Richard Goodman wrote:
> "Gonzalez" <
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>>Today myself and two friends cycled NCN 1 from Greenwich to Gravesend.
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>>Between Woolwich and Dartford there are a series of barriers which allow an unladen bike to be
>>pushed through with ease, a laden bike to be pushed and lifted, and recumbents and motorbike have
>>no chance of getting through.
>>
>>Several of these barriers had been cut down - they'd been vandalised sometime in the last
>>three weeks.
Maybe they've been removed by the council who've decided that they cause inconvenience or danger
to cyclists?
> So these barriers normally obstruct cycle traffic on a cycle path, requiring bikes to be pushed or
> lifted to pass, and some couldn't go through at all? And now they've been cut down so that they
> don't impede cycle passage any more? What a pity.
I'd have to agree.
When touring in the UK in 2001 I had the unfortunate experience of using a few bike paths - like
bike paths here in Australia they have a large chunks of steel frequently placed so as to cause
maximum inconvenience. Having to stop and unstrap a pannier, lift the pannier through the gap, wheel
the bike through, strap the pannier back on and then ride off half a block to the next one quickly
becomes tiresome.
Not to mention the fate of any poor sod who's trying to ride a tricycle, recumbent, tandem, or
towing a trailer.
...then there's always the dark-green stealth bollards in the middle of the paths. Guaranteed
invisibility.
> Rich
Adrian
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