"John Wright" wrote in message
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> OG wrote:
>> "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.
>>
>> Was it particuarly inconsiderate to anyone?
>
> Does that particularly matter? If you drive a car past a speed camera at
> times a few mph over the speed limit when it won't particularly be
> inconsiderate to anyone - e.g. at 2 in the morning, you will still get a
> ticket.
But would you shop someone who you spotted doing it if there wasn't a
camera?
In law, no it doesn't make a difference, but whether the full power of the
law should be applied in every case is an interesting civil liberties
question.
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