Cyclists riding on the pavement

I had to laugh at Carol's comment, I was walking my German shepherd which is an enormous but extremely friendly dog, when this lycra lout came hurtling down the pavement causing Roger (yes that's his name) to jump out while barking very loudly, the cyclist came crashing to the ground, and he looked terrified he was about to be savaged until Roger licked him on the nose! The guy looked a bit crestfallen when I explained he was in the wrong, being an all round nice guy I checked to see he was OK, apart from a few bruises he'll live but his front wheel looked a bit the worse for wear! I only wish someone had caught it on a mobile, I would have you tubed it!

I was walking down my high street last December when some idiot on a mountain bike came hurtling around the corner and hit me hard, gashing my wrist and my forehead. Luckily I wasn't badly hurt and after I had quickly wiped the blood from my eyes I managed to lash out at the cyclist as he tried to get away and landed him a nice jab on the jaw. As he fell to the ground I got a good kick in on his back and followed that up with some handy footwork on his face. I was just about to make a citizen's arrest when imagine my indignation when a passing policeman suddenly restrained me, cautioned me and then arrested me, and not this anti-social lout who promptly cycled off, still on the footpath!! Where is the justice in this country?

I'm a PCSO in a very busy and highly populated area of South London. I witness on a daily basis the disregard for pedestrians safty by cyclists.
Not only do cyclists cycle on the footpath that is meant for walking on, but they don't stop at red lights, ignore one way streets, cycle on crossings and ignore no entry signs. Why do cyclists thinks that these rules don't apply to them? How stupid can you get?? I give out many £30 fines for cycling on the pavement because they tear down the street with no regard to public safety, and if a regular member of the pblic challenges them all they get in return is a face full of abuse. When an old lady has to have a hip replacement due to being knocked into by a cyclist who's going to foot the bill? Their insurance company?? Course not cyclists don't have insurance!!!! I give as many tickets as I can to cyclists as it seems to be the only way that they're going to learn! Keep the bikes on the road!!!

I was riding to uni today, and unless I want to turn right on one of the busiest roundabouts in the city I ride on the pavement to a set of traffic lights to cross the road onto the cycle path. But today my chain was playing up so I turned around before getting onto the cycle path and just started riding home down the pavement at a very slow pace. When a policeofficer on his bike threatens to fine me. Then he rides off down the same stretch of pavement I just came up. What a joke.
I also found this information.
But Home Office Minister Paul Boateng issued a letter stating that:
"The introduction of the fixed penalty is not aimed at responsible cyclists who sometimes feel obliged to use the pavement out of fear of traffic and who show consideration to other pavement users when doing so. Chief police officers, who are responsible for enforcement, acknowledge that many cyclists, particularly children and young people, are afraid to cycle on the road, sensitivity and careful use of police discretion is required."

So im not going to stop riding down this part of the pavement.

I think it depends on circumstances, I was riding on the pavement, not fast or being stupid and got pulled by 2 policement and given a £30 fine. While they were talkin to me, a youth on the other side of the road was also on the pavement, stopped a laughed and yet the policement didnt even shout for him to stop or anything.

I even asked a police officer, out of curiosity really, about the law re: cycling on pavements. He replied that it was definitely illegal but "it's a question of priorities" - so nothing is going to be done unless pedestrians do something themselves. (I am a cyclist too, so it's not that I have anything against them, but where I live their behaviour has got steadily more dangerous over the last year.

Scarborough Town Centre is considered such a place - as there are so many bicycles being on ridden pavements by the local chav adults, who believe that they the God-given right of way !

Perhaps a high lead content in the local water supply, would explain many things

why is ok for the police to ride cycles on the pavement

It is still agaist the law to ride bikes on the pavement,and has always been so,there is a £30 fine still in force.I wont get out of the way of these idiots and make them get off.

recently heard that riding a bicycle on the pedestrian pavement is liable to a fine of upto £400 and certainly I remember being fined 2/6d(13p) for doing just that-I do note that many times I've seen pavement cyclist knocking grocery bags from a shopper emerging from a store and believe that their are folks out shopping who have been knocked over and suffered broken limbs from the collision-can anyone confirm the Law regarding that fine assumption???

I don't ride on the pavement because I'm too busy using the road as a racetrack.

I have had a couple of run ins with cyclists on the pavements recently. My dog actually goes for the wheels and has nearly caused a few people to fall off. I get the abuse and when I say you shouldn't be cycling on the pavement anyway, their response is the road is too busy. I have had people coming up behind dinging their bell saying out the way please. Perhaps seeing as it is such a common occurrence, signs should be put up to deter cyclist riding on pavements, especially if they threat fines.