Bicyclists Deserve the Right to Free Movement

Re:Bicyclists Deserve the Right to Free Movement by basisword on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @03:27PM (#37312650)

>> blew my mind to see how even motorways often had bicycle & pedestrian paths off to the side

Unless something changed recently I don't think this is true of the UK. You can't ride anything under 125CC on a UK motorway and cycling/walking is illegal. Maybe you mean dual carriageways?

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Re:Bicyclists Deserve the Right to Free Movement by Lio on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @03:38PM (#37312820)

I don’t think the comment is about riding on the motorway, which as you say is illegal, but to the side next to the motorway on an adjacent path.

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Re:Bicyclists Deserve the Right to Free Movement by vanilla_nut on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @10:57PM (#37317126)

Indeed. Sidewalks (and on large roads, cycle/ped shared paths) are incredibly common in the UK. Not everywhere, of course. But considering the fact that even in US city centres you frequently can't find a sidewalk, it's a large difference. Just a lot easier to navigate places on foot, even if it's not always pleasant to be 10 feet from a motorway on a walk.

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