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I think I am with Ed on this one. Sensible cyclists are not a problem, and I have often seen what are obviously holiday-making cyclists from other countries, such as Holland, pedalling slowly down through the precinct, probably because they think they can and it's what they do "back home". I wouldn't like to see them being given a ticket. It's those who pedal furiously through the precinct, weaving in and out of people, who cause the problem with no regard as to what could happen if an unsuspecting pedestrian should happen to step sideways just as they are about to pass. If I remember rightly, cycling has been banned in the past along Barton Path. Now it is to become part of the cycle way, I think. If people ride sensibly, there's no problem. And, dare I suggest, it's all very well taking photos of "offenders" and putting them on the forum, what about having a word with the cyclists at the time and pointing out the dangers. What's the worst that could happen - they might shout and swear at you, or they might just take a bit of notice. If more of us "had a word", or just stood in the way when they try to get past, the message might get through.