He's probably a bit unlucky TBH, about the only time a cop will witness & actually do something about 2 biggest pain in the arse road users meeting & not being able to think their way way out of that particular paper bag
intrade,
Jun 19, 7:09am
some of the roads are seriously not wide enough and if a ciclist rides 1.5 from the curb then he is making it not possible for somone to pass without danger to the car or the car almost knocking him off .
He should have stopped just like campervans on the side to let traffic pass when he seen that they cant overtake. He clearly knew he was holding up traffic 1 car is traffic possible had another 10 cars pile up behind the van who was not overtaking him, but he refused to pull over and let them pass. So i recon he deserves a fine for being ignorant , if he would have said he understands that he is holding up traffic but did not realise it till the police told him then its questionable but, then i would say he should not have gotten the fine as when your ignorant you will do it again they should also not be allowed to ride side by side unless there is at least 10 in a groupe not just 2 or 3 thats not the law but it should be Where i come from you had taken a bisicle training class with police officers in scool teaching the road code , not a official licesne you where given but the OK from police that you passed the test. like looking back using arms as indicator not cycling on footpaths or across pedestrian crossings you must walk across with the bike and also stop at traffic lights just like any other motor vehicle is what we where tutored. I think first years of scool or something its to long ago to remmeber clearly, police where our friends back then and i was pleased to see police with kids from kindergarten show them how to cross pedestrian a few years ago still when i went back there for a visit.
reb53,
Jun 19, 8:10am
It's a Tui slogan isn't it ,
"The Police are now ticketing slow drivers".
pandai,
Jun 19, 8:19am
What about - on that road - when the drivers are so slow they hold up the cyclists too?
Happens with the foreigners every now and then.
bwg11,
Jun 19, 8:24am
I would say "Well done the Police". I use the road in question daily and am thoroughly sick of the Lyca clad clowns who think they are Lance Armstrong.
The courteous cyclists are great, they ride one-abreast, as close a possible to left, but the "Lance Armstrongs" with the same sense of arrogance and entitlement as the one convicted in the linked Press piece make commuting difficult.
On the downhills, the take the "racing line" using all their side of the road, and often both sides. Attempts to overtake them are met with obscenities or sign language. So, lets see more of this type of policing.
sr2,
Jun 19, 5:06pm
Despite being an occasional cyclist myself I'm still amazed at how some cyclists who use public roads solely for exercise feel they have as much right to be there as the locals who use it for access to their homes.
You can be very judgemental munchy, don't be so rough on the 80k drivers they can and often do 110kmh, but only on passing lanes
3tomany,
May 23, 3:38am
good job we need to see more of this
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