http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: police - Recent Posts en Wed, 13 May 2026 01:53:22 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12190#post-142597 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 17:54:54 +0000 gibbo 142597@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks, Ian. That makes it clear. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12190#post-142585 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:02:30 +0000 jdanielp 142585@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hmm, I'm slightly disappointed that nobody has remarked on Edinburgh "Unicycle" Roadshows yet – joking aside, I did sporadically see a commuter on a unicycle travelling West along Lauriston Place when I used to catch the bus! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12190#post-142584 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:58:51 +0000 ianfieldhouse 142584@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gibbo Yes, it's the Moray House campus, but not the Old Moray House building.</p> <p><a href="http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps?building=patersons-land" rel="nofollow">http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps?building=patersons-land</a></p> <p>The car park is in the quad accessible from St John Street. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12190#post-142577 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:02:01 +0000 gibbo 142577@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Wednesday 5 March 2014, 12:00 - 14:00 - In the car park outside Paterson's Land at Holyrood (with Dr Bike)</em></p> <p>Apologies for being the thickest person in Thickdom, but where's the car park?</p> <p>(And is Paterson's Land the old Moray House - google claims it is.) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12190#post-142561 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 13:31:47 +0000 cc 142561@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>1. They've moved it to the lobby of JCMB (James Clerk Maxwell Building, the big brick ship-looking building)</p> <p>2. Bike security marking is currently taking 3-4 minutes per bike, said an official-looking man, and when I was there a few minutes ago there was already a queue of 10 bikes and lots more arriving all the time. Unless you're very patient and also impervious to the cold you might not want to bother with the bike marking.</p> <p>I can't say what else is on offer as I just turned round and went home when I realised I'd have to wait 40 minutes or so before I could get the bike marked. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12190#post-142557 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 13:15:44 +0000 ianfieldhouse 142557@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>&gt; Staff still have swipeycards, though.</p> <p>Yeah, but the UoE is useless at updating them; my one expired 2 years ago. I'm sure the onus is on me to track up to George Square to get a new one, however. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12190#post-142553 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 12:30:39 +0000 SRD 142553@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>They were checking staff/matric cards when selling the subsidised locks last time. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12190#post-142551 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 12:22:53 +0000 wingpig 142551@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Staff still have swipeycards, though. The most recent thing I have is my 1998-99 Mondex-compatible undergrad card, on which I am depicted with long hair. Hmm. KB trickier to get to and from in my available lunch-slot anyway, so shall try the ECA version instead. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12190#post-142550 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 12:16:29 +0000 cc 142550@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@wingpig I share those characteristics and I didn't have any trouble getting free bike security marking and free ankle strap thingies last year! Universities have staff too. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12190#post-142549 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 12:13:52 +0000 gkgk 142549@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>They'll just presume you're from physics, wingpig. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12190#post-142548 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 12:10:18 +0000 wingpig 142548@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I assume grey hair, wrinkly temples and no matric card means I probably wouldn't be able to get my frame marked/registered? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12190#post-142545 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:54:19 +0000 cc 142545@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>TODAY, 12 - 2pm, King's Buildings. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12190#post-142216 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 12:33:48 +0000 cc 142216@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Back by popular demand are our Cycle Roadshows, a one stop shop for cyclists of all abilities. Don’t miss out on:</p> <p> FREE Dr. Bike bike maintenance at selected roadshows<br /> FREE Police security bike marking at every roadshow<br /> £10 Gold Standard bike locks for sale (Normal price £45)<br /> Free ankle reflectors and puncture repair kits<br /> Cycle maps and route planning advice</p> <p>The Roadshows will run at five locations across the University on afternoons in February, March and April. We hope to see you there!"</p> <p>Details at <a href="http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/transport/news/spring-cycling">Spring into cycling</a>.</p> <p>Roadshow dates &amp; times:</p> <p>Thursday 13 February 2014 - 12:00 - 14:00, Outside the main entrance of King's Buildings Centre next to the Murray Library at Kings Buildings</p> <p>Thursday 27 February 2014 - 12:00 - 14:00, Outside the Main Building at Edinburgh College of Art</p> <p>Wednesday 5 March 2014, 12:00 - 14:00 - In the car park outside Paterson's Land at Holyrood (with Dr Bike)</p> <p>Thursday 24 April, 12:00 - 14:00 - Outside the Vet School cycle shelter at Easter Bush (with Dr. Bike) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11537#post-131204 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 09:36:21 +0000 wingpig 131204@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.learnerdriving.com/learn-to-drive/highway-code/road-signals">Signals by Authorised Persons</a></p> <p>Whenever I've seen a police directing traffic in real life they've dispensed with the strange cupped hand shown and made clear and obvious universally-recognisable signals. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11537#post-131197 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 22:57:48 +0000 Zenfrozt 131197@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Fair enoughski :) Thanks. I must confess the whole thing left me thinking I should brush up on policeman hand signals as I spent most of the wait worrying that I wouldn't understand when I was being signalled to move. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11537#post-131194 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 20:28:58 +0000 chdot 131194@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sounds like -</p> <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11529" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11529</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11537#post-131193 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 20:15:33 +0000 Zenfrozt 131193@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Anyone know what the police presence at the Wellington Statue end of Princes Street was about today?<br /> I was stuck obeying the hand signals of a policeman on a motorbike for quite a while, until 2 black SUVs got waved through, the bikes then followed it. I can't find anything on the interwebs about it... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11251#post-126593 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 11:11:34 +0000 le_soigneur 126593@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This thread topic was <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11248">posted at the time of the program</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11251#post-126573 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 10:04:52 +0000 joeblogs 126573@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Anyone else see Motorway Cops on BBC 1 last night?</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03c7h9y/Motorway_Cops_Series_5_Out_of_Control/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03c7h9y/Motorway_Cops_Series_5_Out_of_Control/</a></p> <p>My favourite story was of the Lorry Driver, caught using his iPhone while driving a 44 ton truck. He'd already had his licence suspended and had managed to accumulate a further nine points since getting it back.</p> <p>Rather than send him to court to face the judge, they used their 'professional discretion' (aka took pity on him because he'd just got divorced and was looking at pics of his kids on his phone) and let him off with a caution.</p> <p>Doomed, we are. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4126&page=2#post-96432 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:06:20 +0000 Roibeard 96432@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sort of - got distracted into the FoI logs when checking about complaints procedure...</p> <p>Robert </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4126&page=2#post-96425 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:59:52 +0000 DaveC 96425@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I guess you are reading it incase you are pulled over in future so you can point out that you are following their recomended best practice? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4126&page=2#post-96424 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:51:15 +0000 Roibeard 96424@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Bit of thread necromancy here, but thought it would be of interest - the Police's <a href="http://lbp.police.uk/information/freedom_of_information/disclosure_log/2012/march/officer_cycle_training.aspx">cycling training manual</a> is available for download via an FoI request.</p> <p>It's Cycling Scotland's "Cycle Patrol" course, which appears to be broader than simply a police resource.</p> <p>Robert </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6579&page=3#post-74819 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 19:04:06 +0000 gembo 74819@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@mkns - we could link this thread to the risky thread and to the thread where alanr is having to push the crime perpetrated against him to get the police to proceed? When there is a crime of dangerous driving perpetrated against a cyclist it is likely to be more serious than the continuous stream of dangerous driving occurring on the roads every day, against other drivers. this is my view, and one shared by several on this forum, however, it is not the view of the police because we do to have strict liability in the UK. If we did we would be in a better position. It may be the case that If we can produce a steady flow of DVDs of dangerous driving against cyclists and hand these in to the police station then we can combine this with a campaign to achieve strict liability. However, the motor industry has worked hard to portray the lethal business of driving as a routine, normal, daily activity so I wouldn't bet on it. Why do other countries have strict liability and we don't? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6579&page=3#post-74816 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 17:20:30 +0000 Kenny 74816@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So ultimately my question is "what is a normal channel" - this is the thing that I need clarification on. The amount of dangerous driving that I witness on my commutes to and from work is such that I could predict needing to be visiting a police station every fortnight if that was the only "normal channel" that existed. Can you therefore identify for us which channels are open to us when we have such videos of incidents?</p> <p>I also don't see the need to put it on DVD or CD-ROM if it's on the internet, since I can give you a URL to view the video? Or do the police refuse to accept video evidence unless it has been burned to physical media for some reason? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6579&page=3#post-74802 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 00:07:55 +0000 Cycle PC 74802@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>mkns - If any incident is caught on a device of some kind, the best thing to do would be to get it on to a computer and/or digital media of some kind (DVD, CD-Rom).</p> <p>Report the incident to the police through one of the normal channels, making mention of the fact that the incident has been recorded. </p> <p>Then as you say, the incident would be looked at by officers and action taken, if applicable.</p> <p>It is impossible for me to say what kind of incident would merit a certain level of action. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6579&page=3#post-74792 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 16:50:36 +0000 Kenny 74792@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cycle PC: Greetings from myself. I'm also relatively new to the forum, male, married, 3 daughters, just the 2 bikes, although the kids have one each too. Wife can't cycle to save herself.</p> <p>Re: the camera footage, I've had a couple of incidents caught on high def video using a Contour+ camera, and one I took into Drylaw station for your colleagues to view. I was a little surprised that the only action they could take based on the incident was to go have a word with the culprit, which they did and he supposedly offered an apology. The question I have, which I suspect is really somewhat rhetorical, is "do you have to be actually hit by a car for the police to do anything". My two incidents caught on camera were clear examples of dangerous driving, either of which would have seriously injured me if I hadn't been exceptionally fast on my brakes. As I say, I suspect the answer is much the same as your last response: "each incident would have to be reviewed on its own merits". But I thought I'd ask.</p> <p>That all said, my actual question is simpler: if I catch an incident on video, and upload it to the internet somewhere, am I able to report the incident to the police by sending an email or posting a message to you guys somehow, including the link to the video so you can watch at your leisure? Or are your procedures such that I do need to get my ass down to the local nick to show you the video on my iPhone? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6579&page=3#post-74755 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 04:40:14 +0000 Cycle PC 74755@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Uberuce and Dave RE cameras.</p> <p>Camera footage can, and has been used. There is no difinitive guide to what is and what is not reported. Each incident would have to be reported and then reviewed on its own merits. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6579&page=3#post-74754 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 04:30:25 +0000 Cycle PC 74754@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Wingpig - "When the Bicycle Police are doing their bicycle-specific policing, do they do things like just ride around and along popular cycle-commuting routes during the rush hours as if they were a normal bicycle commuter commuting to their workplace, either specifically in order to police the sort of unpleasant vehicle interactions to which cyclists are particularly subject or just to act as a visible warning against infringements of traffic laws?"</p> <p>Basically, yes and yes, it depends on what their specific task is for that particular day. The bicycles are used by our Safer Neighbourhood Teams and are used just as much for non cycling specific activities. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6579&page=3#post-74753 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 04:19:13 +0000 Cycle PC 74753@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>mgj - "OK, I'll bite and ask a question; do you think that if as a result of the Carloway review there is the removal of the need for corroboration there will be more opportunity for cyclists to report road traffic offences and have those progressed into reports to the fiscal?"</p> <p>The Carloway Review is an interesting document and puts forward a number of recommendations, one of which refers to corroboration, namely: -</p> <p> - the current requirement for corroboration in criminal cases be abolished; and</p> <p> - in solemn prosecutions where there is no corroboration of testimony, there should be no requirement on the judge to warn the jury of any dangers perceived purely as a consequence of the absence of such corroboration.</p> <p>If these recommendatinos are implemented in full, then yes, there will be more opportunity for cases involving a single witness to progress to court. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6579&page=3#post-74752 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 04:04:03 +0000 Cycle PC 74752@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Fimm - "Two questions:</p> <p>1) Are you aware of the Met. Police's RoadSafe scheme? <a href="http://www.met.police.uk/roadsafelondon/" rel="nofollow">http://www.met.police.uk/roadsafelondon/</a><br /> Is this something that could be considered for the Lothain and Borders force?</p> <p>2) What advice do you have for someone reporting an incident to the police?"</p> <p>I am aware of the Met's scheme and have been in communication with officers from London, and have had a look at their 'Roadsafe' website, and hope to use some of the material in future.</p> <p>If you are reporting an incident to the police, as much detail as possible should be reported e.g. times, locus, speed, details of vehicle, description of driver. </p>