Maybe there is a speed limit on the prom, that would make sense to me as it is a shared use promenade.
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"Crackdown on cyclists who use pavement"
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Posted 11 years ago #
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But I was under the impression I'm find cycling there especially as I was being super cautious. Am I right?
Yes you are, and there are "responsible shared use" signs up to this effect on various locations on the prom. These cannot mandate for individual snarkiness however.
I recently had a woman make a comment as I passed on the shared pavement between the end of the prom and Seafield Road about "cyclists on the pavement" and that I "shouldn't be there" - you know, the sort of comment that's made as deliberately loud private conversation, with the actual intention being it is overheard by the #bloodycyclist, so I stopped, pointed at the big blue signs on the lamp posts, smiled and shouted "shared use!". Wonder if it sank in?
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hmmm I was going about walking speed whenever I passed anyone...
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It is perfectly legal to cycle along the prom, under access rights granted by the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003. There is no speed limit for cyclists on the prom (or anywhere else for that matter) - although cycling at high speed on such a route could possibly be considered as careless or inconsiderate cycling, which is an offence.
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I read on some bit of the internet somewhere a wonderful story from a woman who stopped her bicycle to ask two other women who were standing blocking her path if she could get through, please. The cyclist was treated to a rant from one of the other women about cycling on the pavements etc, to which she responded by silently pointing to the large painting of a bicycle that the ranter was standing on...
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Unfortunately despite all attempts to cycle considerately, I have encountered some disapproval from pedestrians on shared use paths - on the prom and also on the path running between Melville Drive and Melville Terrace, which is also marked as shared use (but it only has a sign to that effect at one end) - I use this when transporting child - I use the road when on my own and going faster. It can be a bit infuriating that as cyclists we have to defend our actions to both pedestrians and car drivers.
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My pal was fined for breaking the speed limit in Richmond prk london shire 12mph
I was boxed in at Scotmid by a mobility shopper just there
Takes all sorts
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>> My pal was fined for breaking the speed limit in Richmond prk london shire 12mph
Assuming he was, regardless of his mode of transport, this is a good thing.
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I watched the documentary about David Weir (paralympian) and I thought that he trained in Richmond Park with cyclists pacing him? Would he be breaking 12mph?
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He was on a bicycle, he paid his on the spot fine with equanimity. He is one of the slowest cyclists in the park. Which imparts a certain piquant irony to the tale.
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The 6mph speed limit on canal?or canal towpath often discussed on this forum too, though I have never heard of this being enforced? My pal was caught in a police crackdown on all vehicles.
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I was under the impression that Richmond Park had a limit of 20mph
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The fine was during a police crackdown. Will get exact speed if this is needed.
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The park roads in Richmond Park have a speed limit of 20mph (30mph prior to 2004), there is no speed limit on the shared use paths - although the Royal Parks Cycling Policy advises cyclists to travel at a "sensible speed" on these paths.
The Park Regulations do prohibit anyone from cycling "in any manner that endangers or is likely to endanger any person" - which could cover just about anything.
Details: The Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces Regulations 1997, as amended.
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