Red light alert

As luck would have it (stupid expression that) today I got pinged for going through a red light on a pushbike!

The odd thing is, I didn’t go through a red light. I simply avoided one.

The light went red so I slowly drifted up into the footpath and rode along it for a while before entering back on the road. Super slowly without even going close to endangering any living soul.

I didn’t even bother trying to argue the matter with the police. They are on a mission to educate cyclists, they explained to me.

Besides I have this suspicion that they could have pinged me for riding on the footpath…I am not completely sure about this.

It’s a $67 fine and doesn’t have anything to do with my drivers licence, fortunately.

I have this feeling that one of the last relatively ungoverned aspects of living in our nanny state is about to be nailed.