rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Poste's Child Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I wasn't arguing with you: I just take a more > > pragmatic view. Hard to imagine all the > > pedestrians walking in single file on the > narrow, > > sloping pavement, dogs on short leads, while > > cyclists have the road to themselves! > > Didn't think you were! The pavements are eight > feet wide...when we walk in DP we use them or walk > on the grass. The signs in DP actually indicate > that dogs should be on short leads at all times, > which I think is daft, but I can't understand why > dogwalkers, and other walkers, don't enjoy the > grass when it's as dry as it is at the moment, > instead choosing to walk round on hot hard tarmac. The signs about keeping dogs on a short lead are for the inner parts of the park only. No such signs around the outer perimeter.