K.Butt

This guy is a Hereford legend as your have already stated, he is clearly in a difficult place right now, lets hope that they find him safe and well. 

RIP

This will be handy for my niece who is taking lessons right now thanks for the info 

Fingers crossed for me :) 

75 years! This seems a long time, is this a normal amount of time?

Colin, The guy at the Asda Roundabout sitting on his bike at the Crossing... that's a Pedestrian & Cycle Crossing, and he's doing nothing wrong.

So it is illegal (in most cases) to ride a cycle on a footpath yet you can climb on it to ride across a pedestrian crossing? That will only encourage cyclist to keep ring on the footpaths once they have crossed surely? What is the point of this?? 

Cyclists should NOT be riding their bikes on footpaths at all! 

I have been stuck in the traffic for almost an hour 

Obviously I was not referring to the bus driver. As soon as I posted my comment I just knew someone would misunderstand my musings.  I should have added I hope the people who are working today are safe and will get home safely 

You see what happens when I assume too lol 

It always amazes me that people find it necessary to drive in this weather.  Obviously those that are due to work need to make the effort but do the others really need to?   I heard the dot.com ladies set out this morning and very early too - good girls!  

Well the bus driver could of been on his/her way back from a trip and could of been driving before the snow started, you know what they say about assumptions... :) But yes generally do not need to go out in their vehicles in this weather unless it is a must.

I saw this bloke nearly knock over a woman, didnt even stop

I just noticed these new signs today, all looking very clean and smart I must say.

I could not find a parking bay free in town ended up parking in St Martins Street, this was 40 minutes ago at 11am

Jesus how confusing is this? It looks like a lot of this is one way around the city. So if your coming down Barrs Court Road you cannot turn right over the bridge into the city centre? What is that all about? I can see many people doing U Turns once they have turned left towards Aylestone Hill.

I might get one of these to ride on the pavement :) I wonder if that is acceptable too? This is no different to an electric bike and there are loads of those around and they are becoming more and more popular.

Tossers! The guys walking should of pushed him off his bike

Good to see the Prince in Hereford today, made our day when he came over and said hello.

In defence of the FC or any other business, I would not want drunks and vagabonds roughing it out and urinating in my entrance either and yes this was going on there before anyone jumps down my throat. I am sure that if genuine homeless people jut used the entrance for some shelter but then moved on without leaving a mess during the day it may be a different situation.

The HT have deleted harmless posts of mine in the past for no apparent reason, that is why I choose to reside here, virtually no editing or censorship here.

What is this all about? First I have heard of it tbh

Super effort by Colin and all the volunteers, you should all be feeling very proud of yourselves, credit where credit is due.

What about the multicoloured LED lights on the front of the Kerry, I do not see the difference here.

On 29/08/2017 at 08:52, twowheelsgood said:

Please stop calling these people criminals - they are not. Cycling on the pavement is not a criminal offence. The Chief Police Officer has the discretion to issue a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) to an offender with a £50 fine. That does not make you a criminal nor give you a criminal record, assuming you pay the fine. Other offences such as riding through red lights also carry a FPN fine. Accepted this is a simple summary of the law and a case may have extenuating circumstances which may make it more serious.

 

FPN Guidance says "The introduction of the fixed penalty is not aimed at responsible cyclists who sometimes feel obliged to use the pavement out of fear of traffic and who show consideration to other pavement users when doing so. Chief Police Officers who are responsible for enforcement, acknowledge that many cyclists, particularly children and young people, are afraid to cycle on the road, sensitivity and careful use of police discretion is required".

 

The Home Office guidance was re-affirmed in 2014 by the then Cycling Minister Robert Goodwill, who agreed that the police should use discretion in enforcing the law and recommended that the matter be taken up with the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). ACPO welcomed the renewed guidance, circulated it to all forces, and issued a statement referring to "discretion in taking a reasonable and proportionate approach, with safety being a guiding principle.

 

Further, the Highway Code is not a legal absolute, it is not of itself a statement of the law, but a combination of both advice and mandatory rules which apply to all road users in the UK.

 

In the interests of balanced reporting, can we have thread titled 'Highway Code Doesn't Apply To Some Motorists Then?.

Riding on a footpath at night without lights is not a criminal offence?

On 29/08/2017 at 10:27, ragwert said:

My younger brother was taken to court aged 10 and fined £5 for cycling on the pavement in Whittern Way.

So he committed a crime then? So it is a criminal offence?

I should be able to help, just let me know the dates.