Whilst riding down a bridleway this morning, I was accosted by a “Daily Mail nimby” and her 4 dogs. She tried to tell me that I wasn’t allowed to ride on the bridleway I was on. I calmed and pleasantly explained that I was allowed on the bridleway, as were walkers and horse riders. She tried to tell me that I was only allowed on the byway that crossed the bridleway which was 50 metres away. I told her that all vehicles could use the byway she was talking about and I reiterated the fact that cyclists were allowed on the bridleway we were on.
As she obviously realised that I knew what I was talking about and that I wasn’t going to apologise and agree to not ride on the bridleway ever again, she changed the topic and started to complain to me about all the road cyclists that ride on the singletrack country roads. She moaned that they never yield to the cars on the country lanes. She told me that she was going to put her complaint in writing to the CTC and other cycling organisations.
I responded “Good luck with that one and rode off”
So she doesn’t want cyclists on the bridleways and she doesn’t want them on country roads.
Not In My Back Yard!
And all of this because of the Daily Mail (Well I’m guessing she was a Daily Mail reader)