Cycle Speed Limits on a normal Cycle Path?

in message .com, Duncan
Smith ') wrote:


You can drive (or cycle) making sure you are under the limit by not
drinking any alcohol at all. Sitting in a car (or on a bike) not moving
at all to make sure you are under the speed limit is less practical,
so the two limits aren't really comparable.

I suppose motorists can carry out some quick calculations to decide
when it's legal to drive

If you've drunk no alcohol at all in the past 24 hours you're legal.
Otherwise, you're winging it.

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in message , Tony Raven
') wrote:

Paul Boyd wrote on 07/02/2007 18:41 +0100:
On 07/02/2007 16:44, Tony Raven said,

And that principle applies to driving blood alcohol levels too?

I'm not sure what the connection is there. Cars have speedos partly
(solely????) to ensure that drivers can remain within the speed limit -
they can't claim that they didn't know they were speeding.

So if, accepting for the discussion, your postulate that you cannot
prosecute for speeding if you don't have a speedo to tell you your
speed, presumably they cannot prosecute you for drunk driving unless you
have a means for measuring your blood alcohol fitted also.

You do, it's called the mark one human taste bud. If the taste bud hasn't
detected alcohol in the past 24 hours, off you go. Otherwise, phone a
taxi.

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On 07/02/2007 21:57, Ian Smith said,

There is no doubt whatsoever that speed limits do not apply to cycles,

Really? So on a local hill or three where I can easily reach 35mph in a
30 limit on my MTB I can't actually be done for speeding?

I would probably be charged with "cycling furiously" instead :-)

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Paul Boyd writes:

On 07/02/2007 21:57, Ian Smith said,

There is no doubt whatsoever that speed limits do not apply to
cycles,

Really? So on a local hill or three where I can easily reach 35mph
in a 30 limit on my MTB I can't actually be done for speeding?

I would probably be charged with "cycling furiously" instead :-)

Only if you were angry, m8! I think the big grin might give the game
away though.

Chris
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Paul Boyd wrote on 07/02/2007 22:35 +0100:
On 07/02/2007 21:57, Ian Smith said,

There is no doubt whatsoever that speed limits do not apply to cycles,

Really? So on a local hill or three where I can easily reach 35mph in a
30 limit on my MTB I can't actually be done for speeding?


If you are on the public highway, correct. The relevant legislation
applies specifically to motor vehicles.


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On Wed, 07 Feb 2007 22:15:22 +0000, Simon Brooke
wrote:

in message , Helen Deborah Vecht
') wrote:

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Are there any speed-limits for a standard cycle?

Thank you.

No but there is a limit of 8mph on Hampstead Heath and something else in
Richmond Park.

20 mph for *all* vehicles in Richmond park. No "motorised" get out
clause.


Is that a local bye-law?

Statutory Instrument governing Royal Parks.
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2004/20041308.htm, which refers to
another one.



Mixing with pedestrians at 10mph is not personally recommended.

Agreed.

And here.


Tim

Simon Brooke typed

No but there is a limit of 8mph on Hampstead Heath and something else in
Richmond Park.

Is that a local bye-law?

Yes

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On 7 Feb 2007 13:51:06 -0800, "naked_draughtsman"
wrote:

I know an enhanced one allows the police to disclose relevant
information (rather than just convictions) but I think that is pushing
the limit as it was so long ago and you were never found guilty!

I was using a bit of poetic licence.

During an interview for a Catholic School, 10 years ago, I was asked
if I had any criminal convictions. I replied that I was once in court
accused of being drunk while cycling but found to have been sober.

On 2007-02-08 06:23:49 +0000, Tom Crispin
said:

On 7 Feb 2007 13:51:06 -0800, "naked_draughtsman"
wrote:

I know an enhanced one allows the police to disclose relevant
information (rather than just convictions) but I think that is pushing
the limit as it was so long ago and you were never found guilty!

I was using a bit of poetic licence.

During an interview for a Catholic School, 10 years ago, I was asked
if I had any criminal convictions. I replied that I was once in court
accused of being drunk while cycling but found to have been sober.

Did you get the job?
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