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@veLLo
Watch out kids!
I've been fined for cycling on the pavement (duhh!) yesterday on Lupas street, in front of the Tesco express. I would not usually cycle on the pavement, but I was on the phone with my dad, I was going extremely slowly, and I only saw the officer last minute when he was just in front of me...
The guy was very pleasant (I'm french, so a polite policeman is always a bit of a surprise...!) I begged him to let go, but he said that him and his colleague had specificaly been dispatched there for this very purpose, so he could unfortunately not let go... At the end, he even said something like "on behalf of metropolitan police I can only say that you must not do this again, and pay your fine, and on behalf of myself, well I am sorry for your misfortune!" (approximate transcription, but this was the message)... which was a kind thing to say... Because of his attitude, I only feel upset for the 30 quid, and I hardly feel pissed-of about the fact that it is unbelievable that metropolitan police send officers to fine cyclists on the pavement when there must be more critical things to be dealt with in London, like the guys were telling me at south east drinks after that yesterday evening, drunk driving, etc... Making money seems to be a higher priority in that instance...
Whatever, be carefull if you cycle arround there...
L