Cycling Further... and response to HowAboutNo

Yes, indeed, the previous, but one, blog's photographs were taken on the other side of the road, and not too far from the Carlisle, though not such a conflicting a scenario as you appear to remember... I took these photographs this morning at about 06.30 from here, and it was a wee bit wet, so not too bright a morning!  

You suggested the "markings just stop", though these 2 photographs show they do not 'just stop'. On the floor there is a clear depiction of a cycle, leading cyclists to the right, and even cyclists who are illiterate could make out what this image tells them...  

Also, the sign at the same place has an arrow that points cyclists to the right, not to the left, just before where the previous images had been taken, for example, below: 

Sadly, it was wet, so I put my camera away before carrying on, but in a couple of minutes, when I was the other side of the road to St Mary in the Castle, a young lad (late teens/early 20s) was cycling along the pavement, heading into town, outside their restaurant. As I said, before 7 in the morning, very little road traffic, a cycle path to my right, and the lad was riding along the pavement... 

It does need sorting out, again noting the law, cyclists "MUST NOT cycle on the pavement", paragraph 64 (website). 

Damned Cyclists!

OK? WHEN did cyclists get permission to ride on the pavement? The lad above is outwith the law! To his left is a perfectly good road to cycle on, to the right is a perfectly good cycle path, as you will all know! The Law appears to state that cyclists MUST NOT cycle on a pavement (64 Government website), yet, and most cyclists do appear to obey the law, but many do not, cycle paths have been built for them, and roads are meant for them, NOT pavements, which many DO use! Last night, at 7.30pm, I was nearly hit by 3 cycles on the pavement, ie on a Sunday, when it was nice and quiet on the road!     

There were more cyclists later on last night who were happy to aim their bikes at me too, ON THE PAVEMENT! And it's not just young male flibbertigibbets! All ages, and both genders, no doubt cross-genders too... and I haven't even gone into cyclists ignoring crossings and traffic lights yet!

Something needs to be done, I used to visit my brother in Oxford, when he was at uni there, and it was much safer!