Disabled cyclist wins challenge to remove barriers
Disabled cyclist wins battle to remove “discriminatory” barriers after council agrees for out-of-court settlement to modify National Cycle Network path
road.cc can report that today, the council has agreed to modify the barriers in consultation with Alastair, subject to a review by accessibility specialists. “I have mixed feelings about agreeing to an out-of-court settlement, I have a nagging suspicion that local authorities will not improve their behaviour around this issue until such time one of them is taken to court and loses with the award of a substantial cash settlement. My focus for the moment is getting NCN Route 72 west of Pottery Bank accessible to all legitimate users.”
After the council’s announcement to modify the barriers, a spokesperson from the organisation said: “It’s fantastic that these discriminatory barriers which are preventing use of a National Cycle Network route by Disabled people will be modified. He said: “Illegal motorbike use is a perception, there’s a lot of fear-mongering around it which may not actually reflect reality. Often the barriers are put in as an automatic sort of thing when paths are built and not in recognition of whether there's a problem or not. I know this area very well. I know that we don’t have a motorbike problem here and the benefit of removing the barrier far outweighs any risk of antisocial motorbike behaviour.”We’ve noticed you’re using an ad blocker.
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