cycling

[bobby554]

is it still against the law to ride a bicycle on the pavement?

[Buenchico]

It's been illegal since 1835 (Section 72 of the Highway Act) and it remains illegal.

Under the Fixed Penalty Offences Order 1999 (combined with the provisions of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988), 'cycling on the footway' can now be dealt with by a fixed penalty notice.

Our local community constable has a monthly column in the free newsletter that is delivered to every house in the area. He regularly reports handing out penalty notices but the number seems to be falling as local cyclists 'get the message'. Other police forces, including the Metropolitan Police, have been 'clamping down' on this offence since the fixed penalty measures were put into place.

Chris

[bobby554]

thank you.
our local police ride cycles on the footpath and let cyclists ride the wrong way along the one way high street in Lee-on-Solent where I live.

[Toureman]

Both of those are illegal Bobby.

[antiguru]

Keep death off the road. Drive on the pavement....

Oh the old ones are the best....

[bazmoore]

yes it is
however a lot of pavements near where i live have a white line down the middle and a picture of a cycle painted this allows you to use the pavement as a cycleway.