London Mayor, Ken Livingstone, plans to police cyclists who jump red lights and ride on the pavements £60 - should we do this and is it a good use of police time and money?
2006-09-05 13:23:04 · 25 answers · asked by Alonsofan 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Ask the 5,000 pedestrians who end up injured or even put in hospital every year by people riding bicycles on pavements with no insurance in London alone, what they think. I have yet to see a cyclist who did not treat the highway code and pedestrians with anything but contempt!
2006-09-05 13:36:56 · answer #1 · answered by greebo 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I used to work in London when I was 18 19 and Cyclist always skip red lights and hit pedestrians, most of them will ride off as how could you tell who they are.
I saw a cyclist cycling down a one way street and she got run over by a taxi. She died at the scene and it was disgusting to see.
It could of been avoided so easily aswell, luckily there were a lot of witnesses to say it wasnt the taxis fault. If she would have gone the next road down and added 2 mins to her journey she might be here now.
Cyclists should have number plates and should pay road tax. I always get them lean on my car in london if they los balance at traffic lights. If it doesnt leave a scratch it leaves a dirty paw mark on my beutiful clean car.
2006-09-05 21:31:05 · answer #2 · answered by Mark U 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the age of 16 in 1980 I was fined £5 for riding my Bicycle on the footpath,the Police turned up at my house with a warrant at 6 AM,they were promptly told to leave by my parents.I still had to pay the fine,a 5th of my wages at the time although I didn't have to go to court as I pleaded guilty by post.As far as I am aware that law still exists, it appears nothing changes.The irony is that electric powered disabled vehicles are exempt from this law, tax and M.O.Ts as well as being a nuisance with their drivers as considerate as a slap in the face.
2006-09-05 13:57:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that's fair enough and I'm a cyclist. I'd like to say it's only a minority of cyclists who cause problems and ignore the basic rules and courtesies of the road but that's not what I see and I'm sick of the general resentment they cause being directed at me just because I have a bike. Bring it on.
2006-09-05 13:43:32 · answer #4 · answered by Frog Five 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes - when they jump red lights it's dangerous, they get hit bya driver and who gets blame - driver
I have witnessed many times a cyclist jumping red light and thinking lucky no car came out form side. - cause the poor driver would have the blame.
2006-09-05 18:48:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes we should as cyclists are road users just like car drivers but no its definetly not a good use of time and money for the metropoliten police, not good at all.
2006-09-05 13:29:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they should.
I think the laws regarding road offences should be toughened up for all users!
not sure about good police time, maybe they could use the community support officers rather than actual police.
2006-09-05 13:37:01 · answer #7 · answered by Shelley27 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they should get a warning first seeing cyclists don't pay license fees ( at least in ohio) but if caught a second time a ticket is warranted.
2006-09-05 13:32:17 · answer #8 · answered by mister ss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they should. They should be held to the highest standard since they are granted the privilege of using the road without paying road use taxes as cars do.
2006-09-05 13:33:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not just cyclists.
Whether I'm riding, walking, or driving, I find that it's ALL other road and pavement users that are the problem.
(I don't like to discriminate).
2006-09-06 00:43:08 · answer #10 · answered by verne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋