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Crusoe narrowly escapes getting done by the police
Posted in Before I leave the UK on 05/14/2009 12:47 pm by adminWhat is going on with the police in this country? Normally I get annoyed when people complain about the police in the UK because when compared to other countries, our police are generally pretty fair, with relatively little police brutatility and citizen abuse…
This was until the police started a hate campaign against cyclists. As a cyclist this greatly annoys me. We are doing good for the environment, and living life in a much healthier fashion. In actual fact I think they should ban cars all together in city centres, but thats another story…. On my way in to Uni this morning I took a quieter route as the traffic was pretty hectic. On this route there is a 5m stretch where to get from one road to another, you must cross over a wide pavement area. Anyway, as I approached the pavemented area, I saw about 4 police waiting for me. I was pretty surprised by this and quickly dived for cover behind a parked car. (much to the surprise of the people in it!) Peaking out from behind the bumper I saw the police bollocking a cyclist who had tried to escape. Generally a harsh fine is given of around £30 (a lot of money to students)
Needless to say, in future I think I will go back to dicing with death against the buses and trucks on the main road than by taking the quiet roads. As for what happened to the cyclist I don’t know as I didnt want to hang about and see and risk getting nailed by the police.
This country is mad. Maybe David Cameron can help us? He seems cycle friendly….or better still, Crusoe for Prime Minister!
Conservative Leader-David Cameron