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Can you be arrested for speeding on a bicycle? |
What offence has been committed if you go over the speed limit on a bicycle? Clearly you can't get points on your licence because cyclists don't have licences! Anyone have any idea how the law views going 40 on a bicycle in a 30 limit? I mean pedal bike NOT motorbike :) Thanks! David. You can be charged with "Furious Cycling" (for real!!) or speeding. If you are stupid enough to hand over your driver's licence as ID in the event of being stopped - you CAN get points on it as it is a road traffic offence. I have been flagged down by the police a couple of time for speeding on a cycle - 35mph & 42+ mph round town. They just pulled allongside & motioned to me to slow down. As for crashing at 30+, I've done it several times & have the scars to prove it (as do many members of the cycling team), normally high speed 'offs' are in wet conditions so you tend to slide a LOT when you come off - road rash / friction burns. Hitting cars (backs of), isn't fun when they pull into your lane as 'your just a bike'. Smashed up a knee once (bike unmarked) after pulling a 40' 'stoppie'* in a vain attempt to stop before colliding with a dumbass motorist that pulled out in from of me. *front brake hard on, rear wheel in air - still moving, but balanced. A lot of Moto GP riders can be seen doing it. Source(s): Lots of personal experience from doing 6 to 8000miles a year in urban/city roads for 10 years You do notice that the signs don't say they're for motorized vehicles only? The speed limit is for ALL traffic and is for the safety of everybody. If you're going 40 in a 30 zone on a bike and you hit a pedestrian, is it really going to make a difference whether you're in a car or not? Or what if YOU wiped-out... you're not going to just hop back up off the pavement. Doesn't matter about a license... they can still give you a citation. Ya sure you can, you can also get arrested for being drunk on one I don't think there is a speed limit for bicycles. Even if there was, I doubt any cop would pay attention to how fast someone was going on one. You can鈥檛 get a speeding ticket, but you can get a fine for not obeying signs. On walking trails there are signs for bikers and rollerbladers that show the speed limit and they will fine your $82 in Canada This happened to my friend a few years ago who was fined and given a police caution ! What happens to professional cyclists during the British stage of the tour of France, god only knows ! |
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