Even the WA Police can't get the rules right
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 8:12 pm
WA Police apologise for wrongfully accusing cyclists of breaking the law
Now there's an appropriate level of response to those malicious property damaging cyclists running rampant around our roads, all while unregistered.Video caption wrote:Two police cars and three police motorcycles arrived at the scene of a group of cyclists being told off for breaking the law. There was only one problem...
At least they didn't taser him and lock them all up.Claire Tyrrell The West Australian Friday, 23 March 2018 wrote: “It is the law - you are meant to be single file when there is two lanes in one direction,” the officer told him.
After several minutes of discussion between the cyclists and police, during which time more police arrived, police sent the riders on their way.
Mr Singleton, who heads up cycling tech company Cycliq, Olympic medallist Graeme Brown and French based product reviewer Ray Maker were among the riders.
Later that day, police contacted Mr Singleton to apologise and clarify the riders were in fact correct.
“It would appear you are correct and my understanding of the regulation was mistaken,” the email read.
“I refer in particular to regulation 130 Road Traffic Code 2000 that allows for a rider to be alongside another, both dual and single lane.
“My apologies for any confusion caused.”
Mr Singleton said one of the policeman at the scene had told him he was on a committee for enforcing the one metre rule.
“I found that concerning,” he said.
