So I have a bike and I often ride on the pavement, most of the time I can ride smoothly without giving other people any trouble but I have hard that it's actually illegal to ride a bike on a pavement and can get fined for it, is this true? If so I might have to start selling my bike.
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So I have a bike and I often ride on the pavement, most of the time I can ride smoothly without giving other people any trouble but I have hard that it's actually illegal to ride a bike on a pavement and can get fined for it, is this true? If so I might have to start selling my bike. -
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I think it's only illegal in london but everywhere else it's fine, I'm only like 85% sure tho x
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Are you 6?
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Are you 6? -
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It's six? I thought it was thirteen for some reason XD
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So I have a bike and I often ride on the pavement, most of the time I can ride smoothly without giving other people any trouble but I have hard that it's actually illegal to ride a bike on a pavement and can get fined for it, is this true? If so I might have to start selling my bike. -
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- 24-07-2017 00:22
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Nope, I am 16! Why would a six year old kid be in TSR? LOL -
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- 24-07-2017 00:41
its illegal but as long as you're not racing like a madman and are being cautious of others then the coppers will leave you alone - same way they leave people alone who are smoking the erbb
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- 24-07-2017 01:02
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Why would a 16yo be riding on the pavement? See my link above...
So it's true, it's actually illegal? Wow I actually don't care and will still ride on the pavement but not like a madman obviously, I would rather get fined by the cops than riding on the road where I can injure myself or even worse get killed. I will simply make sure that there are no cops nearby when I am riding my bike
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Technically yes, except for shared use paths. Enforcement is iffy, you might get pulled aside for it in the city and maybe some towns, perhaps only in busy areas, but other than that you'd likely be fine as long as you aren't causing issues.
I mean, realistically safety takes priority. At 16, I doubt you'd get any trouble unless you come across a p*ssy officer, or if you're causing problems. By law, bycylces are considered carriages (I believe this is a consequence of a court case back in the 1870's, or somewhere around that time), and there's an old law from the 1800's that makes it illegal for carriages to use footways (the pavement is considered a footway). It's one of those laws really, it's there, but it's not necessarily enforced.Last edited by TheMcSame; 24-07-2017 at 01:12. -
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Because riding on the roads is not safe, for me at least
So it's true, it's actually illegal? Wow I actually don't care and will still ride on the pavement but not like a madman obviously, I would rather get fined by the cops than riding on the road where I can injure myself or even worse get killed. I will simply make sure that there are no cops nearby when I am riding my bike
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Police in the UK tend to only enforce that law if people are cycling dangerously, or they're approaching a crowd or seeming to intimidate others. I know one person who got fined for riding her bike down a busy shopping street's pavement, but if it's a quiet road and they leaving plenty of space for pedestrians, the police don't tend to stop them.
If cyclists are on the pavement, it's probably because the roads are too dangerous for them. However, that doesn't mean that they should treat pavements like they've got right of way there. Pedestrians have priority, and there's a £30 to £5000 fine for forgetting that.
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