OG wrote:
> "John Wright" wrote in message
> news:ptCdna999awym7fV4p2dnAA@pipex.net...
>> 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?
I wouldn't. I think the only time I might was if someone was way over
the speed limit in a sensitive place, like outside a school at chucking
out time.
> 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.
It is indeed. I suspect that's why a lot of people don't like speed
cameras - they show no discretion.
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John Wright
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