Byways and bollards / humps

[PaulS]

County Council (East Sussex) have placed bollards at both ends of few byways. It may sound sily, but what are they for?

To stop non-4x4 accessing them?

[Red Oktober]

exactly that ....

but unfortunately it won't stop the idiots on quads/dirt bikes who appear to do most of the damage to the byways and lanes

[Drift]

This will give you an idea if they are legal to drive.

http://www.way-finder.co.uk/

register free and check, also pays to phone your local council rights of way officer to confirm

[PaulS]

Problem is some of them are wider, some are pretty tight.. Like that one:



Have done it once. Not planning to try that one any more lol

[Red Oktober]

that was nice and tight

[PaulS]

Yeah.. Just wondering, can I report one somewhere? There is one, weeks old one byway ear Shadoxhurst (Ashford, Kent) and its so high, that Im not able to pass it without help of bricks / stones etc - it is about 15inches high

Problem is that there is no place to reverse and its on the end of 5 mile byway..

You cant say its so bad on pics, but believe me, tried without any concrete blocks and only heard scrchhhhhh..









And yesterday on the same lane (it was dark) found sheep trapped in swamps. Tried to rescue her, but it was to dark and to dangerous. This morning decided to give it a second go, but no good... Swamps been to wide. FInally called RSPCA and together we managed to save her.





She was there at least 2 nights.. Tried to find field owner, but as found out later, someone sold these fields, and noone know whos the new owner..

[Red Oktober]

well done on the sheep rescue ....a lot of folk would have just left it to die

we have an "unmetalled road" (byway) thats got some good sized steps on it ......


we took my brother in his B series 2.2DTI sport RS up them ....altho he made it up he did scrape the bottom of his truck ....
where as i just went over like they weren't there

[weave67]

hey carl do you fancy giving me your tryes for crimbo??????????//

[Red Oktober]

hey carl do you fancy giving me your tryes for crimbo??????????//

NO...
got mine through this site .... http://www.4site4x4.co.uk/

[weave67]

there is a set on a "different forum" going for 150 quid 31 macho,s but i got no cash boo hoo

[Red Oktober]

hmmmmm ....wonder which "different forum" that could be

it's ok mate ...i know which one you're on about

[weave67]

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[Red Oktober]

[Trugga]

County Council (East Sussex) have placed bollards at both ends of few byways. It may sound sily, but what are they for?

To stop non-4x4 accessing them?

To answer your question (rather than go wildly off-topic), the bollards (as they look substantial) must have been placed officially. Therefore, I would suggest you contact the Rights Of Way officer for the area and check that the routes are 1. legal to use with a motorised vehicle, 2. not subject to any current Traffic Regulation Order, then 3. Question why the routes have been blocked, effectivly rendering them useless for vehicle use which contradicts (hopefully) the answers to 1 & 2.

Lawrence

[Apache-Andy]

I wouldnt be so sure on them being official. Have seen similar looking lumps elsewhere created by farmers with a loader bucket full of concrete and tipping them onto the lane. Nice

[PaulS]

They are defo official, as most of byways in East Sussex and some in Kent have got these bollards. And yes, these are legal to drive. Problem is that particular one is defo too high even for offroaders!

[Apache-Andy]

Then if its definitely legal to drive, it must be an illegal obstruction. I'd start with the call to the council.

Well done on the sheep resuce too.

[PaulS]

wetroads.co.uk:

High Cross
TQ560278 (1*) Off-Roaders Only!
Sent in by Mike Thomas (21/11/2005)

'Image 1 shows a width restriction gate commonly used in East Sussex. Between the posts there is ramp that will ground most road cars.

The ford is on a Byway with no footbridge. There is a wear on the left of the ford and it should be possible to jump over / wade most times of year.'

[Apache-Andy]

hmmm....ok fair point. Can't believe they can get away with that though - by the same logic they can go and do that on the high street in the local town legally too

[Drift]

wetroads.co.uk:

High Cross
TQ560278 (1*) Off-Roaders Only!
Sent in by Mike Thomas (21/11/2005)

'Image 1 shows a width restriction gate commonly used in East Sussex. Between the posts there is ramp that will ground most road cars.

The ford is on a Byway with no footbridge. There is a wear on the left of the ford and it should be possible to jump over / wade most times of year.'

Look at the date, before the NERC bill, would be worth checking the lane wsnt lost