Cyclists flout rules on Hove seafront

bad attitude, inconsiderate lawbreaking gets as usual

"oblivious to the fact that they were breaking the rules" yeah right, "I
can break the rules because I'm a cyclist" more like

lets see whether troll mason has a go at the cyclists, my guess is not, i
wonder why?????

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/92412...Hove_seafront/

Cyclists flout rules on Hove seafront

3:40pm Friday 9th September 2011

Cyclists are repeatedly flouting the rules on riding their bikes on the
seafront leading to confrontations with pedestrians.

A Sussex Police officer patrolling Hove seafront said the biggest cause of
complaints in the area was cycling along King’s Esplanade and Western
Esplanade, despite a large number of signposts indicating the no cycling
area.

Local byelaws state that cyclists should stick to the cycle path running
along Kingsway as bikes are banned from the seafront promenade.

Writing on his blog, PCSO Nick Packham said that on one morning patrol he
encountered four pedestrians complaining about cyclists and had to speak
to 12 cyclists who were oblivious the fact that they were breaking the
rules.

Conservative ward councillor Brian Oxley agreed there was a problem but
didn’t think changing the seafront layout was the solution.

He said: “There’s an important safety issue because if a cyclist did go
into someone there, it could be quite a serious incident.

“There is a perfectly usable cycle lane in that area and cyclists should
use it.

“I don’t think moving the cycle lane is the answer, people are not coming
to me saying we need to do something different but we need to enforce the
current system.”

On 10/09/2011 10:31, mercury adamson wrote:

bad attitude, inconsiderate lawbreaking gets as usual
"oblivious to the fact that they were breaking the rules" yeah right, "I
can break the rules because I'm a cyclist" more like
lets see whether troll mason has a go at the cyclists, my guess is not, i
wonder why?????

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/92412...Hove_seafront/

Cyclists flout rules on Hove seafront
3:40pm Friday 9th September 2011
Cyclists are repeatedly flouting the rules on riding their bikes on the
seafront leading to confrontations with pedestrians.
A Sussex Police officer patrolling Hove seafront said the biggest cause of
complaints in the area was cycling along King’s Esplanade and Western
Esplanade, despite a large number of signposts indicating the no cycling
area.
Local byelaws state that cyclists should stick to the cycle path running
along Kingsway as bikes are banned from the seafront promenade.
Writing on his blog, PCSO Nick Packham said that on one morning patrol he
encountered four pedestrians complaining about cyclists and had to speak
to 12 cyclists who were oblivious the fact that they were breaking the
rules.

As you say, that might be their response, but as we all already know,
ignorance is and can be no defence.

Just imagine what would happen to a car-driver driving over the same ground.

Would his protestation "Sorry, officer, I had no idea it was illegal to drive
along here - I was oblivious to it" cut any ice? Should it?

If it wouldn't, why should it with a cyclist (who, in a current and nearby
thread, are claimed - somewhat implausibly it now seems - to be among the
most intelligent of citizens)?