xpc316e wrote:I see cyclists potentially getting off any FPNs issued at this spot because of glitches with the signs etc. as being no different to wealthy celebrities who engage Mr Loophole to get them off their speeding fines and points on the grounds that the signs were of the wrong size, too far apart, the radar gun wasn't properly calibrated etc.
I have a low opinion of people who will use clever tactics to get away with misdemeanours/crimes when they ought to have done the decent thing and complied with the sign (whether legal, or not) in the first place. Pedestrians and drivers already hold us in low esteem, and we really ought to be working hard to improve our standing by behaving well.
If someone is being accused of a speeding offence on evidence from a radar gun and that gun hasn't been properly calibrated or tested that is a perfectly legitimate reason to be found not guilty - the reading could be miles out. The same goes for most so called loopholes which are really cases where the police or highway authorities do not abide by the law themselves. People accused of breaking the law have every right to expect that those accusing them stick to the laws and rules as well.
Where no cycling is allowed then the correct signs must be displayed to inform cyclists of the fact. It seems that wasn't the case here and anyone who uses that fact to not pay a fine is doing a perfectly decent thing. It is the authorities who are acting indecently.