[Talk-GB] Tagging of shared use paths

Mark Goodge mark at good-stuff.co.uk
Thu Dec 10 16:13:47 UTC 2020



On 10/12/2020 15:39, Phillip Barnett wrote:
> “  any road that cars can use is also open to cyclists and
> pedestrians ” Pedestrians? Are you sure about that? Yes, you can walk
> along country roads that lack pavements, but try that in a town and
> I’m pretty sure you’d get stopped quite quickly.

Legally, yes. Of course, if there is a separate footway then it would 
obviously be wiser to use it. But you are not breaking any law by 
walking in the carriageway. Unless it's a motorway or designated special 
road, with signage to explicitly indicate that pedestrians are not allowed.

Mark



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