Tourist who had just arrived in Britain tries to travel from Luton Airport to London by cycling down the M1
Bulgarian tourist stopped by police cycling down M1 in Hertfordshire
Planning to make the 34 mile from Luton Airport to London on bike
Police said he didn't speak English and couldn't understand road signs
Advised to find an alternative route to capital by officers
By Sam Matthew for MailOnline
Published: 13:07 EST, 3 March 2015 | Updated: 17:17 EST, 3 March 2015
This is the moment a Bulgarian tourist peddled down the hard shoulder of one of Britain's busiest motorways after flying into the country.
The unnamed man was attempting to get from Luton Airport to London when he was stopped by police on the M1 motorway.
Seemingly oblivious to the danger he was putting himself in the man, wearing dark clothing, travelled for several miles along the carriageway before he was intercepted.
This is the moment that a Bulgarian tourist was stopped by police as he tried to cycle from Luton Airport to London along the hard shoulder of the M1 motorway in Hertfordshire
The unnamed man was attempting to get from Luton Airport to London when he was stopped by police on the M1 motorway
CCTV operators were believed to have called police after spotting the unnamed rider pedaling along the hard shoulder at junction 9 for Flamstead, Hertfordshire, at around 9.20am.
The Beds, Cambs & Herts Roads Policing Unit posted a Twitter photo of the eastern European man putting himself in danger.
It showed him hunched over the handlebars with a large holdall strapped to his shoulders.
Good Samaritan in critical condition after being dragged... Mountain bikers and cross-country runners are at risk of...
They said: 'Cyclist escorted off #M1 J9, required to find an alternative route to London from arriving at Luton Airport #cyclist'
Bedfordshire Police said the man spoke no English and so could not understand the road signs.
It states in the Highway Code that it is illegal to cycle on the motorways in this country.
A spokesman said: 'When the officers got to him he was close to a slip road so they gave him advice and told him to take an alternative route.'
This is not the first time that a cyclist has been stopped risking their life on a busy motorway.
In July last year four members of Sri Lanka's Commonwealth Games team were spotted cycling down the M74, which is one of Scotland's busiest stretches of motorway.
Police were forced to intervene after the four Glasgow 2014 athletes were spotted close to Strathclyde Park, which hosted the triathlon events.
In July last year four members of Sri Lanka's Commonwealth Games team were spotted cycling down the M74 in Scotland ahead of Glasgow 2014
This cyclist told police he was taking a short-cut home after being stopped on the M25 by Surrey Police in February 2014
A cyclist on the M3 at Sunbury,Surrey, was surrounded by police cars as he peddled towards the M25 in March last year.
The man told officers that he was following a navigation app on his mobile phone when he headed onto the 70mph route.
Just weeks before the same force stopped an unnamed rider pedaling along the hard shoulder between Junction 10 for the A3 and Junction 11 for Chertsey of the M25.
He said that he was taking a short cut home following an satellite navigation device
Bulgarian tourist tries to travel from Luton Airport to London by cycling on the M1