The Mayor of London and the man who inspired the name \u2018Boris Bikes\u2019 is in trouble for pedaling his wife through London on a bicycle made for just one person.<\/p>\n
People have been up in arms after London Mayor, Boris Johnson, gave his wife, Marina Wheeler, a \u2018backie\u2019. This is when a bicyclist gives another person a lift on a bike that is meant for just one person. Typically, the extra passenger sits on the saddle, whilst the bicyclist stands on the pedals and steers.<\/p>\n
Under the 1998 Road and Traffic Act, it is illegal to give someone a \u2018backie\u2019 on a bicycle with offenders receiving possible fines of \u00a3200.<\/p>\n
After caught in the act by members of the general public, Boris has profusely apologised for the mistake, saying he did not know \u2018backies\u2019 were illegal until now.<\/p>\n
The video, caught by the Sun Newspaper, shows Boris riding the bicycle with his wife sitting on the saddle with no helmet, carrying her handbag.<\/p>\n
An official spokesperson for Boris further pointed out: \u201c[Boris] wasn’t intending to ride all the way home from North Kensington to North London with Marina on the back; rather he was attempting to transport his wife to a main road, from where they hailed a black cab for her. As everyone knows the mayor is a huge supporter of cycling, and an even bigger fan of the black cab trade, hence his desire to combine the two!”<\/p>\n
You catch Boris in the act here:<\/p>\n