I don’t think forest roads are “the full monty” water-bound macadam, with all the layers of graded stone, down to dust, but they certainly follow the basic principles, possibly using only two grades of stone, which I think may themselves have had roots back as far as the Romans and possibly earlier.
In good nick, such roads are a pleasure to cycle on, I prefer them to ‘hardtop’, but once they start to break-up ….. rough as a badger’s.
Not sure what this recently laid farm-road is made from, but this one is nice (if it has chalk in it, which it might, it will go greasy on the wet though!).
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Even my 1946 HC states you must not loitre on a pedestrian crossing (P.C.P.R., 1941, No 7)basingstoke123 wrote: ↑11 Aug 2022, 11:33pm But you MUST NOT (the law) loiter on any type of crossing.
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Not really, the Jaywalking laws are a quintessentially American creation, the clue is in the name.Bmblbzzz wrote: ↑12 Aug 2022, 11:07amUK seems to be one of the few countries without this legal concept, though we have adopted the social construct.basingstoke123 wrote: ↑11 Aug 2022, 11:33pmFortunately, this concept does not exist over here.
There are very few legal restrictions on pedestrians. You can cross a road anywhere, although you should only cross where and when it is safe. At a light controlled crossing, while the High Way Code says you should only cross on a green light, this is not the law. But you MUST NOT (the law) loiter on any type of crossing.
In practice, pedestrians have been pushed of many roads, particularly A and some B roads out side of towns (and often within towns).
A summary of their effects and origins can be found here: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... -abolished
TLDR? (or just want a slightly more amusing presentation style): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxopfjXkArM
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In most of Europe you can be fined for crossing a street on the red man or within a certain distance of a crossing but not on it, which is the meaning normally ascribed to jaywalking. We don't have such a law in UK but we do have the attitude that there are places you shouldn't dare walk.