Crawley Borough Council promotes safe travel in the town centre

Monday, 1 November 2021 16:51

Crawley Borough Council is urging residents and visitors to use the town centre safely and responsibly when travelling through it.

Following a recent increase in the number people on bikes and scooters using footpaths in the town centre, which can be dangerous and put pedestrians’ safety at risk, the council is reminding people of what is allowed.

In the town centre, cycling is not permitted on any footways or footpaths and is only allowed along the designated cycle paths. Cyclists who are seen by Crawley Police to be using footpaths in these areas face a £100 fine.

The town centre provides excellent opportunities for cycling with most facilities, workplaces, train station and shopping within easy cycling distance. A wealth of cycle racks have been deliberately placed at the edge of the town centre to encourage people to travel to the town centre by bike, but proceed through it on foot or wheeling their bike.

E-scooters are classified as Personal Light Electric Vehicles (PLEVs) and do not have number plates, signalling ability and don’t always have visible rear lights, so they can’t be used legally on the roads, cycle lanes, tracks and pavements. If caught by Crawley Police, enforcement rules are either a Fixed Penalty Notice for no insurance, with a £300 fine and six penalty points, or a Fixed Penalty Notice for no driving licence, up to £100 fine and three to six penalty points.

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