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RobBrady Frequent Visitor
Joined: Jul 21, 2004 Posts: 2718 Location: Chelmsford, UK
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Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 8:03 pm Post subject: Satnav Blamed For Cycle Motorway Shortcut |
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A cyclist has been fined £50 and given a talking to by police after he cycled down a slip road and onto the M25 motorway in Surrey.
He pedalled down the motorway for several miles, crossing slip roads between junctions 12 and 13.
According to police, the cyclist blamed his unusual route on a satnav app on his phone saying that he was looking for a shorter route home from work.
It seems the man was unaware of the danger he was in; the Surrey Roads Police tweeted: "Nice chap but unaware of the rules of the road, believed it ok to ride/walk on hard shoulder, struggled to see why not."
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IanS100 Frequent Visitor
Joined: May 05, 2008 Posts: 870 Location: Southport
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Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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I really do wonder if some people have the common sense they were born with? _________________ Galaxy Note 4 / TomTom GO : CamerAlert : CoPilot |
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lenfish Occasional Visitor
Joined: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 49
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Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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Neither born with any nor acquire any!
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SQUARE2024 Lifetime Member
Joined: Oct 02, 2005 Posts: 164
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Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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Had it had taken him into a gas oven would he have gone,an absolute muppet...... apologies to the muppets ! _________________ Square2024
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Wazza_G Lifetime Member
Joined: Jan 10, 2006 Posts: 585 Location: Guildford (Regrettibly)
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Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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Should have fined him £500 & destroyed the bike as well. _________________ Be alert.. This country needs more lerts. |
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M8TJT The Other Tired Old Man
Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 10118 Location: Bexhill, South Sussex, UK
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Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:35 am Post subject: |
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Cyclists are not allowed on motorways (freeways) in the UK. |
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Kremmen Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: Mar 03, 2006 Posts: 7141 Location: Reading
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:30 am Post subject: |
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With muppets like these it isn't surprising we some on railway tracks, some in fields and rivers, etc. _________________ DashCam:
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