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Lincolnshire motorist threw bucket at cyclist as he overtook

Vehicle will be seized if he does it again

A Sleaford motorist has been given a formal warning by police after allegedly throwing a bucket at a cyclist as he overtook.

Lincolnshire police officer Jimmy Conway tweeted:

The Sleaford Standard reports that a cyclist had been riding along Monks Road in Lincoln on Friday October 13 at about 10pm when a plastic car was thrown at them from a passing car.

A police spokesman said: “Officers issued the driver of the vehicle a s59 warning the following day. This means if they use a vehicle in the next 12 months in a manner that causes or is likely to cause alarm, distress or annoyance to members of the public, then the vehicle will be seized under the Police Reform Act and the owner will pay a fee to get it released.”

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nbrus | 6 years ago
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Handy if you're needing a new bucket ... is it still an offense if you shout "catch"?

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BarryBianchi replied to nbrus | 6 years ago
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nbrus wrote:

Handy if you're needing a new bucket ... is it still an offense if you shout "catch"?

That would be beyond the pail.

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ConcordeCX | 6 years ago
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They should throw the book at him.

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BehindTheBikesheds | 6 years ago
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So yet again the police fail to take appropriate action when an assault is carried out. an assault that could have easily led to death, it's this ignorance of actually using the law to be a deterrent is why we are in the situation we live in. Broken windows is the phrase i believe which raises from just a small relatively innocuous crime to something that builds into something far greater and has a societal impact.

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BarryBianchi replied to BehindTheBikesheds | 6 years ago
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BehindTheBikesheds wrote:

So yet again the police fail to take appropriate action when an assault is carried out. an assault that could have easily led to death,

Only if he's actually kicked it.

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burtthebike | 6 years ago
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I wonder how much attention it would get if a cyclist threw a bucket, or a plastic car, at a pedestrian?  My guess is charged with assault and sent down for six months minimum, with the MSM all over it for several weeks.

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fenix | 6 years ago
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Was it the driver who threw the bucket or a passenger ?  I can't imagine how I'd throw a bucket at a cyclist if I was driving.  Who even has a bucket in their car anyway ?

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1961BikiE | 6 years ago
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And the next time you commit murder you're off to jail mate. FFS

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alansmurphy | 6 years ago
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The poster is wrong - it should say "if you are using your vehicle in a manner which is... and are caught, TWICE!"

 

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oldstrath | 6 years ago
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If they just crushed his car that might actually be a deterrent, instead of threatening to perhaps take it away and make him pay a trivial fine to get it back.

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kitsunegari | 6 years ago
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And so the police continually put out a message that its ok to be violent towards Cyclists.

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HarrogateSpa | 6 years ago
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Typo alert. "when a plastic car was thrown at them from a passing car".

Credit to the police for following up, but feels a bit week.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. If you're going to point out a mistake, and why not, you have to be careful with your own speelllling.

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Grahamd replied to HarrogateSpa | 6 years ago
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HarrogateSpa wrote:

Typo alert. "when a plastic car was thrown at them from a passing car".

Credit to the police for following up, but feels a bit week.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. If you're going to point out a mistake, and why not, you have to be careful with your own speelllling.

Touché 

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simonmb replied to Grahamd | 6 years ago
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Grahamd wrote:
HarrogateSpa wrote:

Typo alert. "when a plastic car was thrown at them from a passing car".

Credit to the police for following up, but feels a bit week.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. If you're going to point out a mistake, and why not, you have to be careful with your own speelllling.

Touché 

We play road.cc-bingo in the office every day. Whoever correctly guesses what the number of typos published during that day will be gets to bring in the coffee the next morning. Everyone wants to be wrong, like everyone wants there to be no typos one day. 

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alansmurphy replied to simonmb | 6 years ago
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simonmb wrote:
Grahamd wrote:
HarrogateSpa wrote:

Typo alert. "when a plastic car was thrown at them from a passing car".

Credit to the police for following up, but feels a bit week.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. If you're going to point out a mistake, and why not, you have to be careful with your own speelllling.

Touché 

We play road.cc-bingo in the office every day. Whoever correctly guesses what the number of typos published during that day will be gets to bring in the coffee the next morning. Everyone wants to be wrong, like everyone wants there to be no typos one day. 

Isn't that a sweepstake rather than bingo? Road cc bingo would be having a series of words to match; close pass, Audi, killed a cyclist, momentary lapse, 3 points etc.

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simonmb replied to alansmurphy | 6 years ago
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alansmurphy wrote:
simonmb wrote:
Grahamd wrote:
HarrogateSpa wrote:

Typo alert. "when a plastic car was thrown at them from a passing car".

Credit to the police for following up, but feels a bit week.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. If you're going to point out a mistake, and why not, you have to be careful with your own speelllling.

Touché 

We play road.cc-bingo in the office every day. Whoever correctly guesses what the number of typos published during that day will be gets to bring in the coffee the next morning. Everyone wants to be wrong, like everyone wants there to be no typos one day. 

Isn't that a sweepstake rather than bingo? Road cc bingo would be having a series of words to match; close pass, Audi, killed a cyclist, momentary lapse, 3 points etc.

Pedent [sic]

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janusz0 replied to simonmb | 6 years ago
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simonmb wrote:

Everyone wants to be wrong

Your wish is my command:)
Compare the meanings of toe-rag and tow-rag.

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simonmb replied to janusz0 | 6 years ago
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janusz0 wrote:
simonmb wrote:

Everyone wants to be wrong

Your wish is my command:) Compare the meanings of toe-rag and tow-rag.

@janusz0 - I'm correctly aware of these terms. Read this and you will be too: https://www.spectator.co.uk/2014/07/dot-wordsworth-origins-of-the-toe-rag/

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Bez | 6 years ago
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"Vehicle will be seized if he does it again actually gets caught again for a similar offence while using a car"

FTFY.

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Deeferdonk | 6 years ago
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Why is it treated as a motoring offence? If you throw a bucket at someone shouldn't it be classified as assault - even if it is from a car?

What would they have done for a drive by shooting, just given them some points on their licence?

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simonmb | 6 years ago
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Why isn't he named anywhere? Whose idea is it that toe-rags like this deserve to have their identity protected? WTF??

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bobbypuk | 6 years ago
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A formal warning?! That implies they think he might not have been aware throwing things at cyclists is illegal.

Or maybe I'm wrong and there isn't anything illegal about throwing things.

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Grahamd | 6 years ago
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Typo alert. "when a plastic car was thrown at them from a passing car".

Credit to the police for following up, but feels a bit week.

 

 

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Greeneyelevin replied to Grahamd | 6 years ago
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Grahamd wrote:

Typo alert. "when a plastic car was thrown at them from a passing car".

Credit to the police for following up, but feels a bit week.

 

 

 

Come on Alex Bowden, you're supposed to be a journalist......

 

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rliu replied to Greeneyelevin | 6 years ago
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Greeneyelevin wrote:
Grahamd wrote:

Typo alert. "when a plastic car was thrown at them from a passing car".

Credit to the police for following up, but feels a bit week.

 

 

 

Come on Alex Bowden, you're supposed to be a journalist......

 

Can imagine a few knuckle draggers now thinking it'd be hilarious to throw toy cars at cyclists while shouting some gibberish about getting a car.

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Yorkshire wallet | 6 years ago
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WHAT A DETERRENT!

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