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The roads are the old carriage drives, i.e. where the upper crust went to drive their carriages around after mass on Sundays. As cars replaced carriages, that use continued, minus Sundays and masses. It's an interesting example of a continuing tradition. Obviously, in both Regent's and Richmond Parks, the drives are mainly around the perimeter, but in both there are destinations inside the park that require car access, e.g. posh homes in Richmond Park. I remember encountering a homecoming driver in Richmond Park on the Matchlit Ride organised by the VCC, long after the park gates were closed.
Parks, of course, are huge permeability blockages, and the park roads provide some additional permeability.
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Fuck off … ! I’ve just had a lovely couple of hours riding round the park - beautiful - leaves turning , deer out - well , for a couple of weeks before the Cull - not much traffic … before rush hour when it’s just a rat run full of SUV’s and mopeds blasting it around ….. it was cracking and as a South Londoner I’m chuffed we have somewhere so nice to ride - away from the SUV’s and mopeds. …… oh ..
plus … I wasn’t doing any high speed stuff !
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Oliver Schick
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I've got some sympathy here. As a pedestrian, particularly with a toddler, it would be nice not to have to be concerned about bikes flying round the park at high speed.
I don't really know why London still has parks with roads through the middle generally, they should just close them off and turn them into pedestrian priority paths.