http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Cycling for All - short film by Rachel Aldred en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:03:10 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18126#post-260175 Mon, 11 Sep 2017 12:46:38 +0000 Frenchy 260175@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Disabled cycling has been getting easier, I must admit that the council have removed all of the barriers I'm aware of in Edinburgh</em></p> <p>There are still hunners o the vratches in Liberton &amp; Gilmerton. </p> <p>I'd be interested in hearing your experiences of getting the council to remove barriers and gates.</p> <p>Sustrans, I believe, are getting much better at this than they used to be, but are also at the mercy of the local authorities. If the council says "You absolutely need to put a chicane in here, or we're not approving your route", Sustrans need to comply. I think our ire is better directed at the local authorities in this situtation. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18126#post-260172 Mon, 11 Sep 2017 12:26:26 +0000 handcyclist 260172@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Interesting video. As a disabled handcyclist who used to live and cycle in Cambridge (albeit whilst able-bodied), I recognised a lot of the locations.</p> <p>In my experience the major hurdles for disabled people cycling are:<br /> 1) Cost. A typical clip-on cycle is around £2.5k, the same for a reasonable handcycle and a decent model will be at least £5k+<br /> 2) Fear. The first comment anyone makes to me is along the lines of "Aren't you worried cycling on the road in that...".<br /> 3) Barriers. If you limit yourself to off-road cyclepaths then you'll soon meet a barrier which will bring you to a halt. These probably contravene the Equality act but I'm not aware of anyone challenging these in the courts.</p> <p>Disabled cycling has been getting easier, I must admit that the council have removed all of the barriers I'm aware of in Edinburgh however groups like Sustrans aren't following their own guidelines sufficiently closely - their Round the Forth NCN75 route contains (probably illegal) barriers at both ends of the Dalmeny and Hopetoun estates.</p> <p>The Edinburgh All-Ability Bike centre at Bangholm caters for disabled cyclists and the proposed West Lothian Cycle Circuit at Linlithgow also promises to be a good, safe environment to give more disabled cyclists the confidence to go further afield. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18126#post-260135 Mon, 11 Sep 2017 09:26:22 +0000 dougal 260135@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Great video. Is there anyone arguing specifically for disabled-access-for-cycling in Scotland or just the standard cycle advocacy groups? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18126#post-260118 Mon, 11 Sep 2017 08:14:55 +0000 chdot 260118@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://vimeo.com/232783649" rel="nofollow">https://vimeo.com/232783649</a></p> <p>.</p> <p><a href="http://tiny.cc/39enny" rel="nofollow">http://tiny.cc/39enny</a> </p>