When you go around with your bike, you have to be careful to respect all the rules of the Highway Code, because strange as it may seem, even pedestrians and cyclists are subject to checks by the police who are required to fine those who do not they comply with the regulations.
If the cyclist does not give way to a car, for example, a fine is foreseen. Something similar happened in Livorno, in particular to Mr. Francesco Romano aged 59, bike lover, who was fined for not giving way to a car.
The matter has become still more serious when the man had 5 minutes deducted from his license.
Here’s what happened to a man on a bike who didn’t yield
The man was coming down from Castellazzo, at the crossroads he didn’t give way to the car that was arriving, unfortunately for him, however, there were the police forces at the checkpoint a few meters ahead, who they witnessed everything and so they stopped him and then fined him.
The fine he received is €167, but it wasn’t enough because he was also deducted 5 points from his license which sparked the case. The man stated that he intended to pay the fine but of do not accept the deduction of points for those who ride a bike because it is not correct and this is not what is required by the highway code.
What did the Court of Cassation decide on the case?
The matter reached the Court of Cassation, which following checks stated that an ancillary administrative sanction such as the deduction of points or the suspension of the license cannot be applied to anyone driving a vehicle for which there is no qualification.
The bike can be ridden by anyone, even by those who do not have a driving license, as a result the deduction of points was unfair and was withdrawn. The issue went around the world in a few hours also thanks to social networks.
Thus two factions have been created, one against cyclists and their behavior on the road and the other which instead considers the cyclist totally innocent. Then of course there was no shortage of teasing the policemen.
On the web, someone made irony about the case by wondering where the policemen would have deducted the points from if the cyclist did not have a valid licence.
