On May 13, 8:38 pm, "OG" wrote:
> "TimB" wrote in message
>
> news:ee1705fb-4419-4fe8-910e-9ea9f0b3270e@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
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> > 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?
There were a number of pedestrians using the pavement, which is not a
shared cycleway. The officers passed from behind without giving any
indication that they were there. Compared to many other cyclists,
nothing out of the ordinary. Considering that they should know better
- yes, they were being inconsiderate. |