Lunchtime, a motorcycle parked outside Tortilla fake Mexican street food in the pedestrianised city centre.
I spoke to the rider, told him he could not ride through the pedestrianised streets. His response: I don’t care. He then became aggressive and threatening, followed me as I walked away.
I watched him as he walked out of Tortilla, riding his motorbike south through pedestrianised Sincil Street. As he turned into Sincil Street, he narrowly missed a pedestrian.
He had nothing, clothing or on his motorbike, to identify that he was working for Deliveroo.
I asked in Tortilla, they said he worked for Deliveroo and not for Tortilla. Not quite true, as Tortilla are using Deliveroo.
Reported to Police via 101 in the evening. Not a very helpful person, who tried to pass the buck to Lincoln City Council and Deliveroo.
Thank you to Supt Phil Vickers. for getting back to me on social media.
This is not a one off incident. Daily occurrence near misses in the pedestrianised city centre, cycles, motorscooters, e-bikes, e-scooters, motorbikes, and in the evening, cars.
Sooner or later someone, an elderly person, a child, is going to be hit, smash their head on the ground, seriously injured if not killed.
There needs to be a three way meeting, Lincoln City Council, County Council, and Lincolnshire Police, followed by action. A week long blitz, followed by random checks. Fines, and for the worst cases, cycles and other means of conviance, seized and destroyed.
Many of the riders are migrants, with little command of English. Maybe the Home Office should carry out checks for illegal immigrants.
Deliveroo, Uber Eats, need to act. Issue all serfs with a delineated map, where you park up and walk. If you are caught, riding through these areas, ignoring road traffic signs and red lights, riding on pavements, not parking up in designated areas. It will result in instant dismissal.
The rider who I spoke to, who was riding through a pedestrianised street, should be dismissed.
Andy Burnham is taking action in Manchester. We need to see action everywhere.
Update: I learnt later in the day, a man knocked to the ground, smashed his head, laying unconscious in the street, an ambulance called. Let’s hope he makes a speedy recovery.
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