newsMay 24, 2023

: “They are oblivious of what they are teaching their children”

Local activist slams “selfish” parents for allowing their children to cycle on the pavement, and says riding on the road is “safer” for primary school pupils
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"... and despite what he views as the Highway Code’s “strong bias towards cyclists”, pedestrians and motorists “have a right to safe passage”. "

Pfffff, even if this was true - I don't know your highway code - , whatever has been put on paper often does not equal reality. Reality here mostly means that there is a bias towards car drivers killing cyclists (and pedestrians and each other ...). Children cycling on the pavement is not the problem here. #SlowDownCowboy

May 24, 2023 at 11:34amFedilab