Pushing your bike along in Derby city centre? The law would like a word...

@alatronic, to be fair to Cycle Derby I think they meant a cycle ring *route*, which has been in the planning for some time. Derby has had a ring *road* for a long time (& it is one of the most cycle-unfriendly roads in the UK, IMO)

with the same logic the police should stop all car drivers, even those driving within the speed limits and safely, and 'remind' them about the speed limits and how to drive safely - what a waste of time

Are disability carriages allowed in PEDESTRIAN zones? As the bobbies are out on the street are they also nicking litter louts and warning other citizens that they shouldn't drop litter, just in case they are thinking of doing so?

In reality it is hard to criticise this as in reality cyclists are breaking by laws. It just takes the biscuit that people pushing bikes have also been talked to.

I really am getting fed up of cyclists being what to me seems to be nothing short of victimised. The Daily Mail brigade see us in the same light as immigrants and "terrorists". I just don't understand the hatred.

This is my my usual route to work with hardly anybody about. Through the market place (to right of pic), Cornmarket and up St Peters Street. I don't come home that way or at other times of the day because it is busy with pedestrians. But you still see young eejits flying down St Peters St round pedestrians ruining it for all of us.

It has been one way 'down' the hill for years but loads of us rode up at 7.30ish or earlier or late at night with few people about. A council source once told me that the council wanted to introduce bike taxi's like you see in London but this meant St Peter's St would be open two way for bike traffic. The old and disabled community didn't want it....

Another 9 weeks and I will not need to worry about getting to work:-)

Here in Hull, the police regularly drive around the no vehicles pedestrian areas in their cars, driving through a no entry sign to get there. They drive in all of the bus only lanes as well.

I love the way that they think a better ring road is going to help things for people who are riding into the centre. Good logic there friend!

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blue-rinse Hondas

I believe that is actually a new model in the 2011 Honda range.

"It's funny how those old dears don't mention the parking and inconsiderate driving I see in the town every time I'm there"

Try and walk or cycle past the Gala Bingo Hall in my home town and the pavement and double-yellows are strewn with blue-badge, blue-rinse Hondas, Protons and Wagon-R's left like Stevie Wonder has done the valet parking.

I can't see the harm in reinforcing the public's knowledge of regulations. We've complained for years about not having enough bobbies on the beat, now here they are going about things in a friendly manner - I don't think anyone has complained of harassment - and still it proves to be a source for complaint. Now they've proved they have the resources to tackle cyclists, perhaps the police would next like to do something equally visible to improve awareness to motorists of their own responsibilities.

Why hassle people pushing their bikes? Just in case they are thinking of committing a crime, perhaps.

A similar 'zero tolerance' policy was announced in Shrewsbury after complaints by old biddies at a Local Joint Committee meeting (aka Old People's Grumbling Forum. My wife has been to two on behalf of the allotment committee and they are very petty). I have no idea if resources have been allocated to this action or whether West Mercia punted out a press release and then got on with business as usual.

It's funny how those old dears don't mention the parking and inconsiderate driving I see in the town every time I'm there. Although I don't think riding on the pavement is terribly clever, particularly if it intimidates pedestrians, I'm not surprised people do it with the density and speed of traffic in the town centre.

So with that logic the police should stop all pedestrians and warn them about riding a bike through the centre should they ever choose to and also to drivers, they may have a bike at home...wouldnt want you to ride it through the centre sir.

Wierd and not exactly an effective use of police resources in my opinion