| Tommy_H |
| (stranger) |
| 16/05/2008 11:27 |
Re: Ask us a question!
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Q. In a nutshell, you cannot legally ride on footpaths and in general, being caught riding on one will be seen as trespassing – a civil offence – and you will be held responsible for any damage caused. But it doesn’t stop there; in some places, usually denoted by a ‘No Cycling’ sign (or similar), you may actually be breaking a local byelaw and could therefore be committing an offence, in the same way as you would if you were riding on a pavement, whereby you could face a £30 fixed penalty. But it doesn’t even end there; a National Park authority could impose a similar byelaw on their footpaths and breaking this would be seen as a criminal offence and the fine could be as much as £500!
Apart from all this, riding illegally is damaging to mtb’ing in general. Keep it legal.