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Quote: Originally posted by Fat Bum on 20/8/2012

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I think it is really sad that they have banned cycling, surely a better alternative would be to ban vehicles from parking next to their units and after pitching insist that all vehicles are left in a carpark with the exception of disabled. This would mean fewer cars speeding round the campsite and make it safer for cyclists and any other children playing too.

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Well at the moment the ban seams to be at the discretion of the sites wardens, we have now moved further south and although this small CC site is fairly quiet during the day, come 6pm its worse than a banger racing track with some very dangerous stunts being pulled out of sight of parents by youngsters on bikes and scooters, and some dressed in no more than a bikini or small pair of shorts, I hate to think of the horrific grazes these kids would suffer if they came off their machine at speed onto gravel.

The tricks include riding bikes with feet up on handlebars and arms folded, and at considerable speed. another favourite seems to be towing a scooter with a small infant holding onto the rear mudgard of the bike, precariously close to spinning wheel spokes that could easily break a childs fingers in seconds, and finally using the newly installed speed ramps as jumps to do tricks, often with two up on one bike. all this is entirely solo, so not involving any poor motorist who may have the misfortune to get in the way of these little tearaways and budding 'Evil Kenevils' , but at least the true stunt guys have the common sence to wear the correct protective clothing before trying out their tricks.

Some of the culprits have been caught out by the wardens as they do tend to take an evening stroll of the site, we have seen them talking to them, but 10 mins later and we heard one youngster shout F-off as the wardens left our area of the site, and the whole situation just started up again.

It really does make me cringe seeing these youngsters putting themselves in such danger, i had a daughter who has a serious accident whilst out playing on Bike ramps when she was 11, she had a hangmans fracture of her cervical vertibra (broken neck) and it was touch and go for about 6 months as to if she would ever walk and lead a full life again, luckily she did, thanks to the surgeons expertise, but i would hate to see a similar thing happen to a child on a campsite.

Julia   

Quote: Originally posted by Surfer01 on 20/8/2012

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A couple of minutes ago I had to shout at some kids to go play with their ball elsewhere and not amongst the caravans.

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We stayed at Sandringham for the first time for a week from 4th August, and had a great time.

The site was full, it being school hols of course, and there were a great many kids on bikes. I think the problem arises because those of us who haven't been before don't realise that there is no cycling allowed on the paths in the woods. This isn't obvious from either the website or the handbook and we took our son's bike with us thinking he would be able to use it for woodland rides.  At 15 he was too old to ride around the site on it ,but I think that's why alot of younger kids end up doing just that. Parents have taken bikes thinking the children  are going to have alot  more room to ride about on them.

Also, the pitches are gravel and a great deal of the gravel has ended up on the tarmac site roads, not ideal for little cyclists!

Having said all the above, we lost count of the number of cars that drove past our pitch doing far more than 5 mph!

Quote: Originally posted by Anniemacxx on 22/8/2012

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we lost count of the number of cars that drove past our pitch doing far more than 5 mph!

 

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Quote: Originally posted by Anniemacxx on 22/8/2012

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We stayed at Sandringham for the first time for a week from 4th August, and had a great time.

The site was full, it being school hols of course, and there were a great many kids on bikes. I think the problem arises because those of us who haven't been before don't realise that there is no cycling allowed on the paths in the woods. This isn't obvious from either the website or the handbook and we took our son's bike with us thinking he would be able to use it for woodland rides.  At 15 he was too old to ride around the site on it ,but I think that's why alot of younger kids end up doing just that. Parents have taken bikes thinking the children  are going to have alot  more room to ride about on them.

Also, the pitches are gravel and a great deal of the gravel has ended up on the tarmac site roads, not ideal for little cyclists!

Having said all the above, we lost count of the number of cars that drove past our pitch doing far more than 5 mph!

 

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We must have arrived at Sandringham (on the 12th) just as you left Annie, and it was during that week that the total cycling ban on site came into force, we were pitched almost opposite the disabled bathroom, and spotted the warden putting up the notices on the entrances to the toilet blocks, OH went over for a nosey read afterwards and discovered the cycle ban notices, and its for the entire site, not just the woodland areas.

Julia    

Quote: Originally posted by lukebosman on 22/8/2012

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Quote: Originally posted by Surfer01 on 20/8/2012A couple of minutes ago I had to shout at some kids to go play with their ball elsewhere and not amongst the caravans.

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In my experience, asking nicely would be more effective.

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Quote: Originally posted by bev+jon on 24/8/2012

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we came back from a club site yesterday , fairly quiet but amazed by the amount of adults let alone kids who think its acceptable to cycle against the one way system .if mum and dad do it what hope is there for the kids ?? not all drivers would think to look the other way ( ie, against the one way system) when coming out from a pitch with their car , an accident is inevitable. and for kids under 7 to be left to their own devices on scooters , it beggars belief.
the site had contractors in one morning painting large arrows and 5 mph signs onto the tarmac roads but a good proportion of drivers ignored it , ditto the "1st gear only signs" . the age of some of the culprits you would expect them to know better.

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Quote: Originally posted by murano on 25/8/2012Such a shame if the ban all cyclist on site, I don't have small ones anymore, but I do like seeing them riding around if safe and aware of the rules, such a shame when a small few ruin it for others.

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