Serious M.T.B. on local pavements.

[Nigelnaturist]

Just recently I have seen several, what appear to be quite serious M.T.B. riders, riding on the local urban pavements, and I just wondered what the view or of the M.T.B. riders on cyclechat are about this.

 

[fossyant]

Mummy doesn't allow them near the roads. I even see road cyclists bombing it on the promenade in wales and using a crap shared pavement where there is a perfectly good road. Boils my wee wee.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Mummy doesn't allow them near the roads. I even see road cyclists bombing it on the promenade in wales and using a crap shared pavement where there is a perfectly good road. Boils my wee wee.

I don't see so many road on pavements, though I did see on the other week, boils mine too, if I am in town paved precinct I walk, unless its open to traffic, non market days ect but even then if its busy I walk.

 

[howard2107]

Cyclists are the least of the problems where i ride, its dickheads and chavs riding unregistered probably stolen quads on pavements and trails that are a pain.

 

[potsy]

It's the frivolous mtb'ers that you need to watch out for, those serious ones are not too bad

 

[Hacienda71]

It's the frivolous mtb'ers that you need to watch out for, those serious ones are not too bad

Calling @dan_bo frivolous is a bit off mate. ;-)

 

[Nigelnaturist]

It's the frivolous mtb'ers that you need to watch out for, those serious ones are not too bad

I appreciate that, but we need to set the example that certainly adult bikes are not for pedestrian pavements, I also understand peoples fears of road traffic.

 

[jayonabike]

I really don't see a problem with people cycling on the pavement. It certainly doesn't make my blood boil. I've more important things in my life to worry about.

 

[Venod]

Nothing wrong with using the pavement if there are no pedestrians about, sometimes it's the safest choice, the road from Carlton to East Hardwick (a road you know Nigel) has a pavement but you hardly see any pedestrians, this should be designated dual use, as long as people are sensible I think pavement use is fine.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I really don't see a problem with people cycling on the pavement. It certainly doesn't make my blood boil. I've more important things in my life to worry about.

The first thing is speed, even mobility scooters are supposed to stay at 4mph, I might as well walk at 4mph, most bikes I see on pavements are certainly above this.
@Afnug the A639, not a road I do often, but my recollection is its as bad as the road, if not worse, because there are some bad stretches last time I went down that way.

 

[MontyVeda]

I really don't see a problem with people cycling on the pavement. It certainly doesn't make my blood boil. I've more important things in my life to worry about.

If i do it, it's fine... if i see others cycling on the pavement i tend to think "Get on the road!" ...but it depends on the pavement, the proximity of peds and the cyclist's speed. And yes, I'm a hypocrite.

 

[Sara_H]

I often ride in the pavement if the adjacent infrastructure doesn't feel safe.
Of course, I do it carefully and with great consideration.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I never do, never crosses my mind, and the only pedestrian/cycle path I use is one coming up a local hill if the lights are red, its literally about 20ft and is designed for such, this is a personal thing but traffic doesn't bother me, not even on the A1 (though that was a mistake, I fell very ill whilst out on the bike one day and got totally disorientated)
The M.T.Bikers. I am referring to were coming down the opposite part of the above mentioned stretch of road (not the A1), where the path is no more than a push chair width.

 

[Hacienda71]

Whilst I don't mind people riding on the pavement, I do take exception to them pressing pedestrian crossing buttons (unless they are or are with kids) forcing me to stop on my bike to let them cross the road on their bike.

 

[Drago]

I appreciate that, but we need to set the example that certainly adult bikes are not for pedestrian pavements, I also understand peoples fears of road traffic.

The fears are unfounded. Mile for mile you're far more likely to kick the bucket riding on cycle specific infra structure than on a road.