{"id":22338,"date":"2019-01-29T16:20:44","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T16:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=22338"},"modified":"2019-01-29T17:00:51","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T17:00:51","slug":"cyclists-and-dog-owners-in-dispute-over-taffs-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/cyclists-and-dog-owners-in-dispute-over-taffs-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyclists and dog owners in dispute over Taffs Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cyclists and dog owners have clashed over use of the Taff Trail following reports of dogs causing chaos.<\/strong>
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Cardiff cyclists\u00a0say that dog owners who walk their pets off the lead\u00a0are making cycling along the Taff Trail too\u00a0dangerous.<\/p>\n

They say the Highway Code states that dogs should be kept on a short lead on all shared pathways but nothing is being done to enforce this and dogs are\u00a0out of control, often causing cyclists to swerve and brake sharply<\/p>\n

Gwenda Owen, chair of Cycle City Cardiff, says a lot of dog owners don’t understand what it means to keep their pets under control. She says “We seem to have a situation now where dog owners are unable to call their dogs to heel.<\/p>\n

“You’ve often got the dog one side of the path and the dog owner on\u00a0the other and they’ll just call their dog across your path.<\/p>\n

“So no matter how slow you’re going, you’re jeopardising your own\u00a0safety and that of the dog.”<\/p>\n

But dog owners say that cyclists are just as dangerous, cycling too fast, without lights or bells.<\/p>\n

They say safety on the paths should be a shared responsibility and dog owners shouldn’t be the only ones forced\u00a0to make changes.<\/p>\n

Catrin Kean who walks her dog regularly on the trail feels cyclists should take responsibility too.<\/p>\n

She says, “Cyclists need to respect us too, it is a shared path in a big city and we’re fighting for space here.”<\/p>\n

Another dog owner, Natalie Jones, says, “It doesn’t make sense to use a multi-use space to go fast and then penalise the dogs. If they want to go fast they can use the roads”.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Cardiff Council said it’s not their responsibility to enforce the Highway Code but they are committed to making the Taff Trail a safe shared space for everyone and are looking into ways of making this happen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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