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Speeding cyclists stopped by police
Police have launched a crackdown on speeding cyclists on the Bristol and Bath Railway Path.
Officers used a speed gun to check how fast commuters were cycling by the Devon Road Bridge, near Whitehall Primary School yesterday.
Any cyclist travelling faster than 20mph was stopped.
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PCSO Adam Needs said: “We spoke to more than 15 cyclists who were travelling at excessive speeds.
“One cyclist was going so fast that he fell off his bike right in front of us. I think people forget what a danger and hazard they can be to themselves and others at speeds of over 20mph.
“People have told us how busy it can be at that time of the morning and reported some very near misses.
“We want to encourage people to use the path considerately and responsibly to prevent any accidents happening.
There have been several petitions in the area to protest about the speed of cyclists especially near schools.
One mother who uses the path with her young daughter welcomed the police’s actions.
Vicki West said: “I think it’s absolutely brilliant because I’m a cyclist and a pedestrian and I have young children who use the track. I think what cyclists often forget is that it is a mixed use path and there are often children going to school or older people out walking their dogs.
“Sometimes the speeds that some people are going are so bad that my three-year-old shouts ‘slow down!’”
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