"Graculus" wrote in message
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> "TimB" wrote in message
> news:ee1705fb-4419-4fe8-910e-9ea9f0b3270e@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> > What's the law on cycling the wrong way up a one way street? A few
> > days ago, I was walking home, and saw two people on white Police
> > cycles, wearing hi vis jackets with POLICE emblazoned on the back,
> > travelling at a very leisurely pace, the wrong way round a local one
> > way system, on the pavement. It may or may not have said "Community
> > Support Officer" in smaller writing underneath.
> >
> > Unfortunately, I was too far behind the officers to challenge them
> > about their behaviour. I managed to get a few photos on my phone, but
> > they're very poor quality and wouldn't allow for identification. What
> > would be the best route to take to report these officers? As a
> > cyclist, I despise inconsiderate cycling at the best of times, but
> > from people who are a) supposed to be enforcing the law, and b) whose
> > inconsiderate cycling is much more noticable because of their
> > position, it's unacceptable.
> >
> > If this was a normal cyclist, what would be the expected penalty if
> > caught doing this?
>
> Cycling on the pavement is illegal, whether in the direction of the
traffic
> on the road or not (unless signed otherwise, e.g. shared cycle/pedestrian
> path).
> If on the roadway itself, then cycling the wrong way down a one-way street
> is just as illegal as if done in a car.
> I would say something to them about it, and not politely, or take a
picture and sendit to the paper, asking is this the way to enforce the law
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