It is, the sign was before the video starts, operation hours are 24/7

@@CycleGaz and were cyclists allowed in that bus lane? I know of one bus lane in Dundee where only busses are allowed in it, no bicycle on the sign. It was a pretty confusing video as no reason why, i assume, you were stopped. Were you actually taken to court or did they just stop you to chat about the incident? Or did they pass by on a call and you just used the clip to make it look like you were pulled over?

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Don't get it if it's a joke?​@@CycleGaz

​@@CycleGaz honestly the police really don't help themselves with how they are seen by the public when they pull crap like this! And I'm a huge supporter of giving more funding to the police to increase their numbers as we need more out on the roads to actually police them properly, get illegal e-bikes off the road, stop speeders and dangerous drivers etc. But things like this just doesn't help my argument for more police when this is the quality of officers they seem acceptable to be out without supervision.

Before the video starts there is a sign.

@@CycleGaz pretty poor signage - I think there should be repeaters after the yellow box!

Yep, where the stretch starts a short time before, with the dashed line, it clearly states At ALL times. I’m sure when you get a fine through the door, you can appeal on that basis on signage… perhaps not! . Thing is, police should be setting an example

It's Streatham High Street, the buslane ends where the road narrows for the island, then starts again. What exactly did they pull you over for?

and signage.

@@FFVoyager I'm struggling to understand why all the cars treat it as a bus lane?

It is a joke.

I suppose "sentenced to 800.85 days in prison" should be enough of a hint ;)

Joke. Google sandford police.

Oh Silvio!!!!

​@@dvlrnrwell it's not haha

And you are the fortunate one. At least you have no turn on red, unlike us here in the states. Here, if the light is on red, all they are looking for is a wee gap in traffic, and *NOT* looking the other way to see if they might hit, or at the very least, interrupt pedestrians. And don't get me started when there is a red arrow light, and they get upset because someone isn't going regardless.

@@busog97641 My theory is that they are only looking for space, as in anything that isn't populated by a car, so people on bikes just disappear because we inhabit so little space in comparison.

This is the footage, video is unlisted on my now defunct cycling channel kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5LalnSFrr2dZqssi=Mx7M9EsFDAMYxuF4

@@sepiarainmate, that’s rough. I don’t believe in punishment, it doesn’t make you better, ie, no point locking him up. But 6 points doesn’t feel like justice. I’d expect them to pay you a LOT of money. Were you able to get any compensation yourself?

@@paulshuttleworth6261 A part of me has come to terms with the fact that this was just a guy doing an emerge he has done 1,000 times and gotten used to using his ears instead of his eyes without there being any consequences... basically chancing it but has become conditioned to expect everything to go his way... problem is that means I'm accepting bone-headed carelessness exists, and I feel I have to operate with hyper-vigilance, which can be pretty debilitating. The claim is sadly on-going.

@@sepiarain my friend had a mid shaft humeral fracture in a similar incident. Rebroke it at 12 months, took 3 years to get over. I had a nasty facial cut after locking eyes with someone who came out anyway. I was doing about 35 downhill in the wet, mostly empty roads 8pm. I’ve barely cycled since. We made eye contact; were still making eye contact when I slammed into the side of her car. I hope you at least get financial satisfaction. I didn’t even get my frame replaced.

@@sepiarain My god, I'm so sorry that happened to you, that was absolutely terrifying. I hope you have been able to recover physically and mentally. Do you still ride a bike at all? Thank you for posting the video, although I don't like focussing on negatives, I think it's very important for both cyclists and drivers to be aware of the potential consequences of terrible driving habits or just brief moments of inattention. It taught me a lesson as well. Although this was exactly the kind of fast road that I was warning about in an earlier comment, when I watched your video I was focussed on the left, expecting that van to pull out and was completely blindsided by the pick up from the right. It did look like this was a textbook case of A-pillar blind spot as you were travelling at a constant speed and so (absolutely shockingly) was the pick up truck, it didn't slow down at all for the give way markings. Terrible road design as well. It really angers me that there aren't more serious consequences for this kind of driving. Our prison system is crumbling and not suited to dealing with these issues, but we could easily issue much, much more serious fines, proper victim compensation and extended driving bans with extensive driving courses at the end of them. Driving violations should also be enforced much more consistently at a lower level, people should know that if they drive carelessly day to day they will lose their license long before they have the chance to actually hurt someone. Anyway rant over, good luck with the compensation, hopefully karma will settle the balance in your favour in the future!

there is always some lazy buggers or kids leaving trolleys in places