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JohnB
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> Colin Matthews wrote:
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> > This ties in with the specific issue I also want to discuss is , is it
> > illegal to chain bicycles to lamp columns ?
> >
>
> Illegal or not (and AFAICT, it's perfectly legal), it is antisocial if
> the pavement is narrow or busy. I'll often park my bike in a car bay
> using the sidestand if it'll hinder pedestrians locked to a lamppost.
This is what we do when out as a family or group.
if I'm on the trice It will go into a parking place and the other bikes
will lean against it and be locked up, particularly in towns like
Alresford, Stockbridge or Bishops Waltham, with their wide market streets
The aggro and dirty looks from some motorists is unbelievable - or
rather its true to form.
Its much better than blocking pavements.
John B
>
> Colin Matthews wrote:
>
> >
> > This ties in with the specific issue I also want to discuss is , is it
> > illegal to chain bicycles to lamp columns ?
> >
>
> Illegal or not (and AFAICT, it's perfectly legal), it is antisocial if
> the pavement is narrow or busy. I'll often park my bike in a car bay
> using the sidestand if it'll hinder pedestrians locked to a lamppost.
This is what we do when out as a family or group.
if I'm on the trice It will go into a parking place and the other bikes
will lean against it and be locked up, particularly in towns like
Alresford, Stockbridge or Bishops Waltham, with their wide market streets
The aggro and dirty looks from some motorists is unbelievable - or
rather its true to form.
Its much better than blocking pavements.
John B