BBC presenter Jeremy Vine pulled over for speeding – on his BIKE
RADIO 2 presenter Jeremy Vine was stopped by police for speeding this morning after clocking speeds of 16mph – on a BICYCLE.
BBC Radio 2 host Jeremy Vine said he immediately apologised for speeding
The BBC broadcaster – and keen cyclist – was pulled over during his commute by police in one of London's royal parks while he was travelling to work.
Officers used a speed gun to catch the 49-year-old radio host – who was travelling THREE times the 5mph speed limit enforced inside the park.
Vine - who posted a short clip of the moment he was stopped on the social media site of the same name – said he received a ribbing after arriving at the BBC studios.
He said: "When I got to the office and said I was radar-gunned at 16mph on my bicycle, producer said 'you are living on the edge'."
They said speed limit in Hyde Park is 5mph and I was doing 16mph
The midday radio show host tweeted about his cycle-lane speeding incident, writing: "They said speed limit in Hyde Park is 5mph and I was doing 16mph.
"I apologised."
But fans and friends flooded Twitter to support the BBC radio personality – and mock the police who stopped him.
One ribbed the Radio 2 host for only travelling 16mph in the park, tweeting: "I bet Guy Martin will have a go at topping that."
@theJeremyVine are you the Stig on a bike #speedingkills
— Adam Hancox (@HancoxAdam) November 20, 2014
@itvlondon @theJeremyVine cycles are too slow to go on roads and too fast for pavements. Our towns and cities are not built for them.
— Stuart Rhodes (@SLRRHODES) November 20, 2014
@theJeremyVine Surely these police officers have more important things to do. Public money wasted again
— Michael Judd (@Judders01) November 20, 2014
Adam Hancox asked: "Are you the Stig on a bike?"
Another wrote: "For goodness sake - because that's the real danger, cyclists on a path, not lorries on the road. Unbelievable."
But not all were quite so supportive of the cyclist: "So @theJeremyVine has got caught speeding on his cycle. HaHa, I suppose it's the Police's fault, it usually is on your show!"
Meanwhile, fellow BBC Radio presenter Chris Evans simply posted a pun about the incident – branding it a "Speeding Vine".