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cyclists do not have speedometers and therefore cannot be held accountable for their speed to any reasonable standard.
This argument doesn't work.
Cars aren't fitted with blood alcohol meters, yet you can still get prosecuted for drink driving. It's up to the individual to be responsible for their actions, speeding would be covered in the same way.
Greenbank
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Assuming that a “penalty charge” for excess speed would be a magistrate court appeal, I think any lawyer worth his salt could get the fine cancelled on the basis that cyclists do not have speedometers and therefore cannot be held accountable for their speed to any reasonable standard. However, for personal injury cases, speed may be used as a contributing factor, I suppose as now. IANAL