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Just a thought, but this might help reduce the number of police out catching RLJers and increase numbers looking for stolen bikes. Read on...
I've just been watching a little BBC clip about RLJers, where a police officer said something along the lines of: "we canvassed the public about what they want us to focus on, and they said RLJ."
This priority comes from an initiative called Safer Neighbourhood Teams - localised groups of two or three coppers who hold public meetings where residents complain about the issues that affect them. They usually come up with three key points, and extra resources are laid on in those areas.
I cover a lot of these for a local paper; it's always something like: anti-social behaviour from kids, speeding in built-up areas and littering. Something like that.
Well, in some parts of London it could well be RLJing, which may be why there are occasional, highly visible clamp-downs. Very often there aren't many people at these meetings, so a handful of votes could be all this is based on.
If forum members made an effort to go to these meetings then perhaps RLJ could be swapped with something useful like bike theft. Like I said, just a thought.
To find your local Safer Neighbourhood Team, go to this website and enter your postcode.
PS. Not advocating RLJing here, but coppers stopping bike thieves has to be better than coppers stopping us, right?