Re: Cyclists to be above the law - official

On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:55:12 +0100, ®i©ardo <here@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Nick wrote:
Peter Lynch wrote:
On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:17:39 +0100, Nick wrote:
the.pheasant.plucker@xxxxxxx wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7478823.stm

Chris Peck, of CTC, said: "Most cyclists obey the rules of the road,
there is only a minority that cycle anti-socially, like breaking red
lights and cycle on pavements".

That minority, every single one of them, must live around here then as
almost all of them, without exception, seem to believe that the laws
are there to be obeyed only by motorists.
Laws only to be obeyed by motorists? You mean you live in an area
where motorists don't exceed the speed limit whenever they have
enough free road to accelerate?

hardly any cyclists have a speedo, so they wouldn't know if/when
they're exceeding a speed limit anyway - bad example.

The example was that motorists regularly break the law. Many motorists
appear to be so conceited they don't even understand that driving above
the speed limit is breaking the law.

For what it is worth speed limits don't apply to cyclists.

Ah, a bit like red lights and pedestrian crossings, then.

No, not remotely close to approaching being like them.

Red lights and pedestrian crossing apply to all vehicles.

Speed limits only apply to motor vehicles.

That is the law.
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