Speed limits again

Eiron said:

On the telly last night was a repeat of 'Police, Camera, Action'
with Mr Stewart saying that cyclists can be stopped for speeding
but that the one shown was alright as he only reached 29mph.

So I guess it must be true - speed limits do apply to cyclists.

--
Eiron

No good deed ever goes unpunished.

No just shows that we can be stopped. I take it nothing was said about prosecuting/fines/points etc?

Of course this does not apply to royal parks where we can be stopped for speeding.

Bryan

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Quoted message said:

On the telly last night was a repeat of 'Police, Camera, Action'
with Mr Stewart saying that cyclists can be stopped for speeding
but that the one shown was alright as he only reached 29mph.

So I guess it must be true - speed limits do apply to cyclists.

Never assume Mr Stewart is a legal eagle.

Eiron said:

On the telly last night was a repeat of 'Police, Camera, Action'
with Mr Stewart saying that cyclists can be stopped for speeding
but that the one shown was alright as he only reached 29mph.

This is what is known in technical legal speak as "complete bollocks".

Just zis Guy said:

Eiron said:

On the telly last night was a repeat of 'Police, Camera, Action'
with Mr Stewart saying that cyclists can be stopped for speeding
but that the one shown was alright as he only reached 29mph.

This is what is known in technical legal speak as "complete bollocks".

Well, getting a legal opinion from Alistair Stewart is like getting a
legal opinion from a convicted drink driver. ;-)

R.

Eiron came up with the following;:

Quoted message said:

On the telly last night was a repeat of 'Police, Camera, Action'
with Mr Stewart saying that cyclists can be stopped for speeding
but that the one shown was alright as he only reached 29mph.

So I guess it must be true - speed limits do apply to cyclists.

If you believe everything Mr Stewart says .....

--
Paul ...
(8(|) Homer Rules ..... Doh !!!

Paul - censored said:

If you believe everything Mr Stewart says .....

If you believe /anything/ Mr Stewart says...

d.

davek came up with the following;:

Quoted message said:

Paul - censored said:

If you believe everything Mr Stewart says .....

If you believe /anything/ Mr Stewart says...

🙂 hic!!

--
Paul ...
(8(|) Homer Rules ..... Doh !!!

Paul - censored said:

davek came up with the following;:

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Paul - censored said:

If you believe everything Mr Stewart says .....

If you believe /anything/ Mr Stewart says...

WTFH is Alistair Stewart? Have I missed something?

--
Dave...

PEOPLE: Alastair Stewart given two-year driving ban
Independent, The (London), Jul 2, 2003
Alastair Stewart, who presents the television programme Police, Camera,
Action!, was banned from driving for 23 months and fined pounds 2,000
yesterday after pleading guilty to drink driving. Stewart, 50, admitted
crashing his Mercedes near his home in Bramdean, Hampshire on 19 June
while three times over the limit. The court heard he had been drinking
alcohol to an enormous level to cope with stress.

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20030702/ai_n12699460

dkahn400 came up with the following;:

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Paul - censored said:

davek came up with the following;:

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Paul - [censored] wrote:
> If you believe everything Mr Stewart says .....

If you believe /anything/ Mr Stewart says...

WTFH is Alistair Stewart? Have I missed something?

He presents the TV programme "Police, Camera ..." and tries to portray a
'nice fella, good driver' kind of image. Trouble is, he was caught driving
whilst under the influence. IIRC he was significantly over the limit as
well, not just 'possibly a glass of wine at lunch officer'.

--
Paul ...
(8(|) Homer Rules ..... Doh !!!

Eiron said:

On the telly last night was a repeat of 'Police, Camera, Action'
with Mr Stewart saying that cyclists can be stopped for speeding
but that the one shown was alright as he only reached 29mph.

So I guess it must be true - speed limits do apply to cyclists.

Brings back happy memories of me speeding through a radar trap on my
bike at about 40 miles an hour (downhill of course)in a 30 mph limit.

I was so glad that the PC plod manning it confined himself to only
shouted at me to slow down as I shot passed as had be stepped out into
the road to stop me I don't think either of us would be here now ...

<I'm a much more upright member of society this days and only speed in
my car - or is that because my legs are clapped out?>

:-)

A

Quoted message said:

I was so glad that the PC plod manning it confined himself to only shouted
at me to slow down as I shot passed as had be stepped out into the road to
stop me I don't think either of us would be here now ...

<I'm a much more upright member of society this days and only speed in my
car - or is that because my legs are clapped out?>

:-)

A

Stating the obvious, but PC Plods stepping out in front of speeding cwiminal
psychotic motorists never struck me as that good an idea.

Eiron said:

On the telly last night was a repeat of 'Police, Camera, Action'
with Mr Stewart saying that cyclists can be stopped for speeding
but that the one shown was alright as he only reached 29mph.

So I guess it must be true - speed limits do apply to cyclists.

You can be stopped and charged with a 19th century offence of "furious
riding", but likewise you can incur the same penalty for doing 20mph if
it's dangerous and/or the police officer hates cyclists. People have
really been convicted for what many of us would consider a comfortable
cruising speed:

http://archive.thisisworcestershire.co.uk/2004/2/2/139010.html

But it also happened less than 5 years ago to someone in one of the
Oxbridge towns - I can't remember which.

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Quoted message said:

Eiron said:

On the telly last night was a repeat of 'Police, Camera, Action'
with Mr Stewart saying that cyclists can be stopped for speeding
but that the one shown was alright as he only reached 29mph.

So I guess it must be true - speed limits do apply to cyclists.

You can be stopped and charged with a 19th century offence of "furious
riding", but likewise you can incur the same penalty for doing 20mph if
it's dangerous and/or the police officer hates cyclists. People have
really been convicted for what many of us would consider a comfortable
cruising speed:

http://archive.thisisworcestershire.co.uk/2004/2/2/139010.html

But it also happened less than 5 years ago to someone in one of the
Oxbridge towns - I can't remember which.

Some bloke in Cambridge, > 5 years now IIRC. He was taking the [censored] though -
he didn't slow down/stop when he was asked to.

cheers,
clive

Quoted message said:

Some bloke in Cambridge, > 5 years now IIRC. He was taking the [censored]

though -

Quoted message said:

he didn't slow down/stop when he was asked to.

cheers,
clive

Steel rims ?

Colin N.

Years ago when I was involved in HPV racing, we were invited to attend
the annual Tour du Sol, a solar powered vehicle race in Switzerland.
The human powered mob were let away last, and we all overtook the whole
field of solar vehicles. The HPVs were clocking 60mph on the down
hills! They were not happy and at the next drivers meeting protested to
the organisers. Mike Burrows stood up and asked if it was a legal
requirement in Switzerland to have a speedometer fitted to ones
bicycle. Its not. We whupped their asses every day. Ha.

Mickle said:

Mike Burrows stood up and asked if it was a legal
requirement in Switzerland to have a speedometer fitted to ones
bicycle. Its not.

That really is shoddy reasoning.

It's not a legal requirement in the UK to have a blood-alcohol-ometer
installed in your car, but it's still illegal to drive with more than
a certain level of alcohol in your blood.

regards, Ian SMith

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Eiron said:

On the telly last night was a repeat of 'Police, Camera, Action'
with Mr Stewart saying that cyclists can be stopped for speeding
but that the one shown was alright as he only reached 29mph.

So I guess it must be true - speed limits do apply to cyclists.

--
Eiron

No good deed ever goes unpunished.

No just shows that we can be stopped. I take it nothing was said about
prosecuting/fines/points etc?

Of course this does not apply to royal parks where we can be stopped
for speeding.

Bryan

but you *can* be done for riding your bicycle "furiously"..... which *might*
be at a speed lower than the posted speed limit!

ian henden said:

but you *can* be done for riding your bicycle "furiously"..... which *might*
be at a speed lower than the posted speed limit!

There is a definition for 'furiously' which is paraphrased as riding
such as to be likely to cause injury or distress to passengers or other
road users. It may also extend to causing damage to third parties (but
not oneself).

So on a clear road, on a solo bike, it would be very hard for you to be
done for riding furiously. IIRC Tony Adams (? the chap done in
Cambridge) was doing 30 through a heavily trafficked pedestrianised
area.

...d