Petty Police Fines

[Biker Biggles]

Rule 178
You can stop at the second line and be waiting in the cycle box legally,but only if the lights go red after you have crossed the first line.Id say that was a possible loophole that they wouldnt bother trying to prove if you contested a ticket?

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

Rule 178
You can stop at the second line and be waiting in the cycle box legally,but only if the lights go red after you have crossed the first line.Id say that was a possible loophole that they wouldnt bother trying to prove if you contested a ticket?

Depends if you want to go to court instead of accepting a fixed penalty? Always a risk.

The other is if you are in the advisory cycle lane on the left then the first stop line doesn't cross that - I think that's how legally the cyclists get into the cycle box - maybe that would work for us too

The City of London Police have always enforced this rule. Are you sure it's now extending to the Met Police ? or was it in the City?

[Biker Biggles]

What about if you move to the right of the cycle box and wait just a tad on the "wrong" side of the road?I know you have technically jumped the lights,but Ive never heard of anyone being done for jumping lights if they dont actually move out into the junction.

hmmmm

Not at all related to the country being skint then?


Back to the grand prix starts it is then...

[Viney]

Originally Posted by slloyd

Thanks for the update Ian, never knew this to be the case but will pass on the upsetting news to my colleague as well.

Although, has this be placed into the highway code now then?

Remember its the highway code, not law. Road traffic act is the law. Both contradict each other on several occasions!!

[Viney]

Originally Posted by wyrdness

Thing is, there's never any cyclists in them, especially in Central London where the cyclists always ignore red lights completely.

Yeah, and! I just wish i could do it on the Motorcycle

My tax disc states 'bicycle'

well remember its a bicycle lane, your motorbike has two wheels the term bicycle still applies, you could try that, i thought all cycle lanes in london was for all cycles, bikes and motorbikes

[dyzio]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6cXE...ext=1&index=29

Originally Posted by dyzio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6cXE...ext=1&index=29

That answers that question then...good call for trying though