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BBC presenter Jeremy Vine was given a ticking off by police for speeding on his bike in Hyde Park.

The Radio 2 host was stopped for riding at 16mph in a 5mph zone on a cycle path.

The radio host was travelling at more than three times the limit for the area although he said he had not seen any signs informing cyclists of the permitted speed.

Vine - who posted a film clip of the moment he was stopped online - said he received a ribbing when he got to the BBC’s New Broadcasting House.

He said: “When I got to the office and said I was radar-gunned at 16mph on my bicycle, producer said ‘you are living on the edge’.”

The midday show host told his followers on Twitter: “They said speed limit in Hyde Park is 5mph and I was doing 16mph. I apologised.”

Although Mr Vine appeared to see the funny side, he later warned that cyclists would “return to the roads and mix it with trucks” if they are forced to travel at walking pace.

Vine later spoke about his experience on air, telling Radio 2 colleague Ken Bruce: “I haven’t seen a radar gun for a long time so didn’t expect one with the digit 16 on it.

“I feel embarrassed and I apologise. I didn’t see any signs. I certainly will be cycling as slow as walking pace in future.”

Mr Vine has campaigned for safer roads for cyclists and often posts videos showing the difficulties faced by those on two wheels.

Earlier this year he wrote: “Every morning when I leave the house, my wife says farewell in the manner of Japanese women who waved off pilot husbands in World War II.

“If nothing else, cycling in a major British city reminds you to make a will and tell your mum you love her.

“The biggest danger is not road layout but road users. The hostility of some drivers is mind-boggling.”