http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Licenced to cycle en Mon, 18 May 2026 16:06:35 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8303#post-83028 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:03:51 +0000 crowriver 83028@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm pleased to see the police are sourcing their bikes through local supplier EBC...</p> <p>The helmet thing: was that not a predecessor of the current chief? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8303#post-83027 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:59:36 +0000 Claggy Cog 83027@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Is he not the person who is for helmets to be made compulsory/mandatory? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8303#post-83025 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:28:18 +0000 chdot 83025@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> I hope it encourages more publicity trips for him</p> <p>"<br /> It's also for him to actually cycle to actual meetings!</p> <p>He should be getting his photo in ENews too. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8303#post-83024 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:16:07 +0000 crowriver 83024@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>To be fair, I think the fact that there's a police officer on official liaison duty on this forum is a positive sign that L&amp;BP wish to engage with the cycling community here. Chief of Police on a bike too: just gets better. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8303#post-83023 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:06:48 +0000 Nelly 83023@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@arobcomp, only joking.</p> <p>I think its brilliant that such a high profile police officer is out on a cycle training day - hopefully getting some chat from chdot, and maybe, just maybe we might start to get some mindset changes (not just soundbites) from people in 'authority' regarding cycling. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8303#post-83020 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:13:39 +0000 Smudge 83020@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Great to see :-) good man! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8303#post-83019 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:11:54 +0000 ARobComp 83019@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@nelly bringing the smack down. love it. </p> <p>I'm glad he's out there. In the long run I hope it encourages more publicity trips for him as he'll not have to worry about parking/traffic/tax payers money on driver/fuel etc. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8303#post-83017 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:06:30 +0000 Nelly 83017@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>needs to put his seat up by an inch or so..... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8303#post-83013 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:17:55 +0000 chdot 83013@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>After testing by a certain PC Quentin, the latest L&amp;BPerson to be allowed to use a police bike is -</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/7895657948/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8442/7895657948_86530cacee.jpg"></a></p> <p>The Divisional Commander, City of Edinburgh - aka -</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/EdPoliceChief" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/EdPoliceChief</a></p> <p>He dropped by Sciennes Primary (aka <a href="https://twitter.com/SciennesPS)" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/SciennesPS)</a> today and caught the tail end of the first day of P6's cycle training.</p> <p>He is already a 'cyclist', but it's good that such a senior officer is taking a professional interest in policing using bicycles and, in turn, issues affecting people on bikes.</p> <p>He was riding this -</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/7894355070/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8035/7894355070_884e1f5082.jpg"></a> </p>