Re: Bike Paths or Towpaths next to the Canal.

"trainfinder22"
<trainfinder22-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  The Towpaths here are built for the long distance bikers and are 
>also used by snowmobiles in the winter. Bikers and Boaters are two 
>distict groups. One is the bikers who going cross the country and 
>are usind the paths to get across New York nad stay off  the busy 
>roads and the other are Boaters who go from town to town and lock to 
>lock. Some conflict happens when bikers want to use some of the 
>showers or the same faciltys as boaters.. The NY canal system is 
>built to acommidate both and markets it self to both. There is 
>little congestion as the system is 500 miles long and there is 
>plenty of room

There have been several fist fights and cases of involuntary swimming
on the Regent's Canal in London when high-speed bicycle commuters have
met other towpath users.  Also, a few years back, a British Waterways
director is reported to have been thrown in by a bicyclist he
remonstrated with.  

Nice peaceful places, canals.

Adrian

Adrian Stott
07956-299966



 
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