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Date: 12 Nov 2007 17:39:51
From: news.virgin.net
Subject: no cycling cardiff queen street
Hi,

Got stopped by a copper on Queen street, cardiff, UK today. He said it
was a padestrianised zone and he could give me a ticket. Anybody know where
the law for this comes from, I thought it only applied to motorised
vehicles. Someone said they did it in cambridge for a while but I think that
was a by-law. This is an important time saver for me so any info
appreciated.

Cheers,

Bruce.






 
Date: 14 Nov 2007 16:57:54
From: Jeremy Parker
Subject: Re: no cycling cardiff queen street

"news.virgin.net" <anon@anon.net > wrote in message
news:Hd0_i.37107$uH.16785@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
> Hi,
>
> Got stopped by a copper on Queen street, cardiff, UK today. He
> said it
> was a padestrianised zone and he could give me a ticket. Anybody
> know where
> the law for this comes from, I thought it only applied to motorised
> vehicles. Someone said they did it in cambridge for a while but I
> think that
> was a by-law. This is an important time saver for me so any info
> appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bruce.

I tried to do a survey once. I think the UK has at least 500
pedestrianized high streets, of which about 90% forbid bikes. Mind
you, that's not much more than a guess.

What gets forbidden is defined in something called a "Traffic Order"
(TRO) that the council issues for the street(s) in question. When
the order is first issued, there will be a notice in the local paper.
There will be signs also, telling you what is and what isn't
permitted

Jeremy Parker




 
Date: 13 Nov 2007 00:46:11
From: limeylew@gmail.com
Subject: Re: no cycling cardiff queen street
On Nov 12, 11:39 am, "news.virgin.net" <a...@anon.net > wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Got stopped by a copper on Queen street, cardiff, UK today. He said it
> was a padestrianised zone and he could give me a ticket. Anybody know where
> the law for this comes from, I thought it only applied to motorised
> vehicles. Someone said they did it in cambridge for a while but I think that
> was a by-law. This is an important time saver for me so any info
> appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bruce.

You might find that a local bike shop, or Bike Club, might be able to
help you.

Lewis.

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