MORE than 40 cyclists were stopped in an hour last night by police for not having lights on their bikes as part of a crackdown in Oxford.
As part of Operation Boulevard the East Oxford Neighbourhood Team were out in force stopping riders whose were bikes were not safely equipped with working lights.
#EastOxfordNHPT have dealt with over 40 cyclists for lighting offences in one hour #OpBoulevard #C8019
— TVP Oxford (@TVP_Oxford) 20 March 2017
I is not the first time that police have been clamping down on cyclists.
In November last year more than 100 bikers were stopped in three hours after they failed to show working lights on their bikes.
Any cyclists stopped had three options: to either pay an on-the-spot £50 fixed penalty notice, complete an online cycle safety diversion course costing £30, or challenge the matter in a magistrates' court.
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