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Mar 2021
Police issue covid fine warning to cyclists
Police have warned cyclists not to take their bikes on cars for rides in North Yorkshire — or they could be fined.
Superintendent Mike Walker, who leads the county's police response to covid, told a press briefing this morning there had been an increase in the number of cyclists taking bikes on cars.
Speaking at North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum, which co-ordinates the county's response to covid, he said cyclists doing this were undermining efforts to tackle the spread of the disease.
Government guidance says exercise should be limited to once a day, and you should stay within your local area.
Superintendent Walker urged people not to travel from their village, town or city. He added:
Superintendent Walker revealed that 10 covid fixed penalty notices were issued in the past week in the Harrogate district.
Twenty were issued in the previous seven days.
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