Is it too early to break out the Christmas song Deezer playlist? No, no it isn't
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.