Get the fuck out of here. The guards stopped the cyclist, they didn’t understand him at all
/ VIDEO / An unpleasant experience with Prague police officers was recorded by a cyclist who is on the highway in the center of Prague. Police stopped him by an English-speaking man and explained that he was not allowed to ride a bike on the highway. Apart from the fact that they were probably wrong, they were unable to get a coherent sentence in English.
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The cyclist appearing on Twitter under the name Sergio A. recorded the whole incident and published it on the social network. On the record, the guards apprehend him and threaten to arrest him. “Get the hell out of here,” says one of the cyclists, who explains that he speaks English. “Czech or Russian,” the city police respond.
“City yes, highway,” the guards tried to explain to Sergio that they didn’t like his bike ride on the busy road. “Don’t argue with us or you’ll see,” they told him as he protested in English.
Then the siren stopped and these 2 agents somehow decided that driving on the would-be highway in the city center is illegal (no sign forbids it), and they insist that it is not allowed and I say that it is not 2 / pic.twitter.com/RQICM5sECz
– Sergio A. (@sergiowct) March 17, 2022
The cyclist was stopped by police in the street on May 5, several tens of meters behind the Congress Center in the direction of Pankrác. However, according to a member of the commission of the Prague City Council for bicycle transport and a member of the Auto * Mat association, Vratislav Filler, cycling is allowed here. “On the north-south highway in the section from Vychovatelna Street in Prague 8 to Na Strži Street in Prague 4,” he told the Prague daily.
The fact is that due to the lack of cycling infrastructure and heavy traffic, the ride is unpleasant and suitable only for experienced cyclists.
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The editors also find out the attitude of the Prague City Police management towards the behavior of their employees and the whole incident.
“This is a completely unacceptable act of the police: squeaking, vulgarity, inability to speak a foreigner in English. In addition, according to my information, the cyclist was penalized incorrectly, they can go to the highway. I am handing over for inspection! ”Said Mayor Zdeněk Hřib.
This is a completely unacceptable act of the guards: squeaking, vulgarity, inability to speak a foreigner in English. In addition, according to my information, the cyclist was penalized incorrectly, they can go to the highway. Passing for inspection! ? https://t.co/VtxNppoETd
– Zdenek Hrib (@ZdenekHrib) March 17, 2022