WORDS CHIPPS
There’s a fresh sign that’s recently popped up on a bridleway near me. It’s at a road junction between a very minor road and a bridleway. The bridleway in question is flat tarmac for the first 500m until it goes past the end of a garden and through a gate, where it gives way to a very fun and challenging descent that finds you popping out of a side-road back in the middle of town.
The new sign in question reads ‘Cyclists please dismount’ along with the old ‘red line through a bicycle’ icon. Now this bridleway in question holds a special affection for me, because it’s a fun trail and it’s very close to my house. However, I suspect the people at the end of the lane resent having a bridleway going through the end of their garden. There are often cars parked across the entrance – and once, even a shipping container…