Jack Lester

Well, well, well, look what just arrived. It appears I was correct to stick to my principles that I have done nothing wrong & to demand my day in court. Whilst I’m glad that I don’t have to go to court tomorrow, I’m annoyed that @CityPolice have been able to waste my time and taxpayers money pursuing something so trivial and which is clearly not illegal. Will @CityPolice now apologise for their actions, trying to force me to accept a fixed penalty notice for something that is not a crime & my lost earnings for tomorrow? Also, @CPSUK is being disingenuous in suggesting that they dropped this case due to lack of evidence. The facts have always been agreed: I was cycling down Bishopsgate without my hands on the handlebars. The only thing in dispute is whether such actions constitute a crime. The fact that they have dropped the case suggests that the CPS have realised that cycling without hands is not a crime: why not just admit this, rather than pretend it is anything to do with lack of evidence?

Its official: I’m appearing in City of London Magistrates tomorrow for the heinous ‘offence’ of cycling no-handed. I guess in some ways it must be good news, as it means @CityPolice must have solved all the robberies, burglaries, fraud, assault, bike theft, dangerous driving and other serious offences. If not, I’m not sure how they could justify spending lots of taxpayers money, days of officer time, and a day of time in our horrendously backlogged courts, prosecuting something which does not appear illegal, which thousands of cyclists do without issue every day and which has not caused harm to anyone else or myself. Wish me luck! I’ll report back.

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