RLJing cars - cops don't care!

toontra

I was stopped in an ASL area today when a people-carrier (almost certainly a mini-cab) pulled up along-side me very close. He then started nudging forward till he was straddling the pedestrian crossing area. Nothing new there.

Then a cop on a motorbike pulls up (before the ASL I have to say!) so I ask him what he thinks about the positioning of the cab. He shrugged and looked away.

Then, the cab starts nudging further and further out so he's well beyond even the pedestrian bit and is starting to impede oncoming traffic. Once again I ask the cop if that's OK (as does another motorcyclist parked along-side him who seems pretty amazed by the whole thing). This time not even a shrug. The cop pointedly ignored me, in a manner as much as to say "Don't bother be with your trivia".

I had made a legitimate complaint as a road user and was totally ignored, to the point of rudeness. I suppose he had something more important to do, like get back to the station for a tea break. Bloody t****r.

Bassjunkieuk

I am rather surprised as I have actually seen a couple of coppers on scooters or motorbikes go after RLJ cyclists, however the issue of cars encroaching on ASL seems to be OK.

It really irritates me when motorist's pull up behind (sometimes) or slightly encroaching (most of the time) in the ASL then slowly move forward. I had one the other day where I came round the left hand side to make sure I was in the ASL and the young man in the Alfa Romeo seemed to object to this so he pulled forward so his wing mirror was level with my handlebars! I didn't move as if I did I couldn't see the lights (you might guess where this is going...)

As the lights went green I took off, leaving him behind to be tooted by the driver behind him to get a move on as he hadn't realized the light had gone green :-)

cupofteacp

I think the scooter cops don't feel they can stop cars, they might just drive off.

Hoever their on a par with cyclists so feel happy pinching us

richardast

toontra wrote:

I suppose he had something more important to do, like get back to the station for a tea break.

If that were true, why did he stop for the red light. Was his blue one not working?

toontra

richardast wrote:

toontra wrote:

I suppose he had something more important to do, like get back to the station for a tea break.

If that were true, why did he stop for the red light. Was his blue one not working?

Hah ... quite right!

On reflection what pissed me off about the whole episode was that a cop was within a few yards of someone driving illegally (and who's actions were annoying other road-users). He had the perfect opportunity to drive up along-side him and have words. It could have been achieved safely and quickly, without disrupting traffic or delaying anyone (bar a few seconds).

Instead, he chose to ignore those who complained and did nothing. What kind of effing signal does that send out?

T800

If you didn't get his number, any chance you got the number plate?

I've used a police motorcycle number plate to identify a police motorcyclist who was in the wrong at a junction. Maybe people at the police station just laughed about it after I'd been speaking to them, but maybe the promised talking-to was given to the numpty officer.

toontra

T800 wrote:

If you didn't get his number, any chance you got the number plate?

I've used a police motorcycle number plate to identify a police motorcyclist who was in the wrong at a junction. Maybe people at the police station just laughed about it after I'd been speaking to them, but maybe the promised talking-to was given to the numpty officer.

Next time I'll get my mobile phone out and take a snap - hope that's not an arrestable offense