Stopped by Police?

Maybe the police just want a hug?

that's just beautiful man.

I was stopped in the city last week and given a ticket - tried to bullshit my way out of it by saying I thought the light was orange because I was wearing dark glasses - unfortunately he didn't buy it...

I just let him get on with the lecture, thought he was going to let me off but ended up with a £30 fine.

He looked like Will Ferrell too.

A couple of days later I went through the same lights and then hit a pothole, then the kerb and landed flat on my face on the pavement in front of a pair of bobbies on the beat. Cue laughter and "that'll serve you right, you tit" from the oldest...

Ha! I had a fall similar to that

I jumped a red light at Bank station, by the time I got to the other side I realised that a couple of city police were crossing on the green man. There was an embarrasing moment where I had to weave gently around them. They glared, but didn't say a word.

I got seen running across the crossroads at barbican, then they followed me where I went through another set just before st pauls. They stopped me and i got let off by going to one of those road safety things.

Best bit was when he asked 'What kind of bike is it?' I said 'Fat Bald Men'.

http://onthelevelblog.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/stop-at-red-the-ethics-and-politics-of-cyclist-red-light-running/

http://onthelevelblog.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/stop-at-red-the-ethics-and-politics-of-cyclist-red-light-running/

interesting, I signed 'stop at red' ages ago. if a light is at red against me it means that someone else has a green, could be a vehicle, pedestrian, or occasionally a whole intersection green for pedestrians.
I treat it like a rest, saves having to wonder if a motorist is going to yellow light it at speed across my path. Ive also got time to live, and dont get paid to deliver stuff on the fly. however-
If the road for whatever reason goes to gridlock this rule becomes redundant, anything goes.

got stopped by the 5 o, for running red light, said the whole scrapping off pavement thing, and y had i done it, i just looked bemused, with no explanation, he let me go, apperently its a 20quid fine, well thats wot he told me

I remember when the city police first started using bike cops, they tended to be really bike-fit big blokes on decent-ish MTBs. I once saw them cycle after and pull over a Porsche 911 on Aldersgate street.
These days its all fat blokes and birds with their saddles far too low, weighed down by a ton of kit. I've often wondered what I would do if they ever gave chase... to be honest I can't imagine doing anything else but bolting!

I'm pretty sure there are some regulars who've been on the cycle squad for years, and many police officers consider it one of the best jobs in the police. But people move, get promoted, etc., so personnel changes, of course.

and many police officers consider it one of the best jobs in the police.

River Police... that's the best job! I see those lucky gits cruising around working on their tans... dead man's shoes is what they call those postings.

That's probably what they pull out of the Thames too.

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That picture is genius.

A pal of mine was fine 60 dockets for cycling from his gate across the pavement onto the road. Harsh!

haha who was it that got stopped jumping a red and mid way through the coppers "your lucky im busy" talk noticed the massive fuck the police sticker on their rear disc wheel and fined them instead?

:D

That picture is genius.

That's down at Canary Wharf.

haha who was it that got stopped jumping a red and mid way through the coppers "your lucky im busy" talk noticed the massive fuck the police sticker on their rear disc wheel and fined them instead?

:D

I'm pretty sure that was Crane

I'm pretty sure that was Crane

it was
and then he changed it to somthing along the lines of putos el policias.

This weekend, heading towards the Clerkenwell Mayday protests I approached a light that had just gone red. As I did so two riot police in boiler suits with big sticks were diagonally crossing the road in front of me. I dramatically pulled up precisely on the white line in front of them. One glanced over his shoulder at the red light and said "you could have gone"

got stopped by the 5 o, for running red light, said the whole scrapping off pavement thing, and y had i done it, i just looked bemused, with no explanation, he let me go, apperently its a 20quid fine, well thats wot he told me

we are lucky that the police don't confiscate our bikes, crush 'em and send them back to us in the post.. some police states use to do that on the continent, i think it was scooters in Amsterdam.. I might suggest that to Boris when I see him next.. peace

been stopped numerous times for running reds, around high holborn and also for not having brakes! I even once had some real old guy moan at me for my bike not having brakes, I was just stood on a foot path having a fag.

yeah, I had a copper have a go at me for no brakes...he was on a motorcycle and shouted angrily at me when he went past, but he didn't stop me, so it was all good...

hehe, when I first got my spd's a couple years back, I was riding them home from the shop for the first time and did a tip-over at Euston station right in front of some police...they stopped to ask if I needed any help

I got stopped after leaving the lights early.Parliment Square,coming from white hall going west. Cop on a motorbike stopped me and said - You know why i stopped you and i said yes and i did it because its safer etc etc,sorry. Cop said he was at the lights behind me (i didnt see him) i went before the light changed green ,then another cyclist at the lights shouts to him, arent you going to do anything about that. so he said he had to catch me and tell me off. He said, if you do that again make sure the old bill are not sat behind you when you do it ,said the other cyclist was a silly *itch and that was it...Seemed to be on my side..

lol i said "sorry, I didnt see you" line once and the copper said "thats not the fucking point", funny how many people must say that and not think ..oops ;)

oh and I had someone shout at me "get some brakes you cunt!" outside Kings cross, turned to expect another forumenger and laugh and it was some guy in a suit staring at me with his steely wall street death gaze!

Kinda like this?

more english looking, he had a hedge trimmer