Adventure Bike Rider Forum

[center]Green Lane User Guide.[/center]

Use only vehicular rights of way.

[center]Trail riding is only lawful on public roads. Motorcycles and riders must be road-legal. Green lanes are subject to the same laws as surfaced roads.[/center]

Keep to the defined way across farmland.

[center]Wheels can damage crops and grass. Wandering from the road onto farmland
or moorland is trespassing.[/center]

Give way to walkers, horses and cyclists.

[center]As a courtesy, On narrow lanes, stop and switch off engines.[/center]

Fasten gates to safeguard stock.

[center]Except those tied open for farming purposes. An open gate invites animals to
stray, endangering themselves, and crops or traffic.[/center]

Travel at a safe speed.

[center]Ride at a reasonable speed, taking regard of conditions and visibility. This
should not exceed the voluntary maximum of 25mph.[/center]

Know the signs.

[center]Foot Path = Yellow Arrow – Walkers ONLY
Bridleway = Blue Arrow – Walkers, Horses and Push Bikes.
Restricted By Way = Plum Arrow – Open to walkers, push bikes, horse riders, horse drawn.
Byway Open to All Traffic (BOAT) = Red Arrow – Open to all.[/center]


Ride quietly.

[center]Machines must be effectively silenced. Use the throttle with discretion, as noise does offend. Green lanes are subject to the same laws as surfaced roads.[/center]

Honour the country code.

[center]Respect the countryside and those who live, work and play in it. Green lanes
can be valuable habitats, so take special care in spring and early summer.[/center]

Identify yourself.

[center]Carry your driving license card with you when trail riding, so that you may
identify yourself quickly as the registered keeper of your motorbike. [/center]

This is simply a guide and not a legal requirement. Adventure Bike Rider promotes safe, legal and responsible riding for the enjoyment of all. Many thanks to the TRF (Trail Riders Fellowship) this guide has been adapted from their code of conduct.

Only one criticism, your driving licence card will not show you are the registered keeper of the motorcycle you are riding

Yes it does,

Here's how.

Cop checks your pic and date of Birth on your photocard.

Cop enters your reg no on PNC

PNC shows who registered keeper of vehicle is.

Cop checks they match details on photocard.

You don't need a driving licence for that to happen just photographic ID and then have to assume that a police officer/PCSO with access to PNC has stopped you and not a rights of way officer, resident etc

What happened to just go out and ride? My bike will always be legal but I'm not taking photo ID with me, this isn't communist Russia. Sod that.

The title says this is a guide not a set of enforceable rules. It's to encourage us to be responsible rides. Lets take it for what it is and not get hung up on it.

Peace and good will everyone....

One minute its a "guide" the next it's a rule. We have laws to cover decibel output etc, plus the highway code. Nothing more is required.

yeh if he is not already in the police force he should bloody well join them B)

If I carry my license, I'd have to go to the trouble of screwing my number plate on and if I did that Id have to stick to legal lanes. :huh: :huh:

Oh wait, after reading it back it only applies to legal riders so I'm alright. :laugh: :laugh:

Mike, it's just good manners.

If you are going on an organised ride, and the ride is stopped by the police, if you can produce your docs then you wan't be stopped for long.

It all depends on what you want to do with a precious weekend...sit around for ages while the police run checks on you, or go riding?

If you choose not to take your docs, while others do, then would you expect them to hang around for your benefit while you make your political point or leave you to make it on your own?

In Wales, the TRF recently had a very good result when confronted by a farmer who called the police, partly because the riders were able to show they were legal riders on a legal lane to the officer which the farmer had summoned!

Needless to say, the farmer won't be doing that again...

BTW I'm just asking you questions...not having a go.