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 threadJim MayerNov 21, 2022
@TricycleMayor I hate these things! I started noticing them when I got my cargo bike, especially with an adult passenger, and that got me thinking about how much worse they are for three wheelers. Thankfully. I don't see many new ones here in Victoria, BC, but they are nasty.
Show threadKinetixNov 21, 2022
@pentastich
We've got at least one here in my BC town as well, and I pay no attention to the dismount request. Sorry.
@TricycleMayor
Show threadDan
@kinetix @pentastich @TricycleMayor absolutely. And many people who are riding adaptive cycles simply can't dismount!
If it goes through a park just put signs saying "cyclists slow. Shared area ahead - give way to pedestrians" or something along those lines
Nov 21, 2022 at 5:26pmWeb
Show threadKinetixNov 21, 2022
@Dasy2k1 @pentastich @TricycleMayor I'm with you on that.