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David Martin
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Alex wrote:
> Paul Boyd wrote:
>
> > And talking of signs, what does this one mean?
> > http://www.highwaycode.gov.uk/sign071.htm
>
> Pedal cycles only. No pedestrians.
Wrong. No vehicles except bicycles. It does not exclude pedestrians.
>
> > Next question, what does the very similar one but with a bicycle above
> > the parent/child pedestrian mean? (Similar to
> > http://www.highwaycode.gov.uk/sign077.htm but without the "Only" and
> > peds instead of the bus, and not the segregated path one.) This one
> > isn't shown on the Highway Code website, but I pass a couple on my commute.
>
Shared use path for pedestrians and cyclists.
The two are effectively synonymous but the first is typically used for
a road where there is alternative pedestrian accommodation, the second
where the accommodation is shared.
> Mixed use path (Pedestrians and Cycles).
>
> And, more importantly...
>
> Pedestrians have priority.
>
> > Now what's the difference between the two?
>
> Should be obvious now...
>
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> Paul Boyd wrote:
>
> > And talking of signs, what does this one mean?
> > http://www.highwaycode.gov.uk/sign071.htm
>
> Pedal cycles only. No pedestrians.
Wrong. No vehicles except bicycles. It does not exclude pedestrians.
>
> > Next question, what does the very similar one but with a bicycle above
> > the parent/child pedestrian mean? (Similar to
> > http://www.highwaycode.gov.uk/sign077.htm but without the "Only" and
> > peds instead of the bus, and not the segregated path one.) This one
> > isn't shown on the Highway Code website, but I pass a couple on my commute.
>
Shared use path for pedestrians and cyclists.
The two are effectively synonymous but the first is typically used for
a road where there is alternative pedestrian accommodation, the second
where the accommodation is shared.
> Mixed use path (Pedestrians and Cycles).
>
> And, more importantly...
>
> Pedestrians have priority.
>
> > Now what's the difference between the two?
>
> Should be obvious now...
>
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