Police guidance for cycle cops ridiculed...again

Perhaps a few of our elected representatives, as well as a few more journalists should join me and some of my colleagues on a training session for bike patrol. They might learn the important lesson- speak only about stuff you know of.

I don;t think the Telegraph are too anticycle, but they are certainly very procar, and this could represent a problem for the cops out there doing a job. Their authority and power may now be seen as diminished because of the way the papers have handled the story.

The guidence given doesnt seem that bad to me. It all seems pretty logical, many cyclecops may not be procycling outside of the job and may indeed need that beginners advice.

DM and Telegraph: just another cycling related garbage from papers whose intention is only to give voice in the comments section to the anti-cycling low IQ fat biggots that read said garbage. That's all. They are not informative, they have no other purpose.

wow, cycling england have been getting it wrong.

Cycle training for years 3 and upwards - they are already accomplished, experienced, safe cyclists by then. Why bother.

Yup, people reach a cycling skills peak at 7, it's all down hill from there *imagines a TDF consisting purely of 7 year olds*. This guidance stuff sounds like every other area of work nowadays. I mean we were given guidance a work recently that said not to get into unmarked cars driven by strangers. I think I remember being told that at age 7 as well come to think about it...

Mark - I predate BMXs too but decided this was something worth trying. So I did and it is.

The Telegraph will equally do a Meldrew when beat officers crash into pedestrians driving beyond their capabilities, and doubtless will have great respect for the standards of driving exemplified by Class 1 Police Instructors for car and motorcycle - graduates from Tullieallan and Hendon - now if Police cyclists were trained at the same places?

The Police have to be exemplars in any activity using a vehicle on the road, and the toll of pedestrians killed or injured by Police drivers failing to observe s.72 of 1835 Highways Act*, suggests that we still have some improvement to make with standards for car and motorcycle use. Readers of the Telegraph and Mail should be familiar with s.72, as they repeatedly call for tougher enforcement, but only for cyclists. Fortunately we have the promise of a new law in Scotland which will tackle the 'cheat' factor that the driver of a car parked on the footway has committed the offence but can only be prosecuted if caught in the act of driving the car on the footway.

Those kind of journos are generally old, overweight, opinionated fag suckers too lazy to source a real issue to report.

predominately men too, it has to be said... does that say something about men in general??

Anyway to follow Andrew Rossindell's logic a police driver passed his test at 17 surely he learned all he needs to know and won't have forgotten anything no need for any extra training there either. I feel a lot safer already.

Hmm, myself and my seven year old son regularly ride our BMX bikes down a set of concrete steps on the way home from the skateboard park - brightens up a dull ride home - we also have 'bunnyhop street' where the trick is to jump the bike over each speed hump. (This is all carried out on sections with no pedestrian/vehicle trqaffic at the weekend.)
So yes, my seven year old is trained to ride down steps.

Actually, all seven year olds do play at chasing criminals down steps, don't they?

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In fact I'm surprised the TaxPayers’ Alliance aren't big supporters of this value for money option with policing

you're confusing the taxpayer's alliance with an organisation that's actually in favour of taxation, i think.

A shame as police officers on bikes are accessible for the public than ones in a car, but still can get about fast to respond to incidents.
In fact I'm surprised the TaxPayers’ Alliance aren't big supporters of this value for money option with policing.