“We don’t want to live in a snitch society”: Mr Loophole takes aim at camera cyclists and Cycling Mikey (again) + more on the live blog

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It’s Monday, and Ryan Mallon is back for another week of cycling news and views, and the occasional funny video, on the live blog

dwindling number of traffic police to enforce road laws, camera cyclists are the best hope of deterring driversAt the weekend, the live blog season ticket holder was, once again, the star of an in-depth feature in one of the big national newspapers,Setting aside what Jeremy Vine described as an “iffy headline”, in the article the Times’ Nick Rufford accompanied Mikey on one of his rides seeking out phone using motorists, to ascertain whether he’s a “road safety hero or just a darned nuisance”.

Freeman, a lawyer who specialises in getting phone drivers off the hook, told the Sunday Times that the police appear to be “actively encouraging” activists like Cycling Mikey, arguing that the outcome will be even greater mistrust between cyclists and motorists. He continued: “The police could say to cyclists, thank you very much for your help but we no longer need it. Please don’t do it.”

 

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