"Why, Manchester, why?": Cyclist blocked from using cycle route as cargo bike won't fit through barriers

It’s the latest bike path barrier shocker, this time from Manchester where this rider found their cargo bike access to an off-road cycle route blocked by some extensive barrier-ing. Worse still, they tried a different entrance to the route and found the same problem.

What a way to ruin a cargo bike IKEA run.

We’ve reported on numerous of these cases across the country over the years. It’s often outdated barriers from years gone by that council’s haven’t got round to removing yet.

In some cases that’s giving the local authority in question too much credit… yes, some are still installing barriers like these on their cycle routes. The reason for more recent installations is often given as ‘to stop anti-social behaviour such as kids on motorbikes, quad bikes or any other vehicle that shouldn’t be on a cycle route’.