Wether or not we stopped is not my issue and it will be challenged , but from where he was parked , it would be very unlikely he could see any of us put our right foot on the ground and that was one of his factors he stated in determining we didn't stop.
The other real issue was that on a main highway - he completed a U turn in front of us which required the front bikes to brake quite firmly to pull up behind him. Given the tragic results just last year with exactly the same maneuver, in front of a bike , i would expect the Popo to be a little more circumspect in even attempting to U turn in front of bikes !!!!
What the officious little man also seemed to ignore that most of us had soft toys strapped to the bikes and obviously heading out to participate in a worthy cause. What really pissed me off more - I saw him an hour later marshaling at Cambridge at the very event we were heading to - Tosser
On a nice clear day with good visibility up the road (2 k's at least) and turning left, a warning could have been an option if he felt we were being a little keen to proceed through a stop sign ( Not that we did )
3 tickets in 1 pullover = QUOTA in my book - TOSSER (again) Rant over
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