Serious Criminals

As my Dutch co-worker and I were walking back from dinner last night, we saw a police car on the sidewalk, with several policemen speaking to several people on bikes, taking notes. Was it a drug bust? Or a bike accident?

I asked Patrick, "What is going on?"

He replied, "Oh, it must be a light check."

"A light check? What is that?" I responded.

Patrick explained, "The police set up checkpoints on the bike paths and give you a 25 Euro ticket if you don't have a proper, working headlight on your bicycle."

If only bike light checks were the biggest worry for American police officers...