since when is riding on the pavement an offence, if your drunk i can understand, so long as your not being stupid and creating a nuisance of yourself i cant see the problem, as for lights, at least he had the common sense to stay on the pavement, why should that be a problem though, riding with out lights on the pavement, i dont see pedestrians walking around with head lights, ive done it a few times, ridden home in the dark on the pavement without lights, due to me visiting my son, and staying longer than i intended to so had to ride home in the dark, there is no way i would ride on the road in the dark, but staying on the pavement and doing 8mph i cant see the problem, ive also been knocked off my bike 6 times on the road due to **** in cars, i didnt see the coppers being vigilant then , even when i gave them the cars reg number, so my attitude is f–k the police, i would rather pay a fine, than risk my life on the road, just because some jobs worth copper thinks i should be on the road, had this argument with a copper recently, soon told him to sod off, i mentioned how many times does he ride a bike on the roads, and may be before lecturing me he should try it first, i used to be a strong supporter of the police but not any more, plus ive seen quite a few times police officers riding their bikes on the pavements.