THIS is the astonishing moment a selfish cyclist held up a train on the London Underground after he refused to remove his bike from the carriage.
The passenger stayed put despite numerous requests from fellow travellers and staff.
X/@UB1UB2The cyclist refuses to move his bike from the carriage despite pleas from the passengers[/caption]
X/@UB1UB2Frustrated passengers look on as the standoff at Bond Street continues[/caption]
The standoff occurred at Bond Street station on a Central Line train where the man was told that the train could not leave until his bicycle was removed.
In the video footage, a frustrated passenger can be heard yelling: “You know no one goes home if you don’t get off, you can cycle home bro.”
Other passengers can be seen leaning out of the carriage to see what the commotion is.
The unidentified man continues to engage with the cyclist to try to make him see sense, saying: “We’ve just got off work.
“I don’t know if I’m going to get home.”
But the cyclist replies: “The police said they’re coming to take my bike, bruv.”
The passenger says: “I hear you but they’re saying no.”
After some muffled conversation, the passenger says: “No one goes home if you don’t just jump off and cycle home. You’ve got a bike.”
Under the Transport for London (TfL) rules folded bicycles on all Tune lines are allowed at any time.
But non-folding bikes are banned during peak times (between 7.30am and 9.30am, and 4pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday).
There are though some additional restrictions which apply to certain parts of the Jubilee, Metropolitan, Northern, and Piccadilly lines and non-folding e-bikes fitted with certain conversion kits are also prohibited.
The train driver made an announcement to the passengers using the station’s speaker systems.
The man said: “This is a customer announcement; the train will not be moving until the person with the bike has got off the train.
“You are holding up all the passengers on this train, please remove your bike from the train.”
The Sun Online has contacted TfL for comment.
X/@UB1UB2TfL bans non-folding bikes during peak times[/caption]
X/@UB1UB2The train driver made an announcement over the station’s speakers in a bid to get the man to move his bike[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
