"On the morning when I went with them, we walked just a few yards out of the police station to set up a morning check in the City. There were cyclists ignoring pedestrian crossings and red lights, and moving dangerously through pedestrians, despite the fact that they were outside a police station and there were six or seven uniformed officers on cycles, on the road and on the pavement."
"We have a Wild West, she stressed. As a pedestrian, particularly in central London, you take your life in your hands every day. Blatant: one e-bike rider sped through the green man' crossing on Oxford Street She accused some cyclists of an arrogant culture of non-compliance with the law. Scooters and cycles regularly ride on pavements and, because of electrification, they can go at high speeds, up to 70 miles per hour, according to the Sunday Telegraph, she said."
Cyclists are breaking the law across London, riding on pavements, ignoring pedestrian crossings and red lights, and moving dangerously through pedestrians. Police are seeking to tackle cycling lawbreakers, but the absence of a bicycle registration scheme makes it difficult to identify offenders and reduces deterrence. The City of London Police has a small team of uniformed cyclist officers led by Sergeant Stu Ford working to combat road cyclists. Pedestrians report being knocked over by cyclists and describe central London as a dangerous 'Wild West.' The electrification of scooters and cycles and the rise of e-bikes capable of high speeds have increased the threat.
Read at www.standard.co.uk
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