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Where you have bicycles and pedestrians sharing space (with pedestrians taking priority as you would expect in a smaller park like Dulwich Park) doesn't it make sense to ensure riders slow right down? My main beef is with Lime bike riders some who seem to want to go as fast as they can in the park, sometimes listening to music through headphones. Is cycling fast with headphones plugged in, along a space shared with pedestrians a good idea?

Well now we know that Mal is possibly not even human (maybe a part bicycle cyborg) perhaps DKHB can be turned after all?

Anyone that is a regular user of Dulwich Park and Peckham Rye knows that dogs are not kept on lead in all sections, nor required to be. Anyway, this is not a thread about dogs but cyclists. I agree that cyclists should adhere to 5mph or less if lots of people around. In my experience, the worst offenders are Lime bike users. No doubt the temptation to hurtle through at 15 mph is too great

Ooh Mal, no hot date with DKHB for you then!

Thanks Earl, is Cllr Livingstone now the Cabinet Member in charge of streets?

I shouldn't have to. There ought to be publicly available information on CPZ implementation plans, especially for the streets involved, but it seems there is nothing. Rockets may have a point, perhaps this has all been put on the back burner until the elections are over.

@march46 Dogs do not have to be kept on a lead in all sections of the park. However, small children also wander around in every area of the park, so presumably you would at least concede that pedestrians should take precedence and cyclists should cycle slowly and with care.

Back to the MGS CPZ. The reduced CPZ was meant to begin in October, subject to statutory consultation. There has been no further consultation and the newer version of the CPZ has not been imposed. Does anyone know why? In the last SE22 magazine our local Cllr made no mention in his roundup? Does anyone know what is going on?

DulvilleRes more or less accused Rockets of lying about PCSOs as well as crime rates in Dulwich Village many months ago. It is one thing to disagree about interpretation of data but to insist that another poster's experience is a lie should be disallowed in my view, unless the 'accuser' has absolute proof. Accusing other posters of lying or suggesting they have mental health problems or are angry seems to be something of an MO for certain members of this forum.

Tiresome. This habit of obliquely calling other posters liars needs to be called out, even if done in a 'jokey'' way.

I don't doubt it, but even then a headache could mean so many different things, from a tension headache to a brain tumour or stroke. A sore arm could be nothing more than a bad bruise or early indication of a serious neurological condition. Perhaps I have this wrong but the presenting symptoms can only be properly analysed for significance after a final diagnosis and followup, surely? Maybe that was done and all were non-serious, in which case those figures would be genuinely shocking. I fine it hard to believe anyone could bear to be in a&e these days with nothing worse than a sore throat. As a walk-in they are likely to have to wait up to 12 hours to be seen.

I guess any issues with pavement and cycle way slipping could be avoided with gritting. Perhaps a grit box could be kept nearby and maybe local shop owners or even cyclists could ensure that area is gritted in future.

In regard to sore throats and itchy skin, I wonder though if those were generally the only symptoms? You could be quite seriously ill and still present with a sore throat or itchy skin. The idea of multiple people rocking up to a&e with 'just' a sore throat or itchy skin may be slightly misleading.

Ah yes, all car drivers and those that 'support' car use are angry and look exactly like Victor Meldrew. But wait, don't you also use a car from time to time, when you go off on your hols to the continent or do your community service thang, driving round checking bus lanes and junctions? Is this perchance who you see in the mirror of a mornin'? 😉

It is the Council who have referenced LL in regard to parking and businesses in their piece on CPZ. If completely unrelated it seems an odd thing to do.