Satnav Blamed For Cycle Motorway Shortcut

RobBrady

A cyclist has been fined £50 and given a talking to by police after he cycled down a slip road and onto the M25 motorway in Surrey.

He pedalled down the motorway for several miles, crossing slip roads between junctions 12 and 13.

According to police, the cyclist blamed his unusual route on a satnav app on his phone saying that he was looking for a shorter route home from work.

It seems the man was unaware of the danger he was in; the Surrey Roads Police tweeted: "Nice chap but unaware of the rules of the road, believed it ok to ride/walk on hard shoulder, struggled to see why not."

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IanS100 · Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 11:31 pm Post subject:

I really do wonder if some people have the common sense they were born with?
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lenfish · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 49

Neither born with any nor acquire any!

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SQUARE2024 · Lifetime Member Joined: Oct 02, 2005 Posts: 164

Had it had taken him into a gas oven would he have gone,an absolute muppet...... apologies to the muppets ! Rolling Eyes

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Wazza_G · Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 9:33 pm Post subject:

Should have fined him £500 & destroyed the bike as well. Twisted Evil

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M8TJT · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:35 am Post subject:

Cyclists are not allowed on motorways (freeways) in the UK.

Kremmen · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:30 am Post subject:

With muppets like these it isn't surprising we some on railway tracks, some in fields and rivers, etc.
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