In reply to dale1968:
> (In reply to FrankBooth) what about the adult on his mobile whilst riding, deserves £60 and three penalty points
1) There is no specific offence of using a mobile phone while riding a bike, unlike there is with a motor vehicle. The cyclist could be prosecuted for careless or inconsiderate riding. The police would have to satisfy the court that the accused was not riding with the degree of care to be expected of a reasonable and competent cyclist. The maximum fine is £1,000.
2) You can't be given penalty points for a traffic offence committed on a bike - all the offences which can attract points are specifically defined as involving use of a motor vehicle. However, you can be
disqualified from driving if convicted of causing bodily harm by "wanton or furious" cycling, or racing, or by wilful misconduct or wilful neglect on a bicycle. (In fact, the courts have a general power to disqualify from driving anyone convicted of
any offence, whether or not it involves a motor vehicle, although they do need a “sufficient reason” for the disqualification.)
You
can get points simply for "going equipped to steal a motor vehicle", and it is perfectly possible to be apprehended for this offence while cycling. Equally, though, you could be walking, riding a horse, on a bus, a skateboard or a pogo stick - your mode of "going" is irrelevant so it's not really an exception to the above general rule.