NORTH Yorkshire Police has detailed their work to reduce cycling offences in a seaside town.

Police in Scarborough carried out a ‘Day of Action’ yesterday (August 16) targeting cyclists riding on the pavements in the busy town centre.

The Scarborough Community Impact Team spoke to over 40 people who were spotted riding their bicycles on pavements.

PC Kirsty Masters, who organised the operation, said: “Each of the riders were advised of the danger they were causing to pedestrians and were asked to get off their bikes. If they refused, they would have faced a £50 fine.

“When we explained our operation, most of the people were very understanding and appreciative of our actions.

“Whilst enforcement is always an option we can take, our main focus is on engagement and educating cyclists so that they are aware of the vulnerability of pedestrians in our busy town centre.”

As reported by the Gazette and Herald, last month (July 2022) the Scarborough Community Impact Team launched a new pedestrian safety project following a series of collisions in the town centre pedestrian zone involving vehicles in recent years.