RLJ (Red Light Jumping). (The definitive bikeradar thread)

I would, she already likes bikes/your bike, that's a good start!

There are a lot of twats in uniform in this town. I factor the occasional ticket in, but the attitude and abuse I sometimes get is just out of order.
I learned (at my expense :-) that the City police are the worst, so now I (mostly) respect lights in the square mile and that seems to do the job.

ouch. only interaction i've had with the 5-0 was during one critical mass where a boston-cambridge police officer full on tackled me off my bike while i was moving at a good clip.

RPM I would, she already likes bikes/your bike, that's a good start!

oh yeah slamm, i suppose you're riding your diamant track even non-bike people will remember it! go go go!

back on topic... i count myself very lucky as well, i jump 8 out of 10 lights i haven't even got any warnings yet. at the same time i am VERY VIGILANTE about coppers around me - this and crossroad traffic accounts for the other 2 out of 10 lights i dont jump.

are you seriously telling me that you are supposed to obey all those stupid rules
half the time if you stop where you are supposed to
you leave yourself wide open to being rattled between the cars
quite sensibly they don't bother on Paris
if I lived in London I'd have to get a fake ID

watch it buddha that could get you arrested!

I usually pretend like I do not know the traffic rules, even that I do not speak english, or that you have no identification, and give them false information, until out micro chips in our heads this should all continue to work.

explorer I learned (at my expense :-) that the City police are the worst.

Just wait till you happen to join a demonstration for civil liberties and meet their charming riot division...

SMEEAR [quote]asm Or, ride with me, and you will be automatically forgiven for anything.

do you per-chance have the looks of a 14yr old boy?
cause it seems to work well for me[/quote]worked twic with me too but that's a special talent only few have.

Ouch, that's such a stupid fine for a petty minor offense.

danger joel thats why you should wear a balaclava whilst cycling, to keep your face warm... and so everyone else thinks your a crazy guy who doesn't take shit from no one, then no police will try and stop you. and if they do, just give them a fake name.

sounds like a plan.

In Oz the fine for running red on a bike is the same as doing it in a car.

Running a red in the car I mean (before someone else says it!) :)

Up to £1000 if you don't hand in your voting registration form.. what a fscking joke.

That's stupid. At a grand I'd be tempted to bribe the officer....

The 96 quid RLJ thread reminded me to post this;

Message forwarded on behalf of the City of London Police

Dear City community,

The City of London Police Cycle Squad and Wards officers based at Snow Hill Police Station are working together to target cyclists committing road traffic offences, which we know is one of the key residential complaints in the City. During a week of action they will target the four 'hotspot' junctions in the City with the aim of the initiative is to highlight the ongoing cycle related offences e.g. Contravening Red Traffic Signals, Careless Cycling and Lighting offences especially relevant during the run up to winter with visibility of cyclists being a key issue. The officers will also engage with the cycling community and offer crime reduction advice on cycle security and promote 'Immobilise' the free to register national property index recording system.

The operation will be run w/c Monday 8 th October 2007 for 1 week.
All enquires directed to CycleProblemsSnowHill@city-of-london.pnn.police.uk

There's more about what a good idea it is to buy a good quality lock etc. but I'm guessing you guys know that...

target cyclists committing road traffic offences, which we know is one of the key residential complaints in the City.

I'm happy to hear that the police have been able to reduce violent crime, muggings, robbery, rape, anti social behaviour, shoplifting, dangerous driving and threats of terrorism to the point where they are all insignificant and the next highest priority is people riding bikes over through red lights.

what a progressive society we live in, I'll certainly be feeling a lot safer out there today.

Sweet.. So now I can stop at red lights to throw my empty beer bottles in a drunken rage at buses and old ladies without too much fear of reprisal..

W00T

"key residential complaints"....thats pathetic!!]
i agree with you rob,the police should start solving/preventing real crimes......f*cking dickheads!!!!!

yeah, like what? drug dealers doing wheelies on mtbs and no lights?

yeah those bloody drug dealers...they should be put in prison for there wheeling!

Do people really live in the city?!

Who can guess the top 4 hotspot junctions then?

runcible rakan Do people really live in the city?!

Who can guess the top 4 hotspot junctions then?

Only in the Barbican, really.

Junctions: Bank. London Wall/Moorgate. and a couple of others, at a guess.

mr_tom [quote]runcible rakan Do people really live in the city?!

Only in the Barbican, really.

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BMMF lives somewhere near the Barbican. Perhaps it was him they asked?

hippy i got my first ever warning and fine over here, after riding in Oz for years and years. i used to love getting flashed by the red light camera's on station street, you just smile at them and wave!

I'm in Islington, a stone's throw from Hackney & Camden, and a gnat's whisker from The City (Corporation of London). There's loads of people living in the city, but the rich/poor balance is getting all out of whack as they keep closing libraries and pubs and community centres etc, and turning them all into more yuppie flats (although a lot of these end up being rented by City firms to house their transient international workforce).

Although the Corporation of London is like 'the chosen people', did you know that the area of Temple is unique in that it doesn't belong to any London borough? Not sure if anyone lives there though, except legal folk in sleeping bags under their desks.

When the rozzers spoke to me, I told them to focus their resources on arresting riders with poor ankling technique.