ben631, that's a pretty brave debut, arguing with tynan when he's talking about the po-po. There's a few people on here who seem to have had ridculous amounts of hassle from the old bill, so you may turn into a bit of a hate-mob lightning conductor -- but I'm sure a copper doesn't need warning about people not liking him ;)
I find it strange that so many get hassled by 'us', I can honestly say that in nearly 5 years doing my job I've never had a go at, or indeed see my colleagues have a go at, any cyclist! The worst I've seen is a mumble of 'fucking idiot' when a cyclist does a particularly dangerous Red.
But then I have a friend who was ticketed (by City, not Met ;) )for going through on a completely clear junction. So I'll never deny there are some arseholes who enjoy the power and rarely use discretion!
But we're not all like that! And no-one's gonna agree on this thread so I'm now leaving it alone :)
I find it strange that so many get hassled by 'us', I can honestly say that in nearly 5 years doing my job I've never had a go at, or indeed see my colleagues have a go at, any cyclist! The worst I've seen is a mumble of 'fucking idiot' when a cyclist does a particularly dangerous Red.
But then I have a friend who was ticketed (by City, not Met ;) )for going through on a completely clear junction. So I'll never deny there are some arseholes who enjoy the power and rarely use discretion!
But we're not all like that! And no-one's gonna agree on this thread so I'm now leaving it alone :)