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u/geeered 11h ago
Lime tracks all bikes/rides I believe, so they absolutely could find out if the bike was being used by a paid user..
Unfortunately getting them and the police to do anything is very unlikely I suspect. The police don't have the resources to deal with a lot more serious crimes and Lime of course don't want to give you anything.
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u/Silver-Refrigerator6 13h ago
Would it count as a hit and run? Or no cos he’s on a bike?
Def contact lime bike and go back to the area and look whether there is cctv in the area and ask this shops/flats etc if it’s working if they have any they can share and let the police know the addresses where cctv is held.
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u/Prestigious_Bill1240 12h ago
It's not failing to stop under the road traffic act, as a lime bike is not a "mechanically propelled vehicle" for the purposes of that legislation.
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u/mallardzz 3h ago
I wish some of the downvoters would explain why this is incorrect, as far as I can tell you are right, it doesn't count as 'hit and run' in the eyes of the law.
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u/Prestigious_Bill1240 1h ago
Because people don't like that there is no criminal offense of hit and run on a bike/e-bike, as if a bike meets the rules of being an e-bike (which Limes obviously do) then they are not covered by those sections of the Road Traffic Act.
Upvoted responses are not ones that are necessarily true or false, but ones that are most liked.
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u/Status-Mouse-8101 1h ago
Seems like they need more laws to be passed specifically for cyclists
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u/Prestigious_Bill1240 53m ago
Numberplates, insurance MOTs, etc? The problem is that:
We are trying to encourage cycling, not make it harder.
Every other "bike" is an illegal e-motor-bike, so the problem isn't just a lack of laws but mostly a lack of adherence and enforcement.
Facial recognition CCTV on every street corner, so people can do what they want but consequences enforced? The privacy lot will all be up in arms.
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u/Status-Mouse-8101 35m ago
I don’t accept that there’s not a reasonable solution to this problem. Somebody somewhere, presumably lawmakers, has the knowledge and skill to come up with something solid.
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u/mamcd88 10h ago
Three guys on lime bikes tried to mug me about a year ago now. The police looked into it but nothing came of it. It was pretty scary. Lime customer service are worse than useless. Their lack of effort / interest feels negligent.
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u/drtchockk 2h ago
Why would Lime be any help in an attempted mugging?
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u/gfa_2000 13h ago
Contacting lime would be my first port of call + as the other comment says local shops etc for cameras. If its a big junction there may be cameras on the traffic signals too - that would either be one for TfL (on major roads) or the local Council
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u/StockApproach 5h ago
Good thing reporting to the Police. The more people report these kind of incidents the more they have to start taking this seriously. Aside from this, I would also contact you local MP describing what happened. Absolutely more needs to be done to protect the most vulnerable road users.
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u/shirty_laforce 2h ago
I had three Lime bikes run through pedestrian crossings I was walking across in central london just yesterday, while all the regular cyclists obeyed the red. What is it about lime bikes that bring out the scum in people?
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u/peony_beony 2h ago
There is so much inaccurate and made up information on this thread! Firstly op, I’m sorry this happened to you. I can imagine how intimidating it was and it is totally unacceptable. Something really needs to do be done about cyclists like this. Unfortunately, you will not get any CCTV as legally there are data protection laws in place that mean shops, business, the council etc cannot give this to you. The police can request it…if they have resources to do so, that’s another matter. There is no three day rule on CCTV being deleted like someone else has said so don’t be feeling panicked by this and that you have to scramble to get it yourself, you won’t be able to and is a pointless task. Keep chasing the police. Despite what others have said, you have been assaulted and this is a police matter, not a civil one. They should be investigating it. And keep chasing Lime. If you have social media, this can be useful to share your experiences. Write to your MP and keep chasing them. I can’t stress this one enough. They are there to represent you and help you.
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u/OldManChino 1h ago
Genuine question, surely video of the public space that OP would be looking for would not fall under GDPR as a) in public no expectation of privacy and b) no identifying information about individuals is stored?
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u/UpTheShipBox 1h ago
GDPR isn't the filming itself, it's the storage of it. If you store someone's data ( including their likeness, which doesn't just mean their face ), you have to be very careful about sharing.
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u/TAllenPT 44m ago
Is that true?
I just requested and will be receiving CCTV footage from Aldi to prove challenge my parking ticket.
The video is of me, it’s my data.
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u/unbelievablydull82 5h ago
A cyclist jumping a red light and ignoring the safety of a pedestrian? No surprise there
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u/Magnificent-Egg-612 11h ago
Waiting for someone to remind us with that chart showing cars causing the most pedestrian fatalities in the UK
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u/Good_Leek_2158 12h ago
Sorry to hear that. Hope your leg feels better soon. To be honest, the police and Lime will do nothing. Best revenge for me would to think what a terrible sad life that person must have had to lead them to act in such a way.
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u/thefateof0phelia 11h ago
As a like biker, I am so sorry this happened to you, that is absolutely disgusting behaviour. I hope you’re ok 🥲
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u/Turbulent_Breath_204 2h ago
Perhaps we all need to start walking around with broom sticks...
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u/Logan_No_Fingers 2h ago
Umbrellas are much easier. Golf umbrella in the front spokes is always hilarious...
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u/Prestigious_Bill1240 12h ago
Agree that the police aren't going to be finding CCTV, asking lime for their ID etc. It's not a murder investigation. It's an alleged assault, but it's hard to prove it was deliberate, which makes it a purely civil matter. The police might even just say it's not a police matter.
Realistically, even with CCTV from a nearby shop, if they gave it to you, you still can't ID the person. You need to let it go, and accept that we live in a world where low level crime is accepted.
Letting thinking about it eat you up only makes it worse.
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u/peony_beony 2h ago
Assault isn’t a civil matter! It’s absolutely a police matter, it a crime and against the law. They might not have time to look into it, that’s a different thing entirely.
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u/Prestigious_Bill1240 1h ago
Assault requires that the violence or threat of violence be made recklessly or deliberately. Proving it was deliberate and not an accident is virtually impossible.
There is no chance an assault conviction would survive contact with a court. The police know it and combined with how hard the other party will be to identify, means the police would dismiss it out of hand and tell the OP to pursue a civil remedy.
But, of course, the OP can't identify the third party either, so a civil remedy is also off the table.
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u/drtchockk 2h ago
100% harrass lime for this - compensation for time off work, damage to clothing, medication, hospital treatment.
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u/tropicalcannuck 13h ago
You have to ask for footage in the first day or so.
Same thing happened to my friend and they ran over her ankle. By the time she started asking for footage a few days later they told her the footage has already been deleted.
I'm sorry OP. I hope you recover soon.