This photo makes me want to move abroad. Whoever gave this eyesore the go-ahead needs to be put down.
I cycled down there a couple of weeks ago when I managed to get lost on the way to polo. They are ugly but I assumed they were to stop kids on mopeds rather than cyclists. Reading the article you can see the residents' concerns; it is a narrow road, the garden gates open straight on to it and a speeding cyclist would be very dangerous. Just like the twats who cycle on the pavement outside my house are; the hedge means you can't see them before you step out and it's really risky. There are places where it's dangerous to other people if we cycle; we needn't be defensive or refuse to accept that. That the Mail has used it to further it's unpleasant campaign is neither hear nor there.
I cycled down there a couple of weeks ago when I managed to get lost on the way to polo. They are ugly but I assumed they were to stop kids on mopeds rather than cyclists. Reading the article you can see the residents' concerns; it is a narrow road, the garden gates open straight on to it and a speeding cyclist would be very dangerous. Just like the twats who cycle on the pavement outside my house are; the hedge means you can't see them before you step out and it's really risky. There are places where it's dangerous to other people if we cycle; we needn't be defensive or refuse to accept that. That the Mail has used it to further it's unpleasant campaign is neither hear nor there.