Today I visited a project run by Regents Park police, which repairs
its own recovered bikes, and then teaches deaf children to ride on them
If that bunch of coppers can shoulder that kind of responsibility,
surely the Hampshire constabulary can handle their particular
contribution to the public good with a bit more nouse
Mike Cavenett
London Cycling Campaign
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On 29 Oct 2009, at 12:08, Dave Holladay wrote:
> Paul Rosen wrote:
>>
>> Perhaps someone in Africa could sue them for loss of income because
>> of not being given the means to access a job opportunity, or
>> illness through reduced access to water/food/whatever. Or just for
>> being stupid ...
>>
> Or perhaps they should talk to other Police forces, who dispose of
> recovered bikes, and discharge their duty of care by responsibly
> disposing of the bikes and parts of bikes to accredited cycle
> workshops who are equipped to repair or recover the parts and
> material as appropriate. Each bike of package of parts is accounted
> for with an auditable record of transfer, to the accredited agent
> and their subsequent disposal by sale or scrapping.
>
> One might also ask how they dispose of cars and other vehicles which
> are recovered and impounded, and items of electrical equipment which
> are more likely to kill if defective than a dodgy bike. Application
> of this rather blinkered approach to all items collected in the lost
> and recovered property store would drastically cut the income from
> P:olice auctions!
>
> Further a parallel issue relating to duty of care for roadworthiness
> of a vehicle being sold is in vehicles sold at car auctions - they
> clearly have found a solution. I'm not so sure about secondhand
> bike shops - the responsible ones probably have the paperwork sorted
> out but others might lay themselves open to a claim.
>
> ACT might also be able to help on how they advise members regarding
> the sale of secondhand bikes.
>
> This might be useful as a daftness diary story
>
> They should go out to Africa and see the bikes in use there - brakes
> & tyres are optional, transmissions are desirable - as long as it
> has wheels that go round a bike is a valuable tool for transport.
>
> Dave H
>>
>> Tim Jones wrote:
>>> Richard Wright in Isle of Wight County Online [18 Sept 2009]
>>> reports:
>>>
>>> "POLICE have delivered a major blow to an Island charity that
>>> recycles
>>> bicycles to Africa.
>>> Hampshire Constabulary has cut off the supply of unclaimed stolen
>>> bikes
>>> from its lost property store — saying it feared being sued if
>>> someone was
>>> hurt using one.
>>> Now, instead of being recycled and used, the bikes are scrapped."
>>>
>>> http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/safety-fears-stop-bikes-for-africa-28554.aspx
>>>
>>> Tim Jones
>>> Research Fellow - Land Use and Transport Planning
>>> Co-Investigator EPSRC Understanding Walking and Cycling
>>> Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development
>>> & Department of Planning
>>> School of the Built Environment
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