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| M25 cyclist in Surrey 'sent on motorway by phone app' | M25 cyclist in Surrey 'sent on motorway by phone app' |
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| A man was found cycling on the M25 in Surrey after an app on his phone sent him there by mistake, police said. | |
| Drivers saw the man on the hard shoulder near the junction with the M3 during rush hour on Tuesday morning. | Drivers saw the man on the hard shoulder near the junction with the M3 during rush hour on Tuesday morning. |
| Hannah Leonard tweeted: "My usual 40 minute commute to work took an hour and a half due to a cyclist on the m25!" | Hannah Leonard tweeted: "My usual 40 minute commute to work took an hour and a half due to a cyclist on the m25!" |
| Surrey Roads Police tweeted: "Cyclist stopped and after a long conversation he has been safely removed with his copy of his ticket for £50." | Surrey Roads Police tweeted: "Cyclist stopped and after a long conversation he has been safely removed with his copy of his ticket for £50." |
| The force tweeted that the man, who cycled "several miles" on the motorway, had been looking for a shorter route to cycle home from work. | |
| "Phone app sent him on motorway so thought it ok," it added. | "Phone app sent him on motorway so thought it ok," it added. |
| Further tweets from the force read: "Genuine mistake I'm sure but could have stopped at bottom of slip road! Most children know not to stray onto a motorway. | |
| "Nice chap but unaware of the rules of the road, believed it ok to ride/walk on hard shoulder, struggled to see why not. | |
| 'Crazy stuff' | 'Crazy stuff' |
| Ben Newman saw the cyclist, who was wearing a black rain jacket and was on a white bicycle, between junctions 12 and 13, as he was driving to work at Heathrow. | Ben Newman saw the cyclist, who was wearing a black rain jacket and was on a white bicycle, between junctions 12 and 13, as he was driving to work at Heathrow. |
| "I was keeping an eye out for him, because I heard it on the radio," he said. | "I was keeping an eye out for him, because I heard it on the radio," he said. |
| "You didn't notice him until you were right up close to him. He came out of nowhere. | "You didn't notice him until you were right up close to him. He came out of nowhere. |
| "No-one could react to him until you were almost on his backside. | "No-one could react to him until you were almost on his backside. |
| "He was merrily cycling along, like he was taking in the sights. | "He was merrily cycling along, like he was taking in the sights. |
| "I've worked at Heathrow for 10 years, I've seen some crazy stuff but nothing as crazy as this," he added. | "I've worked at Heathrow for 10 years, I've seen some crazy stuff but nothing as crazy as this," he added. |