loose dogs chasing cyclist on the old rail track

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    • June 12, 2014 at 7:46 pm #2152
      dimitris
      Member

      Hi,

      I captured today an incident of dogs chasing a cyclist (not seen very well in the video) between didcot and upton. The dog owner did not see any problem letting the dogs loose and his recommendation was for me to dismount.

    • June 13, 2014 at 9:22 am #2153
      Anonymous
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      Morning Dimitris

      I think I am correct in saying that the law requires the dog owner to keep the animals under control. What can be done to ensure this happens is another matter!

      Ian

    • June 16, 2014 at 8:10 am #2154
      Flatbadger
      Member

      A basic guide to the law regarding dogs can be found here:

      https://www.gov.uk/control-dog-public/overview

      Note this in particular:

      Out of control

      Your dog is considered dangerously out of control if it:

      injures someone
      makes someone worried that it might injure them

    • June 17, 2014 at 1:51 pm #2155
      andyh
      Member

      I like that… ‘dogs are under control because I’ve just let them off’; I think not. Also, ‘you’re on a MTB, so you can just ‘nip around’… the pack of wandering canines. The last time I was on this track, I had to spend a good few minutes at home afterwards pressure washing doggy-doo out of my tyre treads!

    • June 17, 2014 at 2:48 pm #2156
      dimitris
      Member

      Hi,

      A fellow cyclist gave me these links to start reporting:

      http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/pub-pg-nh-upds-N377?id=247709
      DidcotNHPT@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

      I have send some video footage and asked if officers of cycles can patrol the path say once per month during rush hour and give some advice to the users of the path. Perhaps there are better ideas.

    • June 18, 2014 at 11:34 pm #2160
      dimitris
      Member

      I got this reply:

      ‘I can see the issue you are having and the video footage is a great help to us. The dog walkers are allowed to have their dogs off a lead on public footpaths as long as they are under control and not jumping in the way of people and cyclists. Your video shows that the dog that jumped in front of you was not being controlled. The only thing I will say is that in that video, you were travelling at considerable speed therefore the gentleman may not have seen you in time to get his dog under control.

      The Didcot Neighbourhood team will get up to route 44 in commuting hours and speak to people there who have dogs. They will be given words of advice about keeping their dogs under control and to be mindful of cyclists. While we are there we can also speak to them about dog fouling. Hopefully that intervention will help resolve the issue.
      ‘

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