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• IN 2017 Camden police decided against enforcing the 1835 Highways Act in respect of pavement cycling, modified by government in 1999 to include a fixed penalty notice of £50 for cyclists who speed along crowded high street pavements.

This is also reflected in the Highway Code which prohibits cycling on the pavement – Rule 64: You must not cycle on a pavement.

All the more reason why Camden Council need to consider carefully the licensing of street furniture outside high street premise, even if it is a source of revenue.

Cyclists speed southbound along both sides of pavement in Camden High Street on Saturday afternoons at a rate of 10 an hour. This street is one-way northbound and e-scooter riders use the pavements at a rate of one an hour.

This rapid decline in our civilised standards can be attributable to successive Conservative governments since 2010. No wonder the United Kingdom tops the list for anti-social behaviour problems.

JAMES REDMOND, NW1