Harrie Larrington-SpencerNov 18, 2022

Councils often use barriers like these on traffic-free walking & cycling routes.

They say that they're to stop illegitimate users, like off-road motorcyclists, but in reality they fail to stop these.

But they do stop disabled people like me who use adapted cycles & other types of mobility aids. And we'd really like to access these safe and quiet routes too.

#CyclingDisabled #ActiveTravel #CargoTrike #CargoBike

Show threadFinal Round Player 😷🇪🇺🍸Nov 19, 2022

@TricycleMayor This! I absolutely hate this stuff. So many assumptions wrapped up in it. Common on towpaths. And on cycle paths that meet a road.

Closely related, Bridleways with 30cm barriers so the horses can step over them, but cars can't. Hello? Bicycles are legal on bridleways.

Show threaddragonfrog
@jbond @TricycleMayor the assumption too often is that if you're riding a bicycle you're "athletic" because you're using "sports equipment", when it's really an in-line wheelchair for a lot of users.
Nov 20, 2022 at 3:33pmWeb
Show threadFinal Round Player 😷🇪🇺🍸Nov 20, 2022
@dragonfrog @TricycleMayor Yes, indeed. Let's hear it for utility bicycling.