What you haven't added is that the Chauffeur explained that the car was about to be moved and that it had been there less than 5 minutes.
The attitude of the driver was hardly an apology for his illegal and inconsiderate actions. However his attitude was perfectly illustrated by the images - no further illustration was needed - hence no mention.!
We believe you were on a recumbent bicycle which is wider than the average bike. An ordinary bike would have been able to get past.
Also I don't believe many cyclists safely negotiate that particular slope from Bath Lane Park without dismounting ,as it is so steep .
Easily performed on a trike, and also on any other bike, if taken with care. Providing the access isn't physically blocked!
This is also irrelevant - a wheelchair would also have been inconvenienced .
I regularly cycle around the ward and was instrumental in getting the new crossing on the A27 slip way near Deanes Park Road.
I was standing on the path in front of the Cricket Pavilion as you whizzed past. I did smile and say good evening, but you ignored me, as did some other cyclists, but not all. You could have taken the chance there and then to complain about the parking of the car if you were concerned. That pathway is for pedestrians as well as cyclists, but a number of cyclist flew by that evening with apparent disregard for the people standing around. Of course they might have been confident in their own skill, but I nearly banged into one as I turned around as there was no warning of approach.
That path is for pedestrians and cyclists and there were several young and adult cricketers around at the time.
Firstly I did not "whizz past"" according to my GPS I was doing between 3 - 4 mph throughout this section!
There is no choice but to travel slowly, mainly due to the fact that the Cricket Club were (as is their usual practice) setting up their tables, chairs and other bit and pieces on the cycle track. Their normal practice does not leave space for cyclists to pass safely - the width is frequently closed down to less than eighteen inches at the point where the score board is placed onto the path.
I no longer even contemplate this area on a Saturday afternoon as it is impassible by cycle due to the level of obstruction. It would appear that I have to add Wednesdays to the list of unusable days.
I am a great supporter of cycling but also receive a lot of complaints about cyclists on pavements whizzing by with no warning.
Obviously I am sorry that you were inconvenienced by the Mayoral Car and apologise for the brief time it was there, but I do think you missed an opportunity to talk to me directly about the problem. So if the car was likely to have been there for any length of time, which it wasn't, you could have ensured that it was speedily removed by tackling me at the time. Instead of which you ignored me and have taken the opportinity to give misleading information on a National Website.
Misleading - in what way, was the car not there?
Ensuring the car was removed is not the point - it shouldn't have been there in the first place
Obviously you have shown the photographic evidence that the car was there, but have not given the additional information that you did not take the opportunity to complain to the Mayor and get anything done about it, or that it was there for less than 5 minutes.I cannot help feeling that if you were so concerned you could and should have taken that opportunity to talk to me instead of whizzing past. I was very obvious dressed in bright pink and wearing the Mayoral Chain.
Perhaps the reason I was not "conversational" is that this area is a series of hazards, and I was paying attention to avoiding a series of unnecessary obstructions including desks and chairs.
I was more concerned in negotiating the hazards than trying to pick out any individuals from the some 20 people standing and sitting on the "shared use cycle facility"
