Cumbria Police keeping us Cumbrian cyclists on the straight and narrow!
https://www.cumbriacommunitymessaging.co.uk/da/152687

Wasn’t me

in

rural locations

too, who’d have though it.
People cycled as fast as they could before strava you moron.

putting themselves and others into trying to beat high scores.

Completed it.

Implies that the accidents were all caused by the cyclists and it was their fault.

That’s offensive. (And ironic, a PCSO threatening prosecution!)

It’s all about perception, a car goes past at 40mph and nobody thinks anything off it. But if you ride past at 30mph it seems fast for a bicycle so your riding like a lunatic.
Had a guy accuse me of being an idiot because I sprinted up to 35mph, but really it was because I was in the middle of the road and holding him up, despite it being a 30mph zone !!

Having recently moved to Cumbria and experienced some of the dreadful driving in the area, I think Cumbria Police need to focus their priorities.

Think it’s a case of a hobby bobby needs to wind his neck in.

I think like most of these stories. A handful of cyclists need to remember they’re not racing and take more care on the roads, a handful of drivers need to consider cyclists when they drive on rural roads and the police need to work harder to understand the needs of all road users.