I have come to the attention of the police! I was cycling, as I always do, along Fuxing Lu towards Jaishan Lu when I was pulled over at the junction with Sha’anxi Nan Lu. The policeman pointed at the ‘No cycling’ sign and I apologised and got off my bike and started pushing it on the pavement instead.
However, it was too late was evasive action – he wants his pound of flesh – well he wanted a fine anyway! ‘I will push it’ I offered. ‘No, I must punish you’ he insisted. Punish me!! Wow – how exciting. He tore off a couple of sheets of paper from his little book, gave them to me and demanded £2 in return.
Well that was a cheap mistake at least – I can afford a few £2 fines. However as I was pushing my bike along the pavement a Chinese girl whizzed past me on the road on hers. How does that work!
So I have learn my lesson and now instead of speeding along Fuxing Lu like a crazy fool I cycle carefully and look to the upcoming junction to see whether there is a policeman hanging about there.