tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post3844914944415580340..comments2023-10-31T08:49:14.757+00:00Comments on Cambridge Cyclist: Cambridge Cops to Claim Credit for Spring!Cab Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09019615820672574343noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-21544123836715165892013-02-05T16:59:41.940+00:002013-02-05T16:59:41.940+00:00Total waste of police time. Operation Pedalo is fa...Total waste of police time. Operation Pedalo is farcical.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205378822164679021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-515503435175765492013-02-05T16:33:54.666+00:002013-02-05T16:33:54.666+00:00Of course the Police will say look, its just as ba...Of course the Police will say look, its just as bad again next year. Then they can put MORE resources into it, get MORE cyclists ticketed, present this as an even greater success, give another great headline for a basically cyclist hating commissioner to present to a public who are skeptical regarding cycling in Cambridgeshire as anywhere else in the UK.<br /><br />All along, this will completely fail to make things safer for cyclists.Cab Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09019615820672574343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-67541834313313602792013-02-05T10:32:44.931+00:002013-02-05T10:32:44.931+00:00In my opinion Operation Pedalo ought to be called ...In my opinion Operation Pedalo ought to be called Operation "low-hanging fruit". Given how easy it is to do, it probably gives the best number of tickets/man hour of any Police activity. <br /><br />At the same time we have the PCC telling us that "the law is the law" and "you can't cherry pick the law". Yet the (legal maximum) Speed limits have been "eased" by ACPO guidelines and the Police in Cambridge talk about not enforcing some of the 20mph limits. <br /><br />So my message to the PCC is don't cherry-pick which laws you choose to enforce, focus on what will genuinely increase safety for vulnerable road users.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Jmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18078208384599353066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-63664393699914561212013-02-04T23:52:19.316+00:002013-02-04T23:52:19.316+00:00Police PR: I know just how much information I have...Police PR: I know just how much information I have fed to them about the causes of cyclist casualties in Cambridge. Their rep at the North Area committee was quite aware of the criticisms of the previous operation. However, they continue to say that one of their aims is to "reduce road deaths and casualties amongst cyclists".<br /><br />That aim is flawed and the Cambridgeshire Police are losing a lot of credibility by ignoring the statistical information and hiding behind the wishes of residents who make the most noise.<br /><br />We will hear excuses about local police don't do this, specials can't do that, traffic cops are helping on drugs busts, sorry not our department. Something needs fixing and the PCC Graham Bright and the Chief Constable Simon Parr are the people who sort it.<br /><br />The worst part is the fact that children and young adults are being injured in our city and the Police are ignoring that. Stop-de-Kindermord Cambridgeshire Police?Cottenham Cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341822746581357047noreply@blogger.com