Dave Lafferty reports in the "MEN"
Only in the UK ..
A stunt cyclist told GMP to go get on their bikes after they warned him not to ride in Macclesfield town centre.
Charity
unicyclist Pete S was given a "stop" order whilst he was
standing next to his bike on pedestrianised Mill Street.
EH? He was not not riding it Officer... Blimey.... crime that low in Macclesfield .. warrants that classic age old line..
Pete (21) claims he is not a cyclist when on his unicycle 0- but a pedestrian on wheels as
student logic wrote:
the unicycle like a pedestrian as it has no brakes and no direct drive!
Yeah ... not sure I see this ... I do not know much about unicycles or penny farthing riding though - but I don't think I quite understand that. In my mind - he's just the same "danger" as a rollerskater/rollerblader as a "pedestrian on wheels"
Student Pete protests! He's never been stopped before.
young Pete wrote:
I asked him why he was stopping us. He replied he had seen me riding the unicycle in the pedestrian area and that we were a danger to the pedestrians.
I am hoping for an apology from the officer and would ask he sponsors me form my bikathon in aid of East Cheshire Hospice
Insp Simpson of Cheshire Police wrote:
There has been no prosecution and I think the officer dealt with in appropriately with no fine or fixed penalty - just a "stop" order. We wish the young man luck in his charity event
Yes.. I think all on here do. Very worthy cause.
But how safe is a unicycle?
I've never tried one...