tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post6973491971608581568..comments2024-03-27T16:39:43.522+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Annette Brooke's bill on compulsory cycle helmets for children blockedJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-6400846881956516322011-11-14T16:45:59.231+00:002011-11-14T16:45:59.231+00:00Also it isn't a desirable exercise for the pol...Also it isn't a desirable exercise for the police to stop either male 12 to 17 year olds or young men when they cycle on the pavements as if they have right of way. The police cannot identify them, are in general not equipped to collect evidence with which to name and shame (they need those shoulder cameras as seen on TV), do not have the power to confiscate their cycles, and I get the hint (and agree with it) that the police feel that the Local Authority should be responsible for making it very clear where cycles are permitted to share space with pedestrians and equally well publicise the fact that it is otherwise illegal to cycle on the pavement. In the old days an urban area infected with a rash of illegal cycling would have passed a by-law to help combat it. (You might guess that where I live is badly infected in 2 ways: illegal cycling and awful LA.)dreamingspirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324207120279777521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-31095229557674820192011-11-10T23:07:58.678+00:002011-11-10T23:07:58.678+00:00Well said both.Well said both.Wartime Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337425530017564079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-25415450112682872422011-11-09T06:09:54.515+00:002011-11-09T06:09:54.515+00:00Annette Brooke has made an utter fool of herself. ...Annette Brooke has made an utter fool of herself. If this is all she can think of to do with being an MP she should let someone else have a go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com