exdulwicher

In Greater London, in 2013: 65 pedestrians were killed and 773 seriously injured by motor vehicles 0 pedestrians were killed and 227 injured by pedal cycles Source: http://content.tfl.gov.uk/casualties-in-greater-london-2013.pdf I think if you want to talk about banning anything, it should be motor vehicles... That said, the above statistics don't apportion blame so I suppose it's entirely possible that there were 1065 lemming pedestrians around the place. It's far more likely that the section of shared use cycle path / pavement there is just not fit for purpose or not clearly signed. I'm not familiar with that part of town and generally refuse to use shared use stuff anyway, I'd far rather use the road!

Note as well that Friends of the Gallery can take 1 guest each time - unlimited visits and there's a little taped off access point down the side of the main queue. It's an excellent exhibition, well worth a visit.

More the threat of punishment this one. I was at Alleyn's in the 90's. Occasionally we used to get kids from William Penn (as it was then) invading the playing fields. This happened one Thursday which was CCF day and the School Serjeant, fed up with these uninvited visits, grabbed 4 sixth-form army cadets all in their combat jackets and boots, issued them with an SA80 each from the school armoury and marched out across the playing fields towards them. Unsurprisingly, the visitors decided they no longer wanted to be on site and legged it but the Serjeant simply yelled "YOU BOYS - STOP RIGHT THERE!" Maybe it was the fear of getting shot but they stopped, he summoned them over and, surrounded by his armed guards, delivered the mother of all bollockings to them. We never had any problems with William Penn after that!