Cambridge cyclist receives criminal record for cycling on the pavement

You mean, if this were a motorist no one would be bellyaching that its unfair?

Bottom line - there is no obvious way of knowing the cycle route has ended. Why therefore assume that it has?

stumps wrote:

Finally are we, as cyclists, above the law ? No, so stop complaining when one of us is nabbed for doing something wrong regardless of how minor it is.

It annoys me when people cycle on pavements and its good to see people being fined for it. In this case though, I'd be willing to give him the benefit of the doubt that he acted in good faith and the signage was lacking.

Shared use paths are a ridiculous idea in the first place though, the fact they're poorly defimed and can land you in court is yet another reason to not use them. They are only useful as a cop out for councils to put up signs on the cheap and claim they've implemented cycle routes when in reality they've not done anything at all to make the roads safer.

CraigS wrote:

stumps wrote:

Finally are we, as cyclists, above the law ? No, so stop complaining when one of us is nabbed for doing something wrong regardless of how minor it is.

It annoys me when people cycle on pavements and its good to see people being fined for it. In this case though, I'd be willing to give him the benefit of the doubt that he acted in good faith and the signage was lacking.

Shared use paths are a ridiculous idea in the first place though, the fact they're poorly defimed and can land you in court is yet another reason to not use them. They are only useful as a cop out for councils to put up signs on the cheap and claim they've implemented cycle routes when in reality they've not done anything at all to make the roads safer.

Totally agree, they then coerce the Police into trying to regulate them with ops like the one which got this bloke into the clarts.

No, local paper makes it clear this was Arbury Road/Milton Road junction. Which is every bit as confused:
http://cambridgecyclist.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/cambs-police-arresting-cy...

It's delicious - if you pan the view to the right and zoom in you will see a man, apparently in late middle age, riding a bike on the pavement!

Great picture of a street furniture zone with a bike lane attached

nbrus wrote:

"...fined £30 plus a £15 victim surcharge" ... Did he hit someone?

I keep seeing this, victim surcharge , in the local paper court sections for offences that have clearly got no victims. No doubt there is something official about it but it does smell suspiciously of a tax Got to pay for their holidays some how

bikecellar wrote:

I wonder how many fixed penalty notices have been issued to motor vehicle drivers driving onto footways, usually to park ?

+1

The number of cars/vans parked half on-half off the pavement round my way is ridiculous but when you try to get anything done you end up being "piggy in the middle" because the police claim it's a parking offence and upto the council to enforce and vice versa when you complain to the council.

bikecellar wrote:

I wonder how many fixed penalty notices have been issued to motor vehicle drivers driving onto footways, usually to park ?

+1.

I see cars parked wholly on the pavement. What fine for them?