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Originally Posted by Less
if, as I have already mentioned the Police actually enforced the laws already at their disposal, ensuring motorists took care on the road making it safer for cyclists and ensuring that without exception anyone found riding a bike on the pavement or ignoring traffic lights and other such misdemeanour's was prosecuted we would not need this discussion.
Strangely enough, I have a great deal of admiration of the cyclists that do use the road and do obey the rules, it's a shame that these heroes of the road are often lumped together with the poor examples set by the, 'I don't give a sod about you brigade' of ignorant riders.
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I would love to see the police 'police' cyclists better to be honest - and those who ride on pavements? a caution would suffice for first offence and then its taken from there if caught a second time - and over the last 3 years since I began cycling I have only seen once a cyclist getting an on the spot fine for 'RLJing' - red light jumping - he went straight through a red light at a busy junction where a patrol car was sitting and as soon as he passed the lights the car was out behind him and he was done for it - £60 on the spot fine..which I applaud and would love to see more of..
I can honestly say I have never jumped a set of lights as you just dont know whats coming through the other side of the junction..
I would like to get to work/ get home and would never take the chance..
and inregards to your last paragraph -
that says it all and should really end this thread.