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@marmot
Funny thing happened to me the other day. Got pulled over for cycling through a green light as I was cycling past the pedestrian crossing outside Aldgate station.
No other traffic around apart from me (which was a bit wierd considering it was about 6pm), so the peds were just crossing the road on a red man. I cycled though them as I was on a green light. I'd noticed two policemen on the right of the crossing, then 50 yards further on there was a third standing in the middle of the road telling me to pull over to the right hand side. Conversation went something like:
Popo: Do you know why I've stopped you?
Me: No.
Popo: What colour was the light you just went through at the ped crossing?
Me: Greeeen.
Popo: Really? Were the peds crossing on a red man then?
Me: Yup
Popo: Ok, I'll take your word for it as I couldn't actually see what colour the light was.
Me: Ok, it was definitely green.
And then i just cycled off thinking what a proper bellend that policeman was.