Cyclists On Motorways

[mushroom25]

third instance in 4 days:-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-45196451?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-birmingham-45148975&link_location=live-reporting-story
since the police aren't interested in actually prosecuting these transgressors and are happy to just cluck their disapproval on twitter, is there any point in this "law" today?

[ummmm]

It must be really scary though. I get nervous crossing a busy road.

[aelmpvw]

the quiet country lane where i started walking my dogs 50+ years ago is like the m1 now :-(

[ummmm]

I got knocked over on a pedestrian crossing so roads do make me nervous. So how someone would risk cycling on a motorway is beyond my comprehension.

[Hopkirk]

What would be the point in prosecuting?

Considerable expense to the taxpayers, when a good firm talking to by a burly copper will hopefully stop any repeat.

[ummmm]

I agree with that Hopkirk. Prosecute if they are caught again.

It's dangerous and you have to think about innocent road users. If they went into the path of a car and got hit and killed then that driver has to live with that.