Schools & cycling on pavements?

[MikeD]

What Anthony said:

http://road.cc/content/news/108119-tran ... e-pavement

Just ignore the sad old ranty man.

 

[Pyro Tim]

police on the scene (know what I mean?) .

Can't believe you managed to get a Vanilla Ice quote into this thread :facepalm:

 

[john]

police on the scene (know what I mean?) .

Can't believe you managed to get a Vanilla Ice quote into this thread :facepalm:

Never off duty.

Just ignore the sad old ranty man.

Fine advice Mike, probably would've been the best approach at the time tbh.


Off on the return leg in a little while, half expecting to see the ranty old man again...

 

[xerxes]

ranty old man

Sounds like a Viz character.

GET ORF MY PAVEMENT!

 

[daugs]

every pedestrian almost hit by a cyclist is a potential motorist with an opportunity to show the same disregard for the law and others' space; there is no excuse (in my view) for deciding which laws of the road apply to you and which do not, we complain enough when motorists do it.

Having lived on a one way street in London when stepping out of the gate you had to look left and right just to step on the pavement, a polite comment frequently got abuse, however I am told that appearing to be psychotic is much more effective.

As to children, I seem to recall it was based on wheel size of the bike (hence related to age) or am I mistaken ?

 

[drcarlos]

I have 2 children that cycle to school (11 years & 8 years), the eldest did his 'cycling proficiency test' in his last year at junior school and has ridden on the road since, my 8 year old always rides on the path for the short journey to school since she has yet to take the proficiency test - though when she has, she too will ride on the roads.

There are often plastic police officer at the school gates (trying to combat illegal parent parking) and not once has either of my children been asked to step off or move on to the road.

A lot of adults (wrongly) don't like to ride on the road due to the amount of traffic and sense of danger due to the general vehicle driver attitude that any cyclists on the road are a pain in the ar@e.

Children are of course are totally different and should not be allowed on the road unless the parents are sure, and the children are confident that they know exactly what they are doing - or they are supervised.
I personally always ride on the road next to them if they are on the pavement, as John says - bumping up when necessary.

We are lucky enough to now have a house on the school boundary so they all walk everyday. Before we moved I sometimes rode to the old school with both of the boys and used a tag along for the youngest and the elder rode on the road as he had passed his cycling proficiency. Before he passed though he used to ride on the path with me on the road beside him, I would always instruct him to slow down or give people walking plenty of space. We never had any problems with this. When I go out with the younger one he rides on the path as he is still a bit unstable.

Carl.

 

[legrandefromage]

Children under the age of 10 are below the age of criminal responsibility, hence they cannot be prosecuted for criminal offences. Enforcement of cycling on pavements is usually dealt with by a fixed penalty notice, which cannot be issued to anyone under the age of 16.

 

[rosstheboss]

Both my stepkids have passed their cycling profiency tests and both ride to school on the pavement. To the best of my knowledge they are courteous and haven't had a problem (apart from one ranty old man) riding to school that way. It is so much safer, which is what you have to bear in mind.

 

[The History Man]

What would the man on the clapham omnibus say?

That was always in my mind back in the day with this sort of thing. Rules are for the adherence of fools and the guidance of wise men.

I would suggest that as long as your actions are seen to be reasonable in the circumstances, you shouldn't trouble yourself with such tiresome objections. Keep em peeled. and safe.......

personally I never ride on the pavement even though it is said that I am more that a little unstable.

 

[jecobb]

What age is a good age to put them in preschool or should it be skipped?