At this point you point over the officers shoulder, shout ‘look, an Eagle!!’ And run like fuck. Easy….
Hurtling downhill at 40mph with no helmet on a bike that felt like it was just about to go into the mother of all tank slappers wasn’t an experience I was keen to repeat…..
There a big steep downhill stretch near us immediately followed by an equally big & steep uphill stretch. And one of the kiddies said that if he didn't break the speed limit going down hill on his 50 then it wouldn't get up the other side...
What is this woke nonsense? Cycling: 20mph speed limit leads to Junior Tour of Wales reroute - BBC News
Even more nonsensical is that they stated the support/safety cars could not keep up legally, inferring that the bikes will be going over 20 mph, which as far as I'm aware is also illegal, but not mentioned
That is absolutely glorious!! What’s Welsh for “Clown World”, because they’re going to have to redo the bilingual signs at the border. Also, what is the Welsh for “Be careful what you wish for”? Because cycling groups were one of the groups that lobbied hardest for the 20mph speed limit….
Even though there was only seven miles of 20mph across the whole 237-mile, four-day race, and even then split into a number of very short sections, we couldn't guarantee to manage all of them safely." Speed limits do not apply to cyclists, meaning safety and support vehicles would not be able to keep up, Mr Hopkins said.
I beg to differ on speed limits not applying to bikes, perhaps the race has an exception for the bikes in the race
It's interesting, and I stand corrected, but apparently the drink driving rules due apply... And, I'd imagine, the speed limits would apply to electric bikes ? As they're motorised, and still no reg plate...
Yes, it is illegal to ride a bicycle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol in the UK. This is because it is considered an offense to be unfit to ride a bicycle in a public place due to drink or drugs, and to not have proper control of the bicycle. This applies whether you are riding on a road or footpath. There is no legal limit to determine if a cyclist is over the limit, but even one drink can be too many if it affects your ability to cycle safely. You could be prosecuted if caught, especially if someone gets injured. The maximum penalty for cycling under the influence is a £1,000 fine or a month in custody under the Licensing Act of 1872. However, in practice, fixed fine penalties are more common. If you cause damage to property or injure someone, you are more likely to end up in court. Police officers can ask you to provide a breath, blood, or urine sample, but they cannot force you to do so. If you refuse, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) cannot use your refusal as evidence against you. Clearly the last sentence makes a mockery of all the previous paragraphs
Correct. When I was 17 I was cycling back from my girlfriend’s house after having a few with her and her dad (who was the local Chief Inspector or similar), I fell off my bike and landed in a field, where I lay for a while looking up at the stars and contemplating the majestic enormity of the cosmos. After a while, a policeman in a panda car spotted me and stopped to see if I was ok. He was thinking about breathalysing me but he changed his mind when he found out who had got me hammered and the possible ramifications of his boss plying an underage boy with spirits and then allowing him to ride home, so he made me lock my bike to a tree, took the key off me and told me to collect it from the police station when I was sober.
Just to clarify in case anyone gets the wrong end of the stick and thinks that applies to all vehicles. If a car driver or motorcyclist refuses to give a breath, urine or blood sample, they’ll be charged with “failing to provide”, which also carries mandatory disqualification of at least 12 months, but that doesn’t apply to cyclists as they’re not in charge of a “mechanically propelled vehicle”. The provision which deals with drunk cycling is s.30 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, but the “failure to provide” provision (s.6) only relates to offences under sections 2 - 5, which only cover motor/mechanically propelled vehicles.
Love to know how many prosecutions there are a year for pissed cycling, I’m going with zero. Which is the flux of it, cos if one of those idiots crashes into you, they have no repercussions whatsoever, but god fucking forbid you get too close to them overtaking, especially if it’s one of those little turbo nonce bully victims on Twitter that take great joy in sending video footage to the plod and lashing your details all over social media. Rats of the road. Ugh.
