'We are finding time and again that disabled people are denied access to spaces that other people can access'
A cyclist in Newcastle has sent a legal letter to the city's council to challenge the lawfulness of barriers on a National Cycle Route which prevent him from accessing the path on his recumbent.
internationally recognised cycle path. The location of this barrier completely denies access to me to all of the network of cycle tracks west of this point. On a bicycle, you can ride all the way to Carlisle on mostly quiet cycle paths. For me, that's not possible on my recumbent. "The progression of my Parkinson's disease had made, in my opinion, continued riding of a solo bicycle unwise; it was eventually going to end in casualty with a broken collarbone or worse. This is why I purchased the recumbent HD26 during August 2022. This has allowed me to continue to be active and it greatly mitigates my Parkinson's symptoms."
"If there really are problems with abuse of paths, it is a policing matter. Authorities need to make it easier to report problems to the police, not discriminate against disabled people with inaccessible barriers."states routes must be accessible to recumbents, trikes, handcycles and other cycles used by disabled cyclists.
Alastair and his solicitor have also pointed to the European Convention on Human Rights Article 2 Protocol 4 which enforces the right to freedom of movement, while Article 14 prevents discrimination in securing the rights and freedoms laid out in the Convention.
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