<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, 3 Oct 2021 at 08:17, Sebastian Azagra via Talk-au <<a href="mailto:talk-au@openstreetmap.org">talk-au@openstreetmap.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">the strict rules the cyclists must follow and not ride on footpaths due to Victorian Road Rules. Victorian cyclists know that we are not permitted to ride of footpaths. </span></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Not arguing with you but: <a href="https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/safety-and-road-rules/road-rules/a-to-z-of-road-rules/bicycles">https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/safety-and-road-rules/road-rules/a-to-z-of-road-rules/bicycles</a></div><div><br></div><div>(Under "Infrastructure related rules" if it doesn't open)</div><div><br></div><div>"You can ride on a footpath if you:
<ul><li>are a child under the age of 13</li><li>are a person 13 and over who is accompanying a child under the age of 13</li><li>are an adult 18 or over who is cycling with a young child in a child
seat attached to their bicycle, or with a child pedalling on a bike
attachment at the back of an adult bicycle</li><li>have been given and are following the conditions on a medical
certificate that says you have a disability that makes it difficult for
you to ride on the road. You need to follow the conditions on your
medical certificate and show it to a police officer or authorised person
when asked [or?] are an adult accompanying someone with a medical certificate
cycling on a footpath."</li></ul>
</div><div>So a blanket bicycle=no on <i>all</i> footpaths is wrong.</div><div><br></div><div>I would think it should be bicycle=designated, which means that signage & local laws would then apply?</div><div></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Members of the community have even sought confirmation of permissions from Vic police who have confirmed to the affirmative that unless a path is specifically signed to be used by a cyclist, then cyclists are not permitted to use it from a legal perspective. </span></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I'd like to know what they're basing that on?</div><div><br></div><div> Thanks<div><br></div><div>Graeme</div></div><br></div></div>