Jeremy Vine stopped by police for 'speeding' through Hyde Park on his bike
Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine is clocked at 16mph in Hyde Park's 5mph zone
Did you know there is a 5mph speed limit for cyclists in London’s Hyde Park? No? Neither did Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine who was apprehended by a policeman for riding at 16mph.
The Metropolitan Police officer caught Vine’s rapid velocity on a speed gun before pulling him over and showing him the reading.
Vine said that he did not realise there was a 5mph limit in place in the park before promptly apologised for his misdemeanour.
The presenter, who presents the lunchtime phone-in show on Radio 2, took to Twitter to announce his ‘telling off’, with a video showing the moment he was banged to rights.
While the reaction on Twitter to the incident has been mostly jovial, Vine raised a good point in a conversation with the London Cycling Campaign, questioning whether a speed limit will force riders back onto the congested roads around the park.
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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.
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