Saltburn seafront in the warm weather Pedal cyclists behaving in an “anti-social and dangerous manner” in Saltburn are being targeted in council action aimed at keeping the public safe.
Redcar and Cleveland Council is consulting over plans to extend and vary a so-called Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO), the effect of which will be to require cyclists to dismount from their bikes on Saltburn’s popular Lower Promenade between 10am and 5.30pm during the period from Good Friday to October 31.
An increased number of visitors to the seafront, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic, led to a number of near misses with those on foot and, in some instances, accidents involving cyclists ploughing into pedestrians.
The council responded by putting up signs asking people not to cycle and to instead walk their bikes along the Lower Promenade and in other locations such as the ‘Donkey Path’, a route down to the front near to the junction with Milton Street, at the start of Marine Parade.
But the signs could only advise and have no legal force, hence plans to extend the PSPO.
Public Spaces Protection Orders give councils powers to place controls on public spaces, outlawing certain behaviours and are provided for under legislation. A sign requesting cyclists dismount at the entrance to the Donkey Path in Saltburn, along with information on the proposed variance to the Public Spaces Protection Order A council spokesman said the intention was to “protect the safety of the many visitors, including children, who visit Saltburn every year”.
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