Lance Dopestrong wrote: ↑3 Jul 2015, 9:03pm
We had one removed locally. Sure, it was keeping out the idiots on off road motorbikes, but was also keeping 2 local wheelchair users from a accessing the pathway, which is illegal. Complain along the lines of its restricting access by the disabled, which is a serious piece of illegal discrimination.
This is the answer, according to my son in London. He tells me many anti-cycling gates have been removed around the city by a determined campaigner on a wheelchair-handcycle combo. He deliberately sought out these barriers, attempted to pass, took photos, and then asked the local authority to remove the things on the grounds that they discriminated against people like him in a wheelchair cycle. Sadly, he has passed away.
Does anyone know who the privileged people are who benefit from such anti-discrimination legislation? Does it apply to a parent with children in a box bike (backfiets / babboe)? Maybe someone who uses a recumbent because of a back injury might qualify? Yes, I know these questions are ridiculous, but the law is an ass.