Please report dangerous drivers to the police - Roadsafe. Report to plod, not just whinge here.

And of course there is always the argument that it is not the job of anyone on the road to make sure that they go fast enough that the person behind them can't hit them.

Yeah this is my gripe.

I would definitely agree you're more likely to accelerate slower with fixed gear vs gears, but the above quote should make it completely irrelevant. And an officer should definitely not be highlighting it in my opinion.