"Guy" guy wrote in message
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"Cycling police are certainly back in force in the City area, nabbing
many a newbie/oldie for straying onto pavements, through red lights
etc. A friend of mine who has just started cycling to work was hauled
up last week for taking a shortcut across a pavement and given a
thirty quid fine on the spot.


Can't say I've noticed it going on myself, but it seems like a useful
initiative.

On several occasions while on the top deck of a bus I've enjoyed the sight
of police cyclists waiting for cyclists to run the red lights at Bank
junction, and then stopping them. Only cops on bikes would have a hope of
catching them.

Guy

I'm just waiting for the cyclists to get a bug up their asses about this
like motorists do with speed cameras. Soon, cycle cops will have to wear
8-ft illuminated helmets, so cyclists can spot them at a distance and not go
through red lights, or quickly jump off the pavement until the cop goes...

:-P