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Old July 21st 13, 03:33 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
jnugent
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Default Child mown down by hi-speed pavement cyclist

On 21/07/2013 15:30, Alexis wrote:
Bertie Wooster wrote:

On Sun, 21 Jul 2013 14:48:52 +0100, Alexis
wrote:

Mrcheerful wrote:

Guess what? She cleared off quick...

Shameful, the least she could have done was to kiss the child's
bruised right ear better before she left.


=====Quote=====
This week borough transport leader Cllr Tony Page backed the Sowdens
and said the law is clear that it is an offence for anyone over 16 to
cycle on pavements.
=====/Quote=====

Is it legal for anyone under 16 to cycle on Reading pavements?


Cllr Page is probably mixing up what he considers reasonable and what
the law is actually clear on.

On a related issue, though, I found this article published last year
interesting:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...vement-offence

The article is headed "Cycling on the pavement is not always an
offence" and includes this bit:

"Reported injuries from collisions between pedestrians and cyclists
are low. A study for the DfT in 1993 found that there were "no real
factors to justify excluding cyclists from pedestrianised areas", and
there must at least be some parallels with shared use paths."


....in the opinion of a Guardian journo.

We all know how valuable that is.
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