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Just caught the end of a report in Sheffield on the campaign to get Scottish style access. Loads of typical comments being trotted out.
Looks like the guy was standing confusingly at the side of Redmires too.
Crank up your comments everyone!
Let the rambler rage commence!
Seems like an odd campaign - there's no way it will succeed if cyclist access is the main point, only as part of wider access legislation.
Watched just now. It works in Scotland why not here? And talk about the archetypal many old bag. I find that she is a 1:10 and everyone is pretty courteous
This was posted in Ride Sheffield, lettes sent to English and Welsh ministers
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I think the BC guy at the end of the interview was up about 5 hours earlier than usual as he fluffed up what he was trying to say several times.
From BC..
Due to archaic public access and rights of way laws, it is currently illegal for people on bikes to access the majority of the countryside in England and Wales.
Since when has it been illegal (except where a bylaw is in force)?
Anyone care to quote which law that might be?
Due to archaic public access and rights of way laws, it is currently illegal for people on bikes to access the majority of the countryside in England and Wales.
Well, it's certainly helpful to get that 'fact' out there in the first line of a press release from a national cycling body, isn't it?
It's not ILLEGAL to ride on a FP; you simply don't have the right to use it for cycling.
This idea is extremely naive; to change the law in England so as to give cyclists the right to use FPs would require a massive upheaval and whoever is promoting the idea has no idea of the power of the countryside lobby, land owners, National Parks, Ramblers and a host of other people who hate cyclists.
What upheaval would be required? Did the same upheaval happen a few years ago in s Scotland?
Peers from over the wall
Shakes head and tuts
Rides away
Maybe it's something to do with Scotland not having a definitive map. Just a guess.
If it happened, wouldn't you just keep the definitive maps but just change the conditions applied to footpath?
**rolls up**considers 'walkers only' sign**lifts bike over stile**rolls away**
Scary thought but in Scotland and in Open Access areas in England you don't even have to stay on a path.
People who are against cycle access on footpaths don't necessarily hate cyclists. Personally I am against free access, I do note the BC request is for certain limited access.
Personally I have never heard of a prosecution so its really a bit of a non issue.