Cycle Police - interesting chat

London_Falcon

8 cycle police manning the cross roads by Barbican this morning. Several bikes had been stopped and I asked them if they were on RLJ duty. Interestingly the occifer told me that today's focus was on cars who had encroached over the ASL. 3 points and £60 fines were apparently being handed out, along with a leaflet explaining what the ASL is about. He said they were also stopping the RLJers too.

Gussio

Wow - that is a first! More power to them.

rjsterry

+1

Going to need more than one team on one junction, but they've got to start somewhere.

notsoblue

Nice work! Interesting that they're doing that around Barbican. From what I've heard the community liaison meetings for that area used to be vehemently anti-cyclist. It looks like they're working to balance that.

W1

I'm such a cynic - I just don't believe that the focus was on ASL enforcement.

The rozzers really need to start doing that down by Vauxhall Bridge/Embankment - it's a complete joke some mornings.

notsoblue

W1 wrote:

I'm such a cynic - I just don't believe that the focus was on ASL enforcement.

The rozzers really need to start doing that down by Vauxhall Bridge/Embankment - it's a complete joke some mornings.

What time of day do you usually go through VB/Embankment, W1?

clarkey cat

ACAB

London_Falcon

W1 wrote:

I'm such a cynic - I just don't believe that the focus was on ASL enforcement.

He had the leaflets on ASLs in his hand and sounded very sure of himself??

W1

London_Falcon wrote:

W1 wrote:

I'm such a cynic - I just don't believe that the focus was on ASL enforcement.

He had the leaflets on ASLs in his hand and sounded very sure of himself??

Fair enough - I wonder how many tickets, rather than leaflets, were given out.

W1

notsoblue wrote:

W1 wrote:

I'm such a cynic - I just don't believe that the focus was on ASL enforcement.

The rozzers really need to start doing that down by Vauxhall Bridge/Embankment - it's a complete joke some mornings.

What time of day do you usually go through VB/Embankment, W1?

Anytime between 6:30 and 8 am, and 7pm-1am.

marchant

clarkey cat wrote:

ACAB

Always Carry A Bible?

Ben6899

marchant wrote:

clarkey cat wrote:

ACAB

Always Carry A Bible?

All Coppers Are Bonkers?

mar_k

Can some one please tell me what an ASL is?

dodgerdog

Can you get them to pop down to Brizzle as we are in desperate need of that sort of policing

meanredspider

mar_k wrote:

Can some one please tell me what an ASL is?

Advanced stop line

The area reserved for bikes at traffic lights

Paul E

meanredspider wrote:

mar_k wrote:

Can some one please tell me what an ASL is?

Advanced stop line

The area reserved for bikes at traffic lights

That's bikes with no engines, even though motorbikes and mopeds (tw@ts) seem to think they are allowed too

Wallace1492

An ASL is an area at Traffic Lights, usually coloured and has a picture of a bike on it. It is there for buses, taxi's and mopeds/motorbikes to squeeze into and force cyclists off the road. Cyclists seem to think it is there for them, and their safety and get cross when the buses, taxi's and mopeds stop in it.

mar_k

Ah yes I know the ones.
As a lorry driver I have sometimes stopped just touching them as the lights can catch you out.

I do try to stop behind the line but some times its just not possible.

fossyant

Pics or it never happened

Wallace1492

mar_k wrote:

Ah yes I know the ones.
As a lorry driver I have sometimes stopped just touching them as the lights can catch you out.

I do try to stop behind the line but some times its just not possible.

A lorry stopping behind a ASL? You do know the police can arrest you for that!

chilling

Can some one please tell me what an ASL is?

As a lorry driver....

I find this quite worrying. As a commercial vehicle driver I would expect you to have a decent working knowledge of the Highway Code.

mar_k

Im not used to abriviated wording,
I know what the boxs are for. surely thats what matters?

cjcp

W1 wrote:

notsoblue wrote:

W1 wrote:

I'm such a cynic - I just don't believe that the focus was on ASL enforcement.

The rozzers really need to start doing that down by Vauxhall Bridge/Embankment - it's a complete joke some mornings.

What time of day do you usually go through VB/Embankment, W1?

Anytime between 6:30 and 8 am, and 7pm-1am.

Where do you get your reflectives?

keyser__soze

mar_k wrote:

Ah yes I know the ones.
As a lorry driver I have sometimes stopped just touching them as the lights can catch you out.

I do try to stop behind the line but some times its just not possible.

As a driver you are allowed to stop in them but only if the lights are changing to red and you can't otherwise stop before the ASL. This is one of the issues around enforcing them - can't use cameras as drivers can just claim they were approaching/in the box when the lights changed.

notsoblue

cjcp wrote:

W1 wrote:

notsoblue wrote:

W1 wrote:

I'm such a cynic - I just don't believe that the focus was on ASL enforcement.

The rozzers really need to start doing that down by Vauxhall Bridge/Embankment - it's a complete joke some mornings.

What time of day do you usually go through VB/Embankment, W1?

Anytime between 6:30 and 8 am, and 7pm-1am.

Where do you get your reflectives?

Are they good reflectives? What brand and model of bike would you recommend for that specific type?

W1

notsoblue wrote:

cjcp wrote:

W1 wrote:

notsoblue wrote:

W1 wrote:

I'm such a cynic - I just don't believe that the focus was on ASL enforcement.

The rozzers really need to start doing that down by Vauxhall Bridge/Embankment - it's a complete joke some mornings.

What time of day do you usually go through VB/Embankment, W1?

Anytime between 6:30 and 8 am, and 7pm-1am.

Where do you get your reflectives?

Are they good reflectives? What brand and model of bike would you recommend for that specific type?

Eh?

NGale

I wish the Devon and Cornwall Police would do the same, even if it was just one day a month. Both cars stopping in the ASL and RLJing is horrendous around here at the moment and there needs to be education on both side

rjsterry

W1 wrote:

notsoblue wrote:

cjcp wrote:

W1 wrote:

notsoblue wrote:

W1 wrote:

I'm such a cynic - I just don't believe that the focus was on ASL enforcement.

The rozzers really need to start doing that down by Vauxhall Bridge/Embankment - it's a complete joke some mornings.

What time of day do you usually go through VB/Embankment, W1?

Anytime between 6:30 and 8 am, and 7pm-1am.

Where do you get your reflectives?

Are they good reflectives? What brand and model of bike would you recommend for that specific type?

Eh?

A not very subtle attempt to discover your secret identity

Do keep up W1!

Clever Pun

mar_k wrote:

Im not used to abriviated wording,
I know what the boxs are for. surely thats what matters?

yes, indeed it does.

jzed

cjcp wrote:

W1 wrote:

notsoblue wrote:

W1 wrote:

I'm such a cynic - I just don't believe that the focus was on ASL enforcement.

The rozzers really need to start doing that down by Vauxhall Bridge/Embankment - it's a complete joke some mornings.

What time of day do you usually go through VB/Embankment, W1?

Anytime between 6:30 and 8 am, and 7pm-1am.

Where do you get your reflectives?

Ahhhhhhhhhh - is W1 the chap on the black hybird thing with panniers and reflective tape on the frame. Usually wears a peaked helmet and red gore (I think) top. Reasonable....ish pace?

W1

JZed wrote:

cjcp wrote:

W1 wrote:

notsoblue wrote:

W1 wrote:

I'm such a cynic - I just don't believe that the focus was on ASL enforcement.

The rozzers really need to start doing that down by Vauxhall Bridge/Embankment - it's a complete joke some mornings.

What time of day do you usually go through VB/Embankment, W1?

Anytime between 6:30 and 8 am, and 7pm-1am.

Where do you get your reflectives?

Ahhhhhhhhhh - is W1 the chap on the black hybird thing with panniers and reflective tape on the frame. Usually wears a peaked helmet and red gore (I think) top. Reasonable....ish pace?

Er, no chaps - sorry.