Police target cyclists 5 Dec 17
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Police target cyclists 5 Dec 17
Postby SheikYerbouti » Fri Dec 01, 2017 12:31 pm
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Re: Police target cyclists October 17 in Sydney
Postby li2099 » Sat Dec 02, 2017 10:57 am
I wonder if the police will turn up like this:SheikYerbouti wrote:Another Operation Pedro in Sydney on Tue 5th Dec.
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Re: Police target cyclists October 17 in Sydney
Postby g-boaf » Sat Dec 02, 2017 11:14 am
Don't ride the usual cyclist routes on that day.SheikYerbouti wrote:Another Operation Pedro in Sydney on Tue 5th Dec.
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Re: Police target cyclists 5 Dec 17
Postby find_bruce » Sat Dec 02, 2017 11:34 am
Could be statewide, but past operations suggest it will be focused around the Sydney CBD, Pyrmont & North Sydney, probably the main bike routes of Harbour Bridge, Anzac Bridge to Kent St, Anzac Parade and Oxford St.
The usual targets are helmets, bells & red lights, esp red bicycle lights.
Perhaps we should organise to hand out little christmas bells
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Re: Police target cyclists 5 Dec 17
Postby g-boaf » Sat Dec 02, 2017 12:12 pm
Previously it has been reported that they've tried to harass riders for riding on main roads too, though I don't know if that was substantiated or not. Think it was a lady who was targeted at that time.find_bruce wrote:Originally posted in Police target cyclists October 17 in Sydney but I thought a new topic for this particular date may bring it to people's attention.
Could be statewide, but past operations suggest it will be focused around the Sydney CBD, Pyrmont & North Sydney, probably the main bike routes of Harbour Bridge, Anzac Bridge to Kent St, Anzac Parade and Oxford St.
The usual targets are helmets, bells & red lights, esp red bicycle lights.
Perhaps we should organise to hand out little christmas bells
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Re: Police target cyclists 5 Dec 17
Postby tcdev » Sun Dec 03, 2017 9:28 pm
How exactly did that go down? Unless there was a sign expressly forbidding cyclists, IIUC there's no basis for doing so and I would imagine you could lodge a formal complaint in that case???g-boaf wrote:Previously it has been reported that they've tried to harass riders for riding on main roads too, though I don't know if that was substantiated or not. Think it was a lady who was targeted at that time.
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Re: Police target cyclists 5 Dec 17
Postby trailgumby » Sun Dec 03, 2017 9:56 pm
Police were still to get their heads around the legislation at the time and some officers who thought themselves smarter than they are evidently decided to get creative with the application of the law.
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Re: Police target cyclists 5 Dec 17
Postby grimbo » Tue Dec 05, 2017 10:07 am
There were also a couple of boys-in-blue hiding in a doorway alongside the King St cyclepath. I guess ready to leap out and apprehend ... ok, I have no idea what they were doing there.
It all seems like theater to me (look, we're doing something about something), doesn't even seem to work as revenue raising any more.
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Re: Police target cyclists 5 Dec 17
Postby tez001 » Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:07 am
There was a motorcycle cop down the bottom of the Anzac Bridge as well this morning.
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Re: Police target cyclists 5 Dec 17
Postby find_bruce » Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:32 am
They might still have been at Pyrmont Bridge but I don't like riding along the narrow path to King St
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Re: Police target cyclists 5 Dec 17
Postby outnabike » Tue Dec 05, 2017 12:44 pm
https://twitter.com/VictoriaPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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Re: Police target cyclists 5 Dec 17
Postby biker jk » Thu Dec 14, 2017 5:00 pm
59 cyclists were caught disobeying traffic lights.
34 riding on the footpath.
56 not wearing a helmet.
11 for other offences.
There were 70 pedestrian offences.
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Re: Police target cyclists 5 Dec 17
Postby Thoglette » Thu Dec 14, 2017 5:06 pm
About time they cracked down on those perambulating scoff-laws. I get sooo upset by the threatening glances they make when they get too close to my car after they blatantly force me to stop at cross walks! Why don't they stick to the foot paths? They should wear registration plates so I can report them! Won't someone think of the children?biker jk wrote:There were 70 pedestrian offences.
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Re: Police target cyclists 5 Dec 17
Postby Nate » Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:22 pm
ohhh dont get me started! *shakes fist*Thoglette wrote:About time they cracked down on those perambulating scoff-laws. I get sooo upset by the threatening glances they make when they get too close to my car after they blatantly force me to stop at cross walks! Why don't they stick to the foot paths? They should wear registration plates so I can report them! Won't someone think of the children?
and who pays for those footpaths!!! why dont they pay footpath rego to pay for the footpaths!
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Re: Police target cyclists 5 Dec 17
Postby zebee » Fri Dec 15, 2017 9:06 pm
Was in the CBD today, and was surprised to see several helmetless cyclists. Not on share bikes either.biker jk wrote:J
56 not wearing a helmet.
I have seen them on share bikes around and about of course but these seemed to be commuters, and one I think was a courier.
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