MikeF wrote:[A bridleway may be used only by a rider on horseback (and pedestrians and cyclists) and not a horse drawn carriage. That's the difference. Motorised vehicles are not allowed on restricted byways, but they are on BOATs. Many RUPPs became bridleways.
Exactly. So a road classed as a "byway" should not be obstructed in such a way as prevents the passage of horse drawn vehicles. Its being "restricted" from motor vehicle use should not be an excuse for maintaining (or not) to bridleway standards (or lower).