Brimstone wrote:

"Nick Finnigan" wrote in message
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Phil W Lee wrote:

Well, it's the exact piece of legislation that is used against
cyclists on the footway, so are you claiming that is variable in it's
application?

No, it isn't. TPCA 1847 (as amended) does mention footway but requires
'to the obstruction, annoyance, or danger of the residents or
passengers, '

Highways Act 1835 72 (as amended) is usually quoted. However, that
legislation states 'footpath or causeway' rather than 'footway'.

And the practical difference between a footway and a footpath is what
exactly?

I'd have thought that was obvious.

One is a pedestrian-only strip which is adjacent to a carriageway (both being
part of the "road") and the other is a pedestrian-only route which is not
adjacent to a carriageway (eg along the margin between two fields on a farm).