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Allow us to cycle on pavements up here in Scotchlandshire? Or does that just apply to the countryside?
only if doing so responsibly 😆
edit - no - different laws !
of course! 😀
What's the law it comes under? I've no idea really the thought just came to me and i thought I'd ask.
probs some road traffic thing, as the pavements are associated with the roads and owned by the council ?
No. Pavements are covered by the Road Traffic Acts / Highway code.
Oh - there might be some confusion where a pavement has been included as (part of) a Core Path 🙂
Cheers, not that it's going to stop me jumping on the pavement when ever i feel the need, just good to know! 🙂
Yes it does.
You can also camp in the middle of the M8.
It was always my belief that in Scotland you can ride on a footpath providing it's not adjacent to a road.
Not that a copper would stop and fine you for it though.
The Land Reform Act doesn’t really deal with ‘pavements’, it’s intended for ‘open spaces’. The Outdoor Access Code states we have a right of responsible access “over most land and inland water in Scotland, including mountains, moorland, woods and forests, grassland, margins of fields in which crops are growing, paths and tracks, rivers and lochs, the coast and most parks and open spaces”. It doesn’t mention pavements or built up areas.
The OAC does state: “In some places, byelaws, management rules or other regulations may have been introduced by a local authority or other similar public body and these may affect how you can exercise access rights”.
I [i]think[/i] that most local authorities have byelaws that do not permit cycling on pavements, although you would have to check for your area…
Highways Act 1835 (!) is normally the legislation cited regarding "riding on the footway"...
No idea as to later amendments as a result of other legislation. Wiki suggests cycling on pavements was "decriminialised" in 2003 (England and Wales), but you'd not notice based on most councils 🙁
Wasnt aware that "Land Reform Act" was the title of the legislation granting greater of freedom of access in Scotland... 😳
"Land Reform Act" has the sound of a Tory backbenchers / landowners private members bill to consolidate their country estate holdings 😉