One more success for the War on Terror (tm)

Thanks to the heightened security all over London, I've been lucky
enough to be stopped in Finsbury Park, on the way back from work, for
"speeding". Two officers, probably resting from a hard day chasing
international terrorists and generally protecting the Western world,
stopped me for cycling at more than twice the speed limit - and I was
going uphill!

Well, I felt chuffed with myself for a few seconds, until they informed
me that the speed limit was 5 mph. I mean, what's the friggin' point? I
WALK at over 5 mph!

Thank heavens for my strong Italian accent and my trusty "I'ma sorree
officera, I dinta knowa thera wasa a limita". Or perhaps they were just
taking the p*ss, I can't really believe they would fine me for cycling
uphill at 15 mph...

Eugenio Mastroviti wrote:
Thanks to the heightened security all over London, I've been lucky
enough to be stopped in Finsbury Park, on the way back from work, for
"speeding". Two officers, probably resting from a hard day chasing
international terrorists and generally protecting the Western world,
stopped me for cycling at more than twice the speed limit - and I was
going uphill!

Well, I felt chuffed with myself for a few seconds, until they informed
me that the speed limit was 5 mph. I mean, what's the friggin' point? I
WALK at over 5 mph!

Thank heavens for my strong Italian accent and my trusty "I'ma sorree
officera, I dinta knowa thera wasa a limita". Or perhaps they were just
taking the p*ss, I can't really believe they would fine me for cycling
uphill at 15 mph...

afaik, speed limits at 5mph increments aren't enforceable, as there's no
requirement for speedometers to actaully show 5mph increments.

though i could be talking rubbish...

barry wrote:
Eugenio Mastroviti wrote:
Thanks to the heightened security all over London, I've been lucky
enough to be stopped in Finsbury Park, on the way back from work, for
"speeding". Two officers, probably resting from a hard day chasing
international terrorists and generally protecting the Western world,
stopped me for cycling at more than twice the speed limit - and I was
going uphill!

Well, I felt chuffed with myself for a few seconds, until they
informed me that the speed limit was 5 mph. I mean, what's the
friggin' point? I WALK at over 5 mph!

Thank heavens for my strong Italian accent and my trusty "I'ma sorree
officera, I dinta knowa thera wasa a limita". Or perhaps they were
just taking the p*ss, I can't really believe they would fine me for
cycling uphill at 15 mph...

afaik, speed limits at 5mph increments aren't enforceable, as there's
no requirement for speedometers to actaully show 5mph increments.

though i could be talking rubbish...

Haven't we established in the past that speed limits are for motor vehicles,
and there is no requirement on cyclists to even measure our speed, never
mind curtail it?
--


Martin Bulmer

As far as I know you can be prosecuted and fined, points on your
driving licence etc. for speeding on your bike. Not sure what happens
if you don't have a driving licence. I can't be bothered to check the
back pages of my Highway Code so I'm prepared to be shown wrong.

Martin Bulmer wrote:
barry wrote:
Eugenio Mastroviti wrote:
Thanks to the heightened security all over London, I've been lucky
enough to be stopped in Finsbury Park, on the way back from work, for
"speeding". Two officers, probably resting from a hard day chasing
international terrorists and generally protecting the Western world,
stopped me for cycling at more than twice the speed limit - and I was
going uphill!

Well, I felt chuffed with myself for a few seconds, until they
informed me that the speed limit was 5 mph. I mean, what's the
friggin' point? I WALK at over 5 mph!

Thank heavens for my strong Italian accent and my trusty "I'ma sorree
officera, I dinta knowa thera wasa a limita". Or perhaps they were
just taking the p*ss, I can't really believe they would fine me for
cycling uphill at 15 mph...

afaik, speed limits at 5mph increments aren't enforceable, as there's
no requirement for speedometers to actaully show 5mph increments.

though i could be talking rubbish...

Haven't we established in the past that speed limits are for motor vehicles,
and there is no requirement on cyclists to even measure our speed, never
mind curtail it?
--


Martin Bulmer

in message , Martin Bulmer
') wrote:

barry wrote:
Eugenio Mastroviti wrote:
Thanks to the heightened security all over London, I've been lucky
enough to be stopped in Finsbury Park, on the way back from work, for
"speeding". Two officers, probably resting from a hard day chasing
international terrorists and generally protecting the Western world,
stopped me for cycling at more than twice the speed limit - and I was
going uphill!

Well, I felt chuffed with myself for a few seconds, until they
informed me that the speed limit was 5 mph. I mean, what's the
friggin' point? I WALK at over 5 mph!

Thank heavens for my strong Italian accent and my trusty "I'ma sorree
officera, I dinta knowa thera wasa a limita". Or perhaps they were
just taking the p*ss, I can't really believe they would fine me for
cycling uphill at 15 mph...

afaik, speed limits at 5mph increments aren't enforceable, as there's
no requirement for speedometers to actaully show 5mph increments.

though i could be talking rubbish...

Haven't we established in the past that speed limits are for motor
vehicles,

Except in 'Royal' Parks.

--
(Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

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On 1 Aug 2005 15:15:17 -0700, wrote:

As far as I know you can be prosecuted and fined, points on your
driving licence etc. for speeding on your bike.

******** (tm)

Not sure what happens
if you don't have a driving licence. I can't be bothered to check the
back pages of my Highway Code so I'm prepared to be shown wrong.

You are, as Mr. Larrington would say, this: Wrong.

Tim

barry wrote:

Eugenio Mastroviti wrote:

Thanks to the heightened security all over London, I've been lucky
enough to be stopped in Finsbury Park, on the way back from work, for
"speeding". Two officers, probably resting from a hard day chasing
international terrorists and generally protecting the Western world,
stopped me for cycling at more than twice the speed limit - and I was
going uphill!

Well, I felt chuffed with myself for a few seconds, until they informed
me that the speed limit was 5 mph. I mean, what's the friggin' point? I
WALK at over 5 mph!

Thank heavens for my strong Italian accent and my trusty "I'ma sorree
officera, I dinta knowa thera wasa a limita". Or perhaps they were just
taking the p*ss, I can't really believe they would fine me for cycling
uphill at 15 mph...


afaik, speed limits at 5mph increments aren't enforceable, as there's no
requirement for speedometers to actaully show 5mph increments.

though i could be talking rubbish...

Talking of which, what if you dont have one.

came up with the following;:
As far as I know you can be prosecuted and fined, points on your
driving licence etc. for speeding on your bike.

No you can't. Cyclists don't have to have a driving licence so can't be
awarded points for infringing any driving laws by adding points to one.

--
Paul ...
(8(|) Homer Rules ..... Doh !!!

Paul - xxx wrote:
came up with the following;:

As far as I know you can be prosecuted and fined, points on your
driving licence etc. for speeding on your bike.


No you can't. Cyclists don't have to have a driving licence so can't be
awarded points for infringing any driving laws by adding points to one.

That's not the reason. It's perfectly possible to have points on a
non-existant licence; there's quite a few drunk/careless/dangerous
driving/etc convictions of children and visiting furriners where this
has happened. If and when a licence is acquired, the points appear on
it from the word go.

However, I'm not aware of any cycling-related offence that ends up with
points on one's driving licence.

R.

wrote:
As far as I know you can be prosecuted and fined, points on your
driving licence etc. for speeding on your bike. Not sure what happens
if you don't have a driving licence. I can't be bothered to check the
back pages of my Highway Code so I'm prepared to be shown wrong.


Comprehensive rubbish. Outside the Royal Parks, there is no offence of
speeding on a bicycle. Speed limits only apply to motor vehicles.
Nothing you do on a bicycle can affect your driving license.

--
Tony

"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
Anon