http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Illegal - but #NotNice? en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:19:47 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11025#post-124574 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 20:14:15 +0000 chdot 124574@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"But under what age ?"</p> <p>"<br /> Young people have to be 12 years old to be prosecuted in Scotland</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-23121725" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-23121725</a></p> <p>Police <em>generally</em> take a 'sensible' view on cycling with kids. </p> <p>Some while ago Porty police made it clear that parents wouldn't be prosecuted for cycling along the Prom to Towerbank. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11025#post-124570 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:40:24 +0000 SRD 124570@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A police car went past me today and didn't blink an eye. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11025#post-124569 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:28:12 +0000 holisticglint 124569@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Can the police issue formal guidance about this ? </p> <p>HWC rule 64 is makes no mention of age but NWC implies that it is ok for kids. But under what age ? What if the kid is in a trailer, seat, tag along or just accompanied ? What if you are pregnant ? </p> <p>There are several bit of road I will not take my 2 year old on in her trailer and we use the footpath (slowly and carefully) but it would be nice to know the actual rules. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11025#post-124527 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:30:02 +0000 SRD 124527@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That pinchpoint above is bad. I had a car overtake me right on it, very nearly cutting me off. and of course it then turned left at next junction. </p> <p>I've been doing a lot of this pavement #notnice cycling this week as 2 year old is obsessed with riding his balance bike to nursery.</p> <p>I've been experimenting with walking, shuffling bike, and riding on the road. no complaints yet. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11025#post-124282 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 22:06:11 +0000 chdot 124282@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just before the narrowest bit of Colinton Road /</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/9679915299/"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3790/9679915299_ab50d95392.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11025#post-123500 Fri, 30 Aug 2013 11:22:12 +0000 kaputnik 123500@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Down with this sort of thing</p> <p>Outraged of West End </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11025#post-123498 Fri, 30 Aug 2013 11:16:42 +0000 allebong 123498@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>"Who on earth does it harm?"</em></p> <p>EEN/Scotsman commentators? They'll drown in their own froth! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11025#post-123495 Fri, 30 Aug 2013 10:45:50 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 123495@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<em>I have no quandry about it at all. If I'm out with the kids, we ride on the pavement. We're careful. No one minds</em>"</p> <p>I've had an <strike>argument</strike> discussion with you about this before. But I'm not proud, I actually think now that I was wrong - I honestly have no problem with people cycling carefully with their kids on the pavement. Genuinely, honestly. Who on earth does it harm? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11025#post-123491 Fri, 30 Aug 2013 10:41:53 +0000 Min 123491@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Looks very nice indeed!</p> <p>More beeswings on children I say. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11025#post-123490 Fri, 30 Aug 2013 10:40:27 +0000 Instography 123490@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have no quandry about it at all. If I'm out with the kids, we ride on the pavement. We're careful. No one minds. I've ridden past police officers, been passed by police cars and no one says a word. Who would? Who's going to come up to me and tell me to stop cycling at 7mph on the footpath, to get that 9 year old and that 5 year old off the footpath and do that cycling on the trunk road? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11025#post-123487 Fri, 30 Aug 2013 10:26:20 +0000 ianfieldhouse 123487@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@custard That is my quandry when cycling my kids to school up Colinton Road on the stretch from Craiglockhart Avenue to Oxgangs Primary. If I was to cycle beside them on the road I'm just putting myself into danger as I'm going much slower than the surrounding traffic and the path on the University side of the road is basically deserted so I'm not causing any problems to anyone by cycling on the path.</p> <p>When I think about it the path on that side of the road is as wide as the towpath and could quite easily be made mixed use to provide a safe route to school for kids travelling to Oxgangs/Firrhill. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11025#post-123442 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 19:41:21 +0000 Dunny 123442@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Getting one for my 9 month old, she can wear it in her walker. She is deadly in that thing. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11025#post-123440 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 19:36:06 +0000 crowriver 123440@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Right that's it. Spot fine! There's a petition to the Council about this soirt of thing you know: 26 businesses have signed I'll have you know!</p> <p>fleaBay purveys kiddie hi-viz waistcoats of much cheapness. They grow out of them quickly, and virtually indestructible fossil fuel type substance fabric. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11025#post-123437 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 19:11:59 +0000 KarenJS 123437@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That is so sweet! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11025#post-123435 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 18:52:54 +0000 custard 123435@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>its one of those awkward things<br /> kids allowed on the pavement<br /> so where does mum/dad go? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11025#post-123433 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 18:38:01 +0000 Uberuce 123433@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's a miracle no-one was killed. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11025#post-123428 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:49:26 +0000 SRD 123428@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There's several sources around for small kid hiviz. <a href="http://shop.sustrans.org.uk/products/5982-kids-reflective-jacket--extra-small">sustrans does some, if you want to support them</a>. also ikea. probably others. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11025#post-123427 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:43:12 +0000 Dunny 123427@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Is that a teeny wee hi-viz? Cute. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11025#post-123426 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:36:05 +0000 SRD 123426@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>awwww! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11025#post-123425 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:32:12 +0000 chdot 123425@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/9620765009/"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7349/9620765009_24f70418b4.jpg"></a> </p>