in retrieving your bicycle, that sounds like responsibility to me:
https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/travel-information/onboard/bikes
PICTURE: Keen cyclist Michael van Earp receiving his camera from Sgt Stoggins of Humberside and Lincolnshire policeI like how they balanced it out with this sentence (although we all know in reality the illegal behaviour is very unbalanced between modes of transport):
“video footage sent to Operation Snap showing inappropriate driving and cycling behaviour and raise convictions.”
Perhaps in this picture, we could have Rishi in the background framing this as an initiative to clamp down on illegal cycling, but any illegal driving captured would also be considered for prosecution. Fair’s fair and all that.
For a while cycling was the
For a while cycling was the new golf. So maybe Golf knickers could be the new cycling knickers? They are at least, ahem, hi-vis…
There’s an even longer
There’s an even longer trailer in the youtube video!
I actually quite like it, far rather that than a sprinter van. Going by the video, it’s not exactly speedy, needs that 500W motor upgrade!The pedals look to be either hydraulic linked or turning a generator. I think the EAPC regs stipulate that the bike must be able to be propelled by pedals alone. I do wonder if this would comply.
It would make a great luxury bike camper for cycle touring (as long as you weren’t in a hurry!).
Ashby councillor challenges
Ashby councillor challenges Lidl application to build new store on Ashfield House site – amid fears of adding to ‘gridlock’
surely that won’t happen, just look at all the cycle parking… oh, wait
This pickup is outside the pub 100 yards from Garstang Police Station yet again tonightAt least the horn is not working, that’s something to be thankful for!
