The Long Arm of the Law

Well, the only thing more embarrassing than being pulled over in a car, is being pulled over on your bicycle!


I am officially the laughing stock of my office after being handed a EU50 ticket for running a red light on my bicycle. Apparently it's a "do as they say, not as they do" sort of thing - I pretty much have learned to copy the Dutch on my ride to work. So - looking both ways carefully and then crossing is not okay, you have to ride like a car....Learn something new every day.


He asked me if I had a reason for running the light, he didn't think "being an idiot" was a valid reason.