An apology

cupofteacp

Jac

I understand the whole Police for policing thing, and agree that the mobile units who will be exposed to a "crowded" environment should continue with 9mm and now tazers

It's just that in a static position defence such as a place near here, the likely attack will be a terrorist, and I remember back to Gibraltar

Hairy Jock

cupofteacp wrote:

Hairy,

You are kidding with the 9mm? Unless there dum-dums

Thats what the extra large pliers in the rigging set are for... what Geneva Convention?

Jacomus-rides-Gen

Good point CoT, I must have slightly missed your earlier point I think.

Royalty are certainly protected by CP guys armed with MP5's and .45 automatics, but who also have access in their cars to 7.62x51mm HK417 Assault rifles and/or 5.56x45mm HK G36C Short Assault Rifles. So they do have access to serious weapons.

Royalty are also protected in situ by heavily armed soldiers - the only soldiers in the UK to be allowed to carry live ammunition in public. (i.e. not inside a military base)

Personally I am of the opinion, probably fairly similar to you, that our politicians and royals are not well enough defended.

BentMikey

barrett .50 cal.

mtb.boy

My brother was cycling to work down my road. Its very narrow with cars parked on either side and in rush hour the cars are nose to tail. There is no way of biking past cars on the left as they are too close to the parked cars. So he mounted the kerb and rode down the pavement - which is 6 foot wide and had no pedestrians on it.

One day there was a policecar in the aforementioned traffic jam. So the copper wound his window down and shouted at him - IS THAT A CYCLE PATH?.
Brother - NO.
Copper - GET ON THE ROAD THEN!!

Bit heavy handed if you ask me.

P.S.- my mate just became a copper and he says he loves giving out £40 fines to cyclists who ride on the pavement (he is an A R S E)

Jacomus-rides-Gen

Uh, kinda random post but...

1) Riding on the pavement = fine. If your thick enough to get busted don't whine about it.
2) Bit heavy handed? I think not as he didn't get a fine.
3) Why not ride down a different road, or just have a modicm of patience?
4) Tell you bro to keep up the good work - I dislike being grouped into the pavement cycling RLJing simply because I cycle, even if the fines don;'t work, they still generate revenue from idiots.

Hairy Jock

mtb.boy wrote:

My brother was cycling to work down my road. Its very narrow with cars parked on either side and in rush hour the cars are nose to tail. There is no way of biking past cars on the left as they are too close to the parked cars. So he mounted the kerb and rode down the pavement - which is 6 foot wide and had no pedestrians on it.

One day there was a policecar in the aforementioned traffic jam. So the copper wound his window down and shouted at him - IS THAT A CYCLE PATH?.
Brother - NO.
Copper - GET ON THE ROAD THEN!!

Bit heavy handed if you ask me.

P.S.- my mate just became a copper and he says he loves giving out £40 fines to cyclists who ride on the pavement (he is an A R S E)

Too bloody right!! Pavement cycling is for 5 year olds, if you are serious about cycling you should be on the road.

Porgy

That's if you can see the road - let alone find any space on it.

There's a very short stretch next to where I live - very similar to that described above. The traffic barely moves - two rows of parked cars - no space on the road.

I've noticed that just about every cyclist goes on the pavement along here at some point - and I do try not to - but what's the alternative? Sit in a cloud of noxious fumes waiting for the cars in front to move an inch at a time?

That's not cycling as far as I'm concerned.

Hairy Jock

Porgy wrote:

That's if you can see the road - let alone find any space on it.

There's a very short stretch next to where I live - very similar to that described above. The traffic barely moves - two rows of parked cars - no space on the road.

I've noticed that just about every cyclist goes on the pavement along here at some point - and I do try not to - but what's the alternative? Sit in a cloud of noxious fumes waiting for the cars in front to move an inch at a time?

That's not cycling as far as I'm concerned.

You can always walk pushing the bike, that really upsets drivers, they are stuck going no where and they can't even get indignant about your cycling on the pavement... just smile at them as you pass :twisted:

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