Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Reclaim our Green lanes

[philthy]

Originally Posted by VanDaMauler

Are you on the gear already????

Horses should be Insured and taxed just like any other road/green lane user and while they`re at it, lets get the tw4ts on horses to carry a bucket and shovel to clear up all that shite that those shite/cement mixers leave all over the road...

Afterall, I`m expected to clear up after my dog...

I think the reason you are required to clean up your dogs poo is that it's estimated that 100 kids a year go partially blind after contact with dog faeces..... And dog poo smells horrible whereas horse poo smells lovely Just pick up a handfull next time you see some and have a good sniff.......mmmmm gorgeous

Now cat poo, that's just disgusting.....keep cats off RUPPS and out of my garden I say

[swannymere]

The reason vehicles were banned was because of the number of 4x4 drivers whose sole aim was to get stuck in as deep a mud as possible before they got all the 'equipment' out to recover said vehicle.The number of times we used to be riding the Ridgeway and some muppets in 4x4's would be ripping the absolute **** out of the trails trying to free themselves.They're the people responsible for the ban as far as i can see.Ok not all motorcyclists are responsible,but you would have to be really trying to cause lots of damage.

[VanDaMauler]

Originally Posted by philthy

I think the reason you are required to clean up your dogs poo is that it's estimated that 100 kids a year go partially blind after contact with dog faeces..... And dog poo smells horrible whereas horse poo smells lovely Just pick up a handfull next time you see some and have a good sniff.......mmmmm gorgeous

Now cat poo, that's just disgusting.....keep cats off RUPPS and out of my garden I say

Ha ha ha and people wonder why I HATE children, what are the dirty little "blind" *******s doing playing with dog shite???

Mr Hankey is`nt real, he`s a cartoon.

And anything thing that comes out of somethings `Arris stinks, Shite is shite and it all stinks.

[Tonio600]

Not wanting to upset anybody (I'd love green laning if I had such bike)...

But to the French bloke that I am, "La liberté des uns s’arrête là où commence celle des autres" (which means "Your freedom ends where the other person’s freedom begins").

Smoking in public places, using a specific vehicule where other people wouldn't, it's all the same story.
No problem with it as soon as it doesn't attempt other people's freedom (to breathe fresh air in a pub, to have a peaceful walk in the country, etc...).

Not taking any side here, but...

[Wylie1]

Originally Posted by Jon

And so they should, it won't get my vote.

Motor vehicles were only allowed to legally drive/ride a very small percentage of the nation's trails (approx 5%). There was enough scope for all users (ramblers, horsey types, trail riders, etc) to enjoy the countryside. Unfortunately, politicians have taken the same ignorant, blinkered & arrogant (I could go on) view as you, using their powers to kill off a legal minority activity (that was also raising revenue for this thieving-gypsy government through road tax, insurance tax, fuel tax, vat, etc, etc). The NERC bill (the law passed to outlaw the legal use of RuPP's has made perfectly law-abiding riders criminals.

It will be interesting when these trails become overgrown & unpassable due to their lack of use. I can't quite see who'll benefit from that. It would seem like an own-goal for all the ramblers + horse riders.

It really is a shame to hear that motorcyclist's feel this way about other motorcyclist's (albeit one's that like to ride offroad in the countryside).

[Harv748]

Originally Posted by VanDaMauler

Seems to be alot of interest in Green laning at the moment, so add you name and reclaim our green lanes.

If they dont know we (voters) want them then they will keep bowing down to the ramblers and horse riders.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/reclaimRUPs/

Theres an easy way to do that Van...just keep riding them!

[VanDaMauler]

Originally Posted by Harv748

Theres an easy way to do that Van...just keep riding them!

Yep!! Thats true, but this petition is to RE-OPEN the ones they`ve closed...

[Harv748]

Originally Posted by VanDaMauler

Yep!! Thats true, but this petition is to RE-OPEN the ones they`ve closed...

I was refering to the ones they have already closed!!! ;-)

[Monty]

The stupid thing with all this is that the horses are the next target for the ramblers after motor vehicles-they want ALL of the countryside footpaths, tracks, the lot for themselves. I ride motorcycles, I also like to walk, my partner Jo rides horses when she gets the chance. I have seen tracks badly cut up by 4WD vehicles, I have also seen tracks destroyed by horses, and if you have been up in the Peak district or the Lake district you will have seen footpaths destroyed by walkers..............large lengths of the Pennine Way have had to be paved to cope with the amount of traffic-people.
This lot of selfish gits(the ramblers association) got me so mad with their attitude to motor vehicles that I swore I would get a large cart complete with a couple of shires and belt it down any RUPP I could find that they were walking on-it must have been the beer talking..........

John

[Harv748]

Originally Posted by Monty

This lot of selfish gits(the ramblers association) got me so mad with their attitude to motor vehicles that I swore I would get a large cart complete with a couple of shires and belt it down any RUPP I could find that they were walking on-it must have been the beer talking..........

John

I refer the honourable gentleman to the reply I gave some moments ago!

There are times when you just have to say...you know what...**** it...I'm going to stick to my guns and take the consequences.

Me and a few friends have (for the moment) continued to ride ROADS Used as Public Paths (RUPPs) that have now been closed to traffic. You can argue for and against doing this till the cows come home...each to their own...but until I get chased by an off-road copper or shot by sniper from a helicopter...I will continue to use the ROADS Used as Public Paths in a responsible and sensible manner....as I and my riding friends always have.

Note: The picture on the left was taken by a professional, of a professional, under controlled conditions, on private land and in no way represents the carefree and downright irresponsible attitude of said contributor!!!?!?! (honest mum)