Devon TRF Group Forum

This should be seen as attempted murder and should be treated as the police as such.


I lived in Westcott near Shere, and in that area around Dorking in Surrey  for 25 years.

Many excellent green lanes in the area.... this sort of incident was unfortunately not rare,and frequently reported in the local papers. Surrey Police had horse mounted officers to try to couneract the problem.
There are as everywhere 1000s more miles of footpath than RoWs of higher status, but a few presumably rambleairs, take things into their hands to carry out despicable acts against the legitimate horserider, MTB'r, Batbiker and occasional motorcyclists who can use these RoWs legally.

We do not want this  to get into their addled little minds in Devon, if you see anything like this report it immediately!!!


-- Edited by Torr on Tuesday 27th of April 2010 12:59:01 PM

On the matter of reporting illegal action of lanes, has anyone come across Pathwatch. It's been adopted by Avon and Somerset policy. I believe that it is due to be rolled out nationally in the near future.

http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/community_safety/pathwatch/

-- Edited by Garry on Tuesday 27th of April 2010 01:28:01 PM

-- Edited by hampsterracing on Tuesday 27th of April 2010 02:29:00 PM

I believe it's promoted but the anti bike /4x4 groups, I think Avon and Somerset have signed up to it as they have lots of illegal lane issues. Mainly due to the council rejecting all the ROW claims

However as the TRF only use legal lanes in might be worth indorsing to positively promote what we do. It works both ways, if someone tries to block/stop use using a legal lane then we can also report them.

if it is the inititave i am thinking of then the TRF should endorse it ONCE the councils have been forced to correctly sign all ROW's to eliminate confusion.

What I understood at the last Somerset meeting, once you fill in a report and submit it. It is then classed as a statement and the relevant fine is generated and sent out to the offender. This is a very big issue in Somerset at the moment due to the current lane situation. Once this is rolled out nationally then even if you are riding on a legal lane then it will be your responsibility to contest the fine. We all now how the general public dont always understand the correct ROW and can fill that we are breaking the law. If this is also adopted in Devon and we promote it, it will show the TRF in a better light to the anti groups.

Common Law also states "innocent until proven guilty" in England and Wales.  Goes against that as well.  Police state or what?

THIS IS ALWAYS IN THE BACK OF MY MIND.
AS A FRIEND FROM THE MIDLANDS A FEW YEARS AGO HAD BOTH ARMS PULLED OUT OF THERE SOCKETS BY THE SAME SORT OF THING BUT THIS WAS OVER A B ROAD.
HE GAVE UP BIKES.!!!!!!
PEOPLE LIKE THIS ............. I HAVE NO WARDS.