can you get knicked for speeding?

Hello, I am a beginner cyclist so thanks to everyone who has helped me - much appreciated.

Seriously, can you get prosecuted for speeding on a bike? On the hills and that where I live there
are certain streets where you can bomb down yet the limit is 30mph. Could the police really do you
for this? Has anyone been flashed by speed cameras? Can't see how it would do any good since there
is no license plate - however, if the old bill happened to be there when it flashed, well -things
could get interesting....

Steve

 

The Oracle must be edykated coz e writed:

> Hello, I am a beginner cyclist so thanks to everyone who has helped me - much appreciated.
>
> Seriously, can you get prosecuted for speeding on a bike? On the hills and that where I live there
> are certain streets where you can bomb down yet the limit is 30mph. Could the police really do you
> for this? Has anyone been flashed by speed cameras? Can't see how it would do any good since there
> is no license plate - however, if the old bill happened to be there when it flashed, well -things
> could get interesting....
>
> Steve
>
>
Technically yes, but in practice they tend not to be prepared to write it up, I was waved down after
being recorded at 57mph on a hill that was rated at 40mph, he suggested I got a speedometer, so I
did, I hit 60 briefly on the same hill the other week. heh heh

Ian

 

I'm sure I read earlier in this NG that you couldn't be done for speeding on a push bike, but I have
no proof either way. Any legal eagles out there wish to comment? Niv. "The Oracle"
<[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Hello, I am a beginner cyclist so thanks to everyone who has helped me - much appreciated.
>
> Seriously, can you get prosecuted for speeding on a bike? On the hills
and
> that where I live there are certain streets where you can bomb down yet
the
> limit is 30mph. Could the police really do you for this? Has anyone been flashed by speed cameras?
> Can't see how it would do any good since there
is
> no license plate - however, if the old bill happened to be there when it flashed, well -things
> could get interesting....
>
> Steve

 

"The Oracle" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> can you get prosecuted for speeding on a bike?

Technically no - you can't get done for speeding because speed limits apply only to motor vehicles.
Speeding may be taken as evidence of another offence, though.

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>"The Oracle" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>
>> can you get prosecuted for speeding on a bike?
>
>Technically no - you can't get done for speeding because speed limits apply only to motor vehicles.
>Speeding may be taken as evidence of another offence, though.
>
Such as the wonderfully named 'Furious Cycling' or is it 'Cycling Furiously' ?
--
Chris French, Leeds

 

On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 17:38:19 +0100, Ian <[email protected]> wrote: [Re speeding on a bicycle]
>>
> Technically yes, but in practice they tend not to be prepared to write it up, I was waved down
> after being recorded at 57mph on a hill that was rated at 40mph, he suggested I got a speedometer,
> so I did, I hit 60 briefly on the same hill the other week. heh heh
>
Actually no. Speeding applies only to motorvehicles. However, your speed may be used as evidence of
another offence.

What sort of gearing do you have on your bike? Or what sort of hill? Or what sort of bike?

With 48x13 gearing on a 1:10 on a DF my top speed was 49.9mph and this was the limit due to spinning
out - I was going for the 50 but just couldn't make it. (I think this was a cadence of about 170 I
managed to keep it at
49.9 for about 10-15 seconds (I think) so I don't think this was lack of power) (I still haven't
achieved the 50 either and I'm not sure I still have the courage/recklessness to attempt to pedal
that fast at those sorts of speeds. The handling was "interesting" until I gave up pedalling and
started to coast)

I reckon the hill would have to be at least twice as steep in order for me to get to 60mph (although
I have now got a 52T so my spinout speed should be around 54mph assuming that 170 is still my
maximum cadence)

OTOH, I have reached 40mph coasting on the Windcheetah on hills that would need hard pedalling to
reach 40mph on the DF. I just haven't (yet) had the combination of the confidence to really push it
and the hill to take advantage of to see whether 50+ coasting is "easy" on a recumbent.

Regards,

Tim.

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"The Oracle" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hello, I am a beginner cyclist so thanks to everyone who has helped me - much appreciated.
>
> Seriously, can you get prosecuted for speeding on a bike? On the hills
and
> that where I live there are certain streets where you can bomb down yet
the
> limit is 30mph...

If you really are a "beginner" then you would be doing pretty well to be doing that much over 30. I
remember getting a digital speedo a few years ago when I got my first road bike, and was
dissapointed to find that the hill I thought I was "bombing" down was only being taken at about
38mph, and that felt *very* fast at the time!

 

In news:BB15028B.5F85%[email protected], Ian <[email protected]> typed:
> Technically yes, but in practice they tend not to be prepared to write it up,

.....is the wrong answer. As discussed here many times with references to the relevant Act there is
no offence of speeding for a bicycle. The Act in which the offence of speeding is defined is limited
to motor vehicles only.

Tony

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The Oracle wrote:
> Seriously, can you get prosecuted for speeding on a bike?

No, but I wonder how many police officers realise that? I'm dreading the day I get pulled over and
have to try and explain that no law has been broken.

~PB

 

Pete Biggs must be edykated coz e writed:

> The Oracle wrote:
>> Seriously, can you get prosecuted for speeding on a bike?
>
> No, but I wonder how many police officers realise that? I'm dreading the day I get pulled over and
> have to try and explain that no law has been broken.
>
> ~PB
>
>

Actually I think the offence is something like dangerous riding, stems from some old law like
furious pedalling or the like.

Ian

 

"The Oracle" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hello, I am a beginner cyclist so thanks to everyone who has helped me - much appreciated.
>
> Seriously, can you get prosecuted for speeding on a bike? On the hills
and
> that where I live there are certain streets where you can bomb down yet
the
> limit is 30mph. Could the police really do you for this? Has anyone been flashed by speed cameras?
> Can't see how it would do any good since there
is
> no license plate - however, if the old bill happened to be there when it flashed, well -things
> could get interesting....
>

Speed limits only apply to motor vehicles. However, I would suggest that any cyclist breaking a
speed limit would be an idiot (more so than a speeding motorist, who is going to be better off when
it goes wrong than a speeding cyclist in the same circumstances)

 

Tim Woodall must be edykated coz e writed:

> On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 17:38:19 +0100, Ian <[email protected]> wrote: [Re speeding on a bicycle]
>>>
>> Technically yes, but in practice they tend not to be prepared to write it up, I was waved down
>> after being recorded at 57mph on a hill that was rated at 40mph, he suggested I got a
>> speedometer, so I did, I hit 60 briefly on the same hill the other week. heh heh
>>
> Actually no. Speeding applies only to motorvehicles. However, your speed may be used as evidence
> of another offence.
>
> What sort of gearing do you have on your bike? Or what sort of hill? Or what sort of bike?
>
> With 48x13 gearing on a 1:10 on a DF my top speed was 49.9mph and this was the limit due to
> spinning out - I was going for the 50 but just couldn't make it. (I think this was a cadence of
> about 170 I managed to keep it at
> 49.9 for about 10-15 seconds (I think) so I don't think this was lack of power) (I still haven't
> achieved the 50 either and I'm not sure I still have the courage/recklessness to attempt to
> pedal that fast at those sorts of speeds. The handling was "interesting" until I gave up
> pedalling and started to coast)
>
> I reckon the hill would have to be at least twice as steep in order for me to get to 60mph
> (although I have now got a 52T so my spinout speed should be around 54mph assuming that 170 is
> still my maximum cadence)
>
> OTOH, I have reached 40mph coasting on the Windcheetah on hills that would need hard pedalling to
> reach 40mph on the DF. I just haven't (yet) had the combination of the confidence to really push
> it and the hill to take advantage of to see whether 50+ coasting is "easy" on a recumbent.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tim.
Faired bent, in top pedalling hard to spin out, unfortunately the screen was just on loan to see if
I liked it, has gone back to my mate now, my swb was very twitchy at that speed, I don't think the
extra weight of the screen over the front helped, but then the speed would have been impossible
without it, plus there is a bumpy section near the bottom of the hill, if you hit this at anything
over 45 it becomes a brown pants experience, without the screen I can squeeze up to 50, maybe 55
down hill, and a very short burst on the flat will see 45, I can average 20 over a 50 mile run, but
I can forget about my bad knee supporting me after about 30 miles, the screen adds about 3mph to the
average on the flat but is bloody hot on a sunny day, great to keep dry with in the rain and scary
in cross winds, I'm undecided on the practicality of a screen out here in the wilds of Kent, if I
was in London I would use one in the winter.

Ian

 

>>> can you get prosecuted for speeding on a bike?
>>
>>Technically no - you can't get done for speeding because speed limits apply only to motor
>>vehicles. Speeding may be taken as evidence of another offence, though.
>>
>Such as the wonderfully named 'Furious Cycling' or is it 'Cycling Furiously' ?
>--
Riding without due care and attention? Reckless endangerment?

I myself once bombed through some small Irish town (Castletown Bearhaven?) at aprox. 40mph (there
was this hill, and another one coming up...); can't recall the speed limit, but it was clearly in
excess of a "safe and prudent speed" !

Mark van Gorkom.

P.S.: plenty of 30 kph zones around here: no problem at all. The general speed limit in build up
area's is 50kph: still no great problem for the fitter riders (or those lucky enough to have a
streamlined velomobile)

P.P. we've got a few officers on MTB's around here, must admit I wouldn't mind giving them a chase
on the Baron, exept they do have radio's...

 

"Ian" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:BB151E74.5FB9%[email protected]...
> Pete Biggs must be edykated coz e writed:
>
> > The Oracle wrote:
> >> Seriously, can you get prosecuted for speeding on a bike?
> >
> > No, but I wonder how many police officers realise that? I'm dreading
the
> > day I get pulled over and have to try and explain that no law has been broken.
> >
> > ~PB
> >
> >
>
>
> Actually I think the offence is something like dangerous riding, stems
from
> some old law like furious pedalling or the like.
>
> Ian
>
Can't help feeling this is severly flawed in the subjectivity stakes....

Officer : I'm arresting you for pedalling furiously sir! Cyclist : But I wasn't cycling furiously
officer. It was merely cycling rather aggressively... Officer: I'm sure it was furiously sir..my
colleague witnessed it.... Officers colleague: yup, looked furious to me sir. Cyclist : Not at all
officers. I can demonstrate cycling furiously if you like, but it'll have to be on private land.....
Officer: Never mind that sir...quick, get 'im Rog, before 'e get's away!! <truncheons drawn>
Officers approach cyclist in a threatening yet public spirited manner and prevent further danger to
the general public.

Know what I mean ?...!!?

Dave.

 

Dave must be edykated coz e writed:

>
> Can't help feeling this is severly flawed in the subjectivity stakes....
>
> Officer : I'm arresting you for pedalling furiously sir! Cyclist : But I wasn't cycling furiously
> officer. It was merely cycling rather aggressively... Officer: I'm sure it was furiously sir..my
> colleague witnessed it.... Officers colleague: yup, looked furious to me sir. Cyclist : Not at all
> officers. I can demonstrate cycling furiously if you like, but it'll have to be on private
> land..... Officer: Never mind that sir...quick, get 'im Rog, before 'e get's away!! <truncheons
> drawn> Officers approach cyclist in a threatening yet public spirited manner and prevent further
> danger to the general public.
>
> Know what I mean ?...!!?
>
> Dave.
>
>
ROFLMAO

 

On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 21:26:52 +0100, "Dave" <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"Ian" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:BB151E74.5FB9%[email protected]...
>> Pete Biggs must be edykated coz e writed:
>>
>> > The Oracle wrote:
>> >> Seriously, can you get prosecuted for speeding on a bike?
>> >
>> > No, but I wonder how many police officers realise that? I'm dreading
>the
>> > day I get pulled over and have to try and explain that no law has been broken.
>> >
>> > ~PB
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> Actually I think the offence is something like dangerous riding, stems
>from
>> some old law like furious pedalling or the like.
>>
>> Ian
>>
>Can't help feeling this is severly flawed in the subjectivity stakes....
>
>Officer : I'm arresting you for pedalling furiously sir! Cyclist : But I wasn't cycling furiously
>officer. It was merely cycling rather aggressively... Officer: I'm sure it was furiously sir..my
>colleague witnessed it.... Officers colleague: yup, looked furious to me sir. Cyclist : Not at all
>officers. I can demonstrate cycling furiously if you like, but it'll have to be on private
>land..... Officer: Never mind that sir...quick, get 'im Rog, before 'e get's away!! <truncheons
>drawn> Officers approach cyclist in a threatening yet public spirited manner and prevent further
>danger to the general public.
>
>Know what I mean ?...!!?
>
>Dave.
>
Our (late) club president was once charged with failing to come to a stop at a stop sign. The cops
said he had not put his foot down, so had not stopped.

Pres pleaded not guilty and turned up at court complete with his fixed wheel bike. He was devasted
when the case was dismissed before he could demonstrate that a track-stand involved stopping without
putting your foot down!

BTW he was one of the few guys I've known who could go backwards on a fixed.

Regards! Stephen

 

Crikey ! 57mph on a bike? Jeez....

"Ian" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:BB15028B.5F85%[email protected]...
> The Oracle must be edykated coz e writed:
>
> > Hello, I am a beginner cyclist so thanks to everyone who has helped me - much appreciated.
> >
> > Seriously, can you get prosecuted for speeding on a bike? On the hills
and
> > that where I live there are certain streets where you can bomb down yet
the
> > limit is 30mph. Could the police really do you for this? Has anyone
been
> > flashed by speed cameras? Can't see how it would do any good since
there is
> > no license plate - however, if the old bill happened to be there when it flashed, well -things
> > could get interesting....
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> Technically yes, but in practice they tend not to be prepared to write it up, I was waved down
> after being recorded at 57mph on a hill that was
rated
> at 40mph, he suggested I got a speedometer, so I did, I hit 60 briefly on the same hill the other
> week. heh heh
>
> Ian

 

I probably don't go that fast. There are a few steep ones though and me being fifteen stone down a
25% gradient. Hmm, I bet I'm getting a good old bat on.

"Adrian Boliston" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "The Oracle" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
> > Hello, I am a beginner cyclist so thanks to everyone who has helped me - much appreciated.
> >
> > Seriously, can you get prosecuted for speeding on a bike? On the hills
> and
> > that where I live there are certain streets where you can bomb down yet
> the
> > limit is 30mph...
>
> If you really are a "beginner" then you would be doing pretty well to be doing that much over
> 30. I remember getting a digital speedo a few years ago when I got my first road bike, and was
> dissapointed to find that the hill I thought I was "bombing" down was only being taken at
> about 38mph,
and
> that felt *very* fast at the time!

 

Nice one Dave !! typical of thge Police too. Rather than spending there time on vandals and drug
dealers, they'd rather go for soft targets like us.

"Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
> "Ian" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:BB151E74.5FB9%[email protected]...
> > Pete Biggs must be edykated coz e writed:
> >
> > > The Oracle wrote:
> > >> Seriously, can you get prosecuted for speeding on a bike?
> > >
> > > No, but I wonder how many police officers realise that? I'm dreading
> the
> > > day I get pulled over and have to try and explain that no law has been broken.
> > >
> > > ~PB
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > Actually I think the offence is something like dangerous riding, stems
> from
> > some old law like furious pedalling or the like.
> >
> > Ian
> >
> Can't help feeling this is severly flawed in the subjectivity stakes....
>
> Officer : I'm arresting you for pedalling furiously sir! Cyclist : But I wasn't cycling furiously
> officer. It was merely cycling rather aggressively... Officer: I'm sure it was furiously sir..my
> colleague witnessed it.... Officers colleague: yup, looked furious to me sir. Cyclist : Not at all
> officers. I can demonstrate cycling furiously if you like, but it'll have to be on private
> land..... Officer: Never mind that sir...quick, get 'im Rog, before 'e get's away!! <truncheons
> drawn> Officers approach cyclist in a threatening yet public spirited manner and prevent further
> danger to the general public.
>
> Know what I mean ?...!!?
>
> Dave.

 

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