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Steve
Guest
Hi, I just got back from a morning ride and needed to cross the pavement to get to my flat (on the
other side of the pavement). So I turned between some of the parked cars and made my way onto the
pavement (all very routine for me), at which point some old dude shouted at me that riding on the
pavement was illegal.
I had some vague notion that if you're just crossing a pavement to get to private premises on the
other side (like the entrance to my block of flats) then you can ride legally - but maybe I'm wrong:
the only thing I can find in the highway code re: riding across pavements is section 54:
"You MUST NOT cycle on a pavement. Do not leave your cycle where it would endanger or obstruct road
users or pedestrians, for example, lying on the pavement. Use cycle parking facilities where
provided. "
http://www.highwaycode.gov.uk/03.shtml
From this, it seems that crossing the pavement isn't legal - but the above does seem more designed
to apply to people just riding along the pavement - not crossing it.
Does anyone know what the law is with regards to riding across the pavement, from a road to a
private residence?
Thanks
Steve
other side of the pavement). So I turned between some of the parked cars and made my way onto the
pavement (all very routine for me), at which point some old dude shouted at me that riding on the
pavement was illegal.
I had some vague notion that if you're just crossing a pavement to get to private premises on the
other side (like the entrance to my block of flats) then you can ride legally - but maybe I'm wrong:
the only thing I can find in the highway code re: riding across pavements is section 54:
"You MUST NOT cycle on a pavement. Do not leave your cycle where it would endanger or obstruct road
users or pedestrians, for example, lying on the pavement. Use cycle parking facilities where
provided. "
http://www.highwaycode.gov.uk/03.shtml
From this, it seems that crossing the pavement isn't legal - but the above does seem more designed
to apply to people just riding along the pavement - not crossing it.
Does anyone know what the law is with regards to riding across the pavement, from a road to a
private residence?
Thanks
Steve