Richmond Park - proposal to exclude cyclists from Tamsin Trail

"Paul Luton" <[email protected] > wrote in message
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> I have just received the newsletter of the Friends of Richmond Park which is mainly devoted to an
> attack on the shared use of off road tracks in Royal Parks citing the throwing out of proposals
> for cycle routes across Hampsted Heath and expressing "dismay" that cycling is now allowed in
> Kensington Gardens. The argument makes dishonest selective quotation from CTC , Sustrans and
> Cyclecraft to damn the concept of shared use even in a recreational context. Interestingly there
> is no parallel proposal to restrict horse riders to the roads. Horse riders are obviously superior
> beings who enjoy a wider exclusive track when not allowed unfettered
access
> to the whole park.
>
> We may agree that a cheap and nasty shared footway is unsatisfactory for a strategic cycle route
> but for cyclists in west London the Tamsin Trail makes an enjoyable short ride at off peak hours.
> We must be ready to
defend
> our right to use it.
>
> Paul Luton
>

Your kidding right? Tons of people use it, and I have had no real problems on it. The bicycle hire
shop will be fairly knackered if this comes in. This article was quite interesting though ...
http://tinyurl.com/ibr3

How do you sign up for the FoRP newsletter? I'd be interested in a copy if you can scan it ....

In news:[email protected], Paul Luton <[email protected] > typed:
>>
> We may agree that a cheap and nasty shared footway is unsatisfactory for a strategic cycle route
> but for cyclists in west London the Tamsin Trail makes an enjoyable short ride at off peak hours.
> We must be ready to defend our right to use it.
>
> Paul Luton

Lead me to the barricade!

Twice a week round Wimbledon common and the Park is my main exercise!

pk

"Paul Kelly" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In news:[email protected], Paul Luton <[email protected] > typed:
> >>
> > We may agree that a cheap and nasty shared footway is unsatisfactory for a strategic cycle route
> > but for cyclists in west London the Tamsin Trail makes an enjoyable short ride at off peak
> > hours. We must be ready to defend our right to use it.
> >
> > Paul Luton
>
> Lead me to the barricade!
>
> Twice a week round Wimbledon common and the Park is my main exercise!
>

7 times a week around the park is my main exercise. I might extend this to include Wimbledon Common.
Best check the route ...

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"elyob" <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> "Paul Luton" <[email protected] > wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I have just received the newsletter of the Friends of Richmond Park which is mainly devoted to
> > an attack on the shared use of off road tracks in Royal Parks citing the throwing out of
> > proposals for cycle routes across Hampsted Heath and expressing "dismay" that cycling is now
> > allowed in Kensington Gardens.
>
> Your kidding right? Tons of people use it, and I have had no real problems on it. The bicycle hire
> shop will be fairly knackered if this comes in. This article was quite interesting though ...
> http://tinyurl.com/ibr3
>
> How do you sign up for the FoRP newsletter? I'd be interested in a copy if you can scan it ....
>
>
Sorry no scanner

The Hon. Membership Secretary is Mrs Mary Thorpe, 226 Sheen Lane SW148LB 020 8878 2789 and the
subscription £3.00. We may need all the support we can get!
--
CTC Right to Ride Representative for Richmond upon Thames

Paul Luton wrote:
> In message <[email protected]>
> "elyob" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Paul Luton" <[email protected] > wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> I have just received the newsletter of the Friends of Richmond Park which is mainly devoted to
>>> an attack on the shared use of off road tracks in Royal Parks citing the throwing out of
>>> proposals for cycle routes across Hampsted Heath and expressing "dismay" that cycling is now
>>> allowed in Kensington Gardens.
>>
>> Your kidding right? Tons of people use it, and I have had no real problems on it. The bicycle
>> hire shop will be fairly knackered if this comes in. This article was quite interesting though
>> ... http://tinyurl.com/ibr3
>>
>> How do you sign up for the FoRP newsletter? I'd be interested in a copy if you can scan it ....
>>
>>
> Sorry no scanner
>
> The Hon. Membership Secretary is Mrs Mary Thorpe, 226 Sheen Lane SW148LB 020 8878 2789 and the
> subscription £3.00. We may need all the support we can get!

A post dredged from my achives.....

Prompted by the above, I joined FRP and was shocked by the tone and content of the article on
cycling in the Park.

I was therefore much relieved to read in the October newsletter a much moderated line from the vice
president, clearly prompted by complaints re the previous anti cyclist line.

Key sentence:

"One alternative, removing cyclists altogether from the Trail - apart from being thoroughly
undesirable from the cyclists' point of view, would not be legally allowable: the money was
originally bequeathed on the express condition that it would be used to build a cycle track"

The whole tone has switched from "anti cyclist" to "walkers and cyclists together against the car"

pk

"PK" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
> The whole tone has switched from "anti cyclist" to "walkers and cyclists together against the car"
>

Is that any better? Can't everyone be sensible and say "responsible reasonable walkers, cyclists,
motorists et al against irresponsible unreasonable road users"?