TaraLeigh

Hi All, Interested to read more on this topic and see the photos. I wish I had been quicker with my phone today - Lovely chap cycled up to the Victoria Bridge and got off - started to push his bike over towards me when I heard " Look Out" from behind me - spun round and saw another dog walker scope her little dog up out of the way of a woman pedaling really really slowly. I stepped to the side and said " Its No Cycling on this bridge " The other lady wasn't so polite. The cyclist was now going so slow around us all she was wobbling all over the place until she came along side the gentleman cyclist and literally ran out of speed and fell into him. He was furious but she didn't say a word or look remotely embarrassed that she had effectively cut up 3 people and 2 dogs. She simply got back on her bike and peddled away and yes I saw what house she went into !!!! Maybe I should pop a sign through the door when I am next passing but I really think that the signs are a good idea even if it raises awareness. I know the roads are dangerous but walkers should feel safe on the pavements surely?

Hi all, New to Hereford Voice and joined to see if any threads/comments on this topic and have read with interest the comments on this subject. I moved my business into Hereford city center some 7/8 months ago and we have offices near the cathedral. Everyday I walk my dog in my lunch hour and every day we are confronted by people on bikes on the pavements. I have had 3 serious near misses in that time and one where I actually fell ( I am not elderly or infirm BTW) as a young "head-phoned man" was going so fast he didn't see the dog lead ( not one of the extendable ones but a regular length thick black cord one ) between my dog and I. I was spun so hard from my shoulder as he cut between us I fell over and no he didn't stop. Luckily I fell onto some grass and not the path but I felt pretty stupid and shaken up. The old bridge is a huge issue with cyclists coming off the tow path and straight onto the pavement - I actually had to step into the road last week as the cyclist coming towards me showed no sign of going around me and it seemed the safest option - but the worst has to be the Victoria Bridge...you know the one that has "NO CYCLING" in white on the ground. Today I have seen an elderly lady and her dog almost taken out and a gentleman in a wheelchair and his wife forced into the side right in the middle of the bridge as a woman furiously peddled over. She wasn't even going to stop for him !Its so so dangerous. I heard Hereford city center described as being "Lawless" the other day and I think I agree. I'm not sure what the answer is but after one poor lady lost her life to a cyclist on a pavement I am stunned that no one else has been seriously injured. Glad to see Im not the only one who sees this as a huge problem. Stay safe pavement walkers!!!