who do i go to about... mopeds on the pavement

[23e Heure]

I live near the no through end of hinckley road, by the goose green playground.

At least 20 times a day moped riders are jumping the 'dead end' between Hinckley Road and East Dulwich Road by mounting the pavement and riding along the footpath past the playground.

Here's where I mean

I so dont want to turn into Victor Meldrew, but it's driving us mad.

Not only to have bikes constantly clonking up and down the pavement and buzzing past our window.

But more importantly that it's plain dangerous - it's a 'blind' corner, and children are often walking along there.

Where do I take this? The police? The council?

In the evenings it's mostly pizza bikes, but when calling Pizza Hut and Dominos hasn't changed anything.

And there are plenty of 'private' scooters doing it too.

"I don't believe it!"

[zeban]

OMG thank you for posting this. I have heard this myself around the Gardens and it's driving me insane. I think it's the same buggers that are doing this. They are often out pretty late as well whizzing past over and over again.

I'd love to know what I can do too about this.

[Penguin68]

Piano wire

[23e Heure]

Penguin68 Wrote:

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> Piano wire

A la Steve McQueen in The Great Escape?

Had considered that, but then there would be an ambulance on the footpath too ;-)

[????]

You could do a Richard Burton in Where Eagles Dare...piano wire and exoploding telegraph poles

[Penguin68]

exoploding telegraph poles

There is such a thing as proportionality. And HE is so much more difficult to obtain nowdays than wire.

[karter]

Bt telephone cable.(6)

[aspidistra]

Tacks all over the path.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

A kissing gate should solve the problem.

[kford]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> A kissing gate should solve the problem.

Is that misspelt with a 'p'?

[simonethebeaver]

This may be over the top but just as an idea. Could you take photos of any mopeds that belong to the big companies, send them to the head offices, say that you've had no response from the local branches and that if an accident occurs you'll be quick to tell the press?

[DJKillaQueen]

Photos/ video are a good idea (but don't put yourself at risk). I would suggest reporting the problem to the SNT and the local Community Wardens Officer too. Both can target offenders who are obviously not allowed to ride along public footpaths and issue fines.

In the case of delivery riders for companies. Send the photos with the evidence of which company is using the footpath to the licensing office. The best way to force these companies to take the complaints seriously is to threaten them with loss of their operating license and the council can do that if they have enough evidence.