Which is the worse Ferrari?; 18-time British national champion alleges racism; Rui Costa criticised for use of the arm in Saudi Tour; A bike ribbed for your pleasure; Jeremy Vine on driverless cars; One lane, 39 seconds, 100 commuters

The Washington Times reports that parking enforcement officers are going to start taking photos of vehicles that are stopped in bike lanes. They’ll then send those photos to the owners, along with a $150 fine.

A spokesperson for motoring organisation AAA Mid-Atlantic, described the change as “gangsterism in the name of traffic safety.”

They reckon that badly-designed streets force taxis and delivery vehicles to stop in bike lanes because stopping anywhere else would be unsafe.

Looks like the driver was just dropping something off to someone. Parallel parking to do so would clearly have been impossible. It’s okay though since it was “just for a minute.” Leaving the bike lane on 11th St SE isn’t fun #bikedc #visionzero pic.twitter.com/LOVFYD6LsG

— Cars In Bike Lanes DC (@bikelanes_dc) February 4, 2020

We imagine the points will have more impact than the fine.

👮🏻‍♂️: "Please put down your phone"

🙍🏻‍♂️: "Go and catch the drug dealers and rapists"

👮🏻‍♂️: "More people die on the roads, have a ticket" 🤦🏻‍♂️

6 points. £200 fine. pic.twitter.com/3y2cGrRUig

— PC Harry Rance (@PCHarryRance) February 5, 2020

Former world champion and race leader Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates) has been criticised by fellow riders for raising an arm to NTT Pro Cycling's Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg with a little over 10km to go on Stage 2.

The Dutch rider fell into his team-mate, Enrico Gasparotto, who also went down, along with a number of other riders.

Writing on Twitter, Gasparotto said the move was “not fair,” adding: “Hands MUST stay on handlebar."

Roman Kreuziger, who also rides for NTT Pro Cycling, also weighed in, expressing his hope that the footage would come to the attention of the UCI: “I think using hands is not correct, even having leader jersey!”

You can see the incident for yourself here.

Costa said that the move was only to protect himself and said he and Van Rensburg had since cleared the air.

“Feeling sad about the crash during the stage of the mate from NTT, which led to the accidental crash of other riders.

“I would like to clarify that it was Van Rensburg who accidentally came to my side and my gesture was to protect myself from crash.

“After the stage, Van Rensburg came personally to our bus to clarify that this situation happened due to a team mate touch him and his gesture is really appreciated.

“Everything is clear to both of us and hope it's also to everybody.

“Thanks for all your support.”

CYCLISTS - a poll on a crucial issue - Is it OK to draft a hearse?

— Grunshaw (@MrGrunshaw) February 6, 2020

So weird.

So, so weird.

What possible reason is there for having a cassette on the front wheel?

Outside a chiropractor office. from r/bikecommuting

What about all the driverless cars?

My latest cartoon for tomorrow's @Telegraph

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— Matt Cartoons (@MattCartoonist) February 5, 2020

Features the strongest of language pretty much throughout.

So @stuie_w123 blocked me - but here’s his deleted video @gmpolice please act before this dangerous idiot hurts someone. pic.twitter.com/ZleWridBB0

— Freddie Jackson (@John_Clarke_79) February 5, 2020

Russell Williams, an 18-time British National Champion and an early mentor to Sir Bradley Wiggins, says he did everything that was asked of him to be selected for the Olympics – but he never got to compete.

Speaking from his home in Adelaide, South Australia, the now 58-year-old says that he was continually overlooked because he is black.

You can hear Williams’ story in the video below.

The video arose from research conducted by Dr Marlon Moncrieffe of Brighton University and is part of an exhibition called Made in Britain: Uncovering the Life Histories of Black-British Champions in Cycling.

The exhibition invites people to consider representation at elite level in cycling, amidst concepts of nationalism, 'race' and racism and asks whether this is a microcosm of how racial inequalities function in all aspects of wider society.

Contacted by Cycling Tips about Williams’ allegations, a British Cycling spokesperson said: “Russell’s comments are deeply concerning and we will be inviting him to talk with British Cycling and discuss his experiences in more detail.

“Bigotry of any kind is wholly unacceptable and we urge anyone in our sport who believes they have been treated unfairly because of their ethnicity to contact our compliance team at compliance [at] britishcycling.org.uk. Cycling must reflect the diversity of the society which supports it and we are committed to ensuring the sport in this country is welcoming to all.”

1,500 cars per lane per hour is apparently the going rate.

It would take a 6 lane road to get these 100 cyclists through in 39 seconds in cars. #London
vid @E14Cyclistpic.twitter.com/ZpFH8fDR7J

— Urban Planning & Mobility (@urbanthoughts11) February 5, 2020