[Talk-GB] National Cycle Network removal/reclassification

[David Woolley]

On 14/08/2020 19:14, Simon Still wrote:
> I’m not sure that’s actually a legal status that changes anything - 
> pedestrians have priority on all shared use paths so not sure that tag 
> would add anything

Towpaths are privately paths (currently owned by the Canals and Rivers 
Trust), so the rules for public paths don't apply.  At one time  you had 
to apply for a free licence to cycle on them, the quid for quo for which 
was a promise to do things like give pedestrians priority.