A friend of mine who lives in Edmonton, Alberta just posted this report from the Edmonton Police Service:

Edmonton Police Service
14 mins ·

Yesterday afternoon, members stopped a cyclist for riding on the sidewalk and for not having a bell on his bicycle. When the 25 year old was stopped, he provided a false name and was arrested for Obstruction. As he was being arrested, a knife fell out of his pants. Members then searched the male and his backpack and found a sawed-off shotgun, drugs, and trafficking paraphernalia.

This bell stop ended with 18 charges for weapons, trafficking, obstruction and breaching conditions…

and one ticket for riding a bicycle without a bell.

There are so many brilliant aspects to this story that one hardly knows where to begin! 😀

… and for not having a bell on his bicycle

Thats a law?

you don’t need to have a bell!! so how can he be booked for it?

You don’t need a bell here, or in Alberta ?

My knowledge of Canadian provincial law is somewhat rusty, so I wouldn’t commit to whether a bell is necessary or not.

you don’t need to have a bell!! so how can he be booked for it?

Edmonton, Alberta

The bell is probably a bigger offence than the sawn-off.

you don’t need to have a bell!! so how can he be booked for it?

You do in Alberta.

Oooh sounds just like The Bill

This bell stop ended

You’d have thought the sub-editor would have picked that one up.

Laws for bikes in Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA, for those who missed it. 😕

Pretty sure you need a bell in NI as well. Or the republic, one of the two…

You are allowed to cycle on all roads in Edmonton.

Does that include motorways or do they not have them?

Other than that, I’ve seen worse rules and advice.