Is cycling on a footpath a trespass??
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I don't see anyway he said he was surprised at pedestrians getting arsy, or did you make that up?
Nope they don't get arsy with me. Just hate the people glued to the phones.
Will be honest I wasn't aware that you aren't meant to.0 -
I use them all the time to avoid nasty traffic. Just take it calm when there are peds.I don't do smileys.
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I take it calm, just find it so annoying that you are riding at a snails pace behind someone with earphones and they are glued to the screen. Always changing direction and don't realise any of their surroundings.
But it is safer than riding in rush hour traffic.0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19751890#p19751890]Clockworkmark31[/url] wrote:I don't see anyway he said he was surprised at pedestrians getting arsy, or did you make that up?
Nope they don't get arsy with me. Just hate the people glued to the phones.
Will be honest I wasn't aware that you aren't meant to.
yes,illegal from about 1870.
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The most dangerous thing I do in a week is cycle into the city centre, Its not the buses or the taxis or even the trams that make it so. But the suicidal pedestrians stepping out in front of me, A good number staring at their phones or at least talking on them0 -
I find cycling on the roads safe enough, you just need to take control (as much as you can) such as riding primary, speed is also a key factor. Riding in Indian cities recalibrates your perception of risk and also how you mitigate it!Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0
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I find cycling on the roads safe enough, you just need to take control (as much as you can) such as riding primary, speed is also a key factor. Riding in Indian cities recalibrates your perception of risk and also how you mitigate it!
@ head that try and run you off the road. I had an old guy in a volvo that drove straight out in front of me, because he thought I was going the wrong way down a one way street, Which I wasnt, but even if I had been, it shouldn't really carry the death penalty
After an extensive but unscientific study, I have come to the conclusion that the amount of people cutting you up, getting too close ETAL, is dependent on how you dress. If I have a ''cycling outfit on, hat and all. They seem to be every where. If I dress like a '' scoat on a bike. hoody base ball cap and jeans etc and look like I might be in possession of an offensive weapon. I get a lot more room and far less hassle from ''fellow scoats'' on some of the dodgy estates I cut though. Though they do keep flagging me down to see if I want to buy/sell drugs. But better than them throwing bottles at me which is what they do if I have a cycling helmet on0 -
At my time of travel to work it is rush hour and the whole town is a nightmare with vehicles changing lanes etc etc. And if I took to the roads I would likely get pulled over, don't think I can ride on A Roads.
Yep pedestrians are more dangerous. I have had more close encounters with them on and off road than I have with vehicles. And it is always the same, earphones in and too busy on the phone. What could be that important to be glued to the screen constantly. Feel safer riding behind drunk people much more predictable.0 -
from what i remember 24 inch wheels and under are allowed on the foot path at a safe speed to members of public. I will ask my friend who is in the police force to see if there is a definite answer. But I simply argue that the roads are too dangerous where I live and the police normally agree unless of course you are wheeling down the street.0
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from what i remember 24 inch wheels and under are allowed on the foot path at a safe speed to members of public. I will ask my friend who is in the police force to see if there is a definite answer. But I simply argue that the roads are too dangerous where I live and the police normally agree unless of course you are wheeling down the street.
That MAY be a discretion that the Police use, but not the law. Of course kids under 10 are below the age of criminal responsibility. So they cant prosecute them anyway AND they cant issue FPNs to under 14s so prosecuting them is very difficult as it requires them to be taken to court. So its almost true, but not for the reason you state.0 -
Wheel size is irrelevant, whether the road is dangerous or not is also irrelevant.from what i remember 24 inch wheels and under are allowed on the foot path at a safe speed to members of public. I will ask my friend who is in the police force to see if there is a definite answer. But I simply argue that the roads are too dangerous where I live and the police normally agree unless of course you are wheeling down the street.
For info push chairs and prams aren't legally allowed on the footway next to a road (noting the actually topic is about footpaths away from roads) only 'bath chairs' are permitted.Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0 -
Bugger, haven't had a bath for years.
Are portable showers allowed?I don't do smileys.
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For info push chairs and prams aren't legally allowed on the footway next to a road (noting the actually topic is about footpaths away from roads) only 'bath chairs' are permitted.
I dont think that is actually true, more Urban myth. There is case law saying a cycle is a carriage as prohibited from footway use under the highway act 1830 something. There is no case law saying a push chair is similarly classified as a carriage as defined under the Act
unless you can produce some of course ?0 -
Jesus, just ride your bikes guys. Be nice to peds and walkers. Yield for horses, nasty smelly things but the riders often wear nice tight pants. Try not to get hit by a truck.
It'll be fine.I don't do smileys.
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