Police warn of "wheelie-ing kids" danger, call for cycle ban
The police force has now called upon the council to extend the pedestrianisation rules to also prohibit cycling through the town centrePolice in one Warwickshire town have asked the council to introduce a no cycle zone to cut out"really dangerous" cycling and"anti-social behaviour" in the shopping area, saying that"we get a lot of kids wheelie-ing through and it sets the wrong tone".
One such controversial PSPO, in Grimsby, has seen over 1,000 fixed penalty notices issued since 2019, with council officers accused of targeting "old and slow" cyclists and one woman ordered to pay £1,100 after refusing to pay the fine for riding her bicycle through the town centre. "We did a lot of engagement around the Knife Angel , we were in the town centre quite a lot and we had people on push bikes just rifling though the town," he said. "For me, it is a pedestrianised area of town, and it is really dangerous to be riding straight through there.
"I want the town centre to be a safe place, not kids wheelie-ing around people while they are trying to do their shopping. It is something that is on my mind, I have asked the question about making it a pedestrian zone only and having bikes pushed through it and the same with scooters as well." who may incorrectly believe that the ban includes prohibiting those who use bikes or adapted cycles as a mobility aid. Responding to questions from road.cc, North East Lincolnshire Council insisted that no disabled cyclists would be fined under the PSPO.We’ve noticed you’re using an ad blocker. If you like road.cc, but you don’t like ads, please consider subscribing to the site to support us directly. As a subscriber you can read road.cc ad-free, from as little as £1.99.