The war on cyclists: Why spend money making a path inaccessible?
To add to the obstructions already present on the Rotherham to Sheffield (via Meadowhall/Tinsley) canal path, more gates got added a few months ago, although one of the new ones has been conveniently removed.
Recorded 3rd February 2024.
I just on the top path near Meadow Hall heading toward Sheffield and as usual with most cyc routs we got to do with subscriptions like this one I can’t get my new bike through here C it’s got the right handle bars my old road back would be all right cuz I’ve got quite
Narrow handle bars now we got to go around that gate in between the one and I was actually going to complain about the new gate that’s just here uh because it was brand new I thought why why are they try to enourage people to use
These if you can’t get through but I see someone’s taking it out so we can go straight through nice of them some tempure the red the canal surf about 10 years ago they never did but they have recently put this surface in which does make him far better for
Parle up and down but it’s not as muddy but some of it is still quite muddy in places so I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it if it’s been raining well we can see here near the kley lock is another gate so the one just had I don’t been broken off or toed
Off or whether maybe these look complained and they’ve removed it out of courtesy this one’s still there so it does make you wonder why they put them in use put in test a lot of Money so this is rather nice and because of the mud even though some of it has a half decent surface I’m going to carry on the rest of the trip by Road it’s not m
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I think they are trying to stop motor cycles Steve.