Police fining cyclists

edmundane [quote]tallsam I can't believe some of you. Running reds and then complaining about getting caught. If you wanna break the law be prepared to deal with the possibility of getting caught and the subsequent fines.

You can't use "its not fair because they don't prosecutre cars and buses for blah blah blah" as an excuse. If we all (all road users that is) did that then the roads would be far more anarchic than now.

DISCLAIMER: I'm not telling you not to jump reds, how you ride is up to you. Just be aware that when you get caught you'll more than likely be fined. If its a risk you're prepared to take then fine go for it (within the bounds of safety of course).

dude, if you have read all the posts properly, no one actually complained about getting caught. i for one didn't since i got caught yesterday. the whole discussion is mainly to warn other riders to be careful out there not to break the law AND the rants are actually on the subject of the attitude of the coppers where applicable. the one who booked me was a decent fella i didn't say anything bad about him either. don't get self-righteous too quickly before reading carefully whats been written alright?[/quote]

The rants are mostly on the subject of the attitude of the coppers.

I was mainly referring to posts like this:

when they start stopping cars and motorcycles going in the cycling box
taxis doing dangerous u turns and wiping me out
dealing with fuckwits in 4x4's on wallyphones

then I'll stop running reds

Often safer to just go for it

and this is just a really cuntish thing to say/do:

Also take his number down (in silver on his shoulders) and make an annomymous complaint (over your pint) that you saw this guy assulting someone, groping some young girl etc etc near where he nabbed you at that time and that you're too afraid to come forward. If they get three of thesse complaints (forgotten the complaint code) then they get it in the ass in a big way. Ruin his day and hopefuly his career and maybe... just maybe... his life

I mean they're only doing there bloody job.

you even do a bit of cop bashing yourself edmundane in this very thread. I mean its all well and good saying the guy who questioned you was a bit of a prick but lets not take things too far. We all have bad days at work.

I'm hardly what you'd call the Police's biggest fan either but I'll take each one on how he treats me not make my mind up before he even opens his/her mouth.