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  • [Cycling] Pedestrian injuries at alltime high

    From Spike@21:1/5 to All on Wed Dec 13 09:36:57 2023
    [Trigger warning: Article contains videos of cyclists on pavements and in pedestrian areas]

    Just three cyclists were fined for riding on the pavement in the whole of
    the Humberside Police force area last year.

    Shocking figures, obtained under Freedom of Information laws, show police
    have virtually stopped handing out fixed penalties for the offence over the last decade.

    The data shows there were 1,395 fixed-penalty notices (FPNs) given to
    cyclists for riding on the footway in the Humberside Police force area in 2010/11.

    That has fallen to just three in 2017/18, with only two handed out in
    2015/16, according to the figures.

    It comes as North East Lincolnshire Council has announced plans to
    crackdown on nuisance cyclists in the borough, where they could face a £100 fine if they are found to be riding in a manner that could cause distress
    to another member of the public.

    The drop in fines has come at a time when, across Britain, the number of pedestrians injured in collisions with bikes on pavements - and in
    particular those suffering serious injuries - is at a record high.

    It is against the law for cyclists to ride on footpaths, unless they are designated as shared paths. In 1999, the government introduced FPNs as a
    way of dealing with the offence.

    […]

    <https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/cycling-pavement-illegal-fines-police-2549381#>

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    Spike

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to Spike on Thu Dec 14 15:03:47 2023
    On 13/12/2023 09:36 am, Spike wrote:

    [Trigger warning: Article contains videos of cyclists on pavements and in pedestrian areas]

    Just three cyclists were fined for riding on the pavement in the whole of
    the Humberside Police force area last year.

    Shocking figures, obtained under Freedom of Information laws, show police have virtually stopped handing out fixed penalties for the offence over the last decade.

    The data shows there were 1,395 fixed-penalty notices (FPNs) given to cyclists for riding on the footway in the Humberside Police force area in 2010/11.

    That has fallen to just three in 2017/18, with only two handed out in 2015/16, according to the figures.

    It comes as North East Lincolnshire Council has announced plans to
    crackdown on nuisance cyclists in the borough, where they could face a £100 fine if they are found to be riding in a manner that could cause distress
    to another member of the public.

    The drop in fines has come at a time when, across Britain, the number of pedestrians injured in collisions with bikes on pavements - and in
    particular those suffering serious injuries - is at a record high.

    It is against the law for cyclists to ride on footpaths, unless they are designated as shared paths. In 1999, the government introduced FPNs as a
    way of dealing with the offence.

    […]

    <https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/cycling-pavement-illegal-fines-police-2549381#>

    "...It is against the law..."

    But what do the chavs who ride chav-bikes care for the law?

    The law, as far as they are concerned, is only for other people to obey,
    and the safety of pedestrians is the absolute bottom of their priority
    lie (if, indeed, it appears on that list at all).

    For chavs on bikes, there is only one "regulation":

    "Do I want to do it?".

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