Re: Cyclists complain that they cant cycle on couples property

Marie wrote:

http://tinyurl.com/3x5q46d

TOTNES couple Rod and Angela Mears have been saddled with a row over a
pavement that bike riders are turning into an unofficial cycle path.

For years the couple have placed pots and plants outside their home at
The Toll House on the busy Kingsbridge Hill to make it clear where
their property ends and the public footpath begins.

But now cyclists who ride on the public pavement rather than the road
have started complaining that the pots narrow the pavement too much
and don't give them enough room to ride past the couple's home.

IMHO they have absolutely no right to complain "It would be no problem
whatsoever if some of the cyclists were a bit more courteous when asked
to slow down," she said.

"There is nothing there to say that it is a cycle path. You can
understand them wanting to use it, but at the end of the day it is not
legal, and very least they can do is to be civil."

In my view, the illegality of riding on the path and the apparent
arroganceof the cyclists doing so don't do any cyclists any favours and
bring us all into disrepute.

Shame too on the council who are encouraging cyclists to break the law
....


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