http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Driver gets Asbo during police cycling crackdown" en Fri, 22 May 2026 06:26:23 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11737#post-134855 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 17:48:49 +0000 Focus 134855@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<em>Pc Chris Harvey said: “Some people may think we handed out a relatively low number of fines"</em>"</p> <p>Erm, yes. If they'd concentrated on taxis <em>alone</em> the could have handed out way more than that! I can't help but think they have been asked to be pretty lenient in order not to upset the motoring public too much.</p> <p>When they claim "More than 300 people spoken to", do they count people like me who chatted to them (i.e. me starting a chat rather than being stopped) whilst riding beside them? It would boost their figures! ;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11737#post-134825 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 15:05:23 +0000 crowriver 134825@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Ninety-five drivers and 72 cyclists were spoken to by police in the first week, numbers dropped to 91 drivers and 57 cyclists in the second. "</p> <p>So the number of naughty drivers hardly dropped at all, then. Quelle surprise. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11737#post-134808 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 14:05:20 +0000 threefromleith 134808@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Lovely headline, falsely claiming it was a 'cycling crackdown'. What was it the EEN journo was claiming on here the other day again? ;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11737#post-134806 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 13:53:58 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 134806@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Obviously weren't doing speed checks then... I'd suggest breaking the speed limit is waaaaaay more coming than mobile phone use. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11737#post-134804 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 13:43:49 +0000 kaputnik 134804@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>The most common offences were using a mobile phone while driving, cyclists failing to stop at a red light or cycling on pavements, <strong>and taxi drivers waiting by Haymarket Station outwith the designated ranks</strong>.</em></p> <p>Alas observational evidence would suggest that the Hackney carragists are up to their old tricks as soon as the hi-viz backs are turned. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11737#post-134801 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 13:41:02 +0000 chdot 134801@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/driver-gets-asbo-during-police-cycling-crackdown-1-3210254" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/driver-gets-asbo-during-police-cycling-crackdown-1-3210254</a> </p>