Policemen banned from riding bikes until they pass their cycling proficiency test

Cheshire police officers must pass a cycling proficiency test before they are allowed to patrol the streets on their bikes.

They have been told to walk, drive, or use public transport until they succeed.



The chairman of Alderley Edge Parish Council in Cheshire, Mary Maczkowiak, was unhappy about Cheshire Police's decision.

She said: "It is unbelievable to think that the PCSOs are going around schools giving advice to children on cycling proficiency and road safety they're not even allowed to ride their bikes themselves. It's health and safety gone mad."