As far as I know, Hanham isn't even on the cycle path. The closest it passes is Oldland/Bitton, which is at least a mile and a half from Hanham.-It'd be helpful if the report was a bit more specific.
I remember a couple of years ago cycling back one night (-probably 9 or 10 ish) from an Urban meet up in Bath. Once I got beyond the edge of the city, the vast majority of the path was pretty much unlit, so for miles at a time I was cycling in almost total darkness.
A few times, there'd just be random people walking along the path in the dark, and you couldn't see them until you were a few metres away. Even with bike lights and the occasional overhead street lamp, once you got to those bits near Bitton, Saltford, Warmley, etc, there were long stretches where you couldn't see who's ahead, behind, or (-more likely in the case of this latest incident) who's to the side of the path.
Basically, it's easy pickings for would-be muggers.
another one, 21yr old attacked by a group near the Russell Town Avenue junction, knocked to the ground, kicked in the stomach and bike nicked, 6:15pm yesterday so still light
also 3 days ago old guy mobbed by 5 youths trying to push him off his mobility scooter
Makes a change from taking it out on the petrolheads.Time these "youths" had their teeth removed, anyone?
(). For once though, I happened to be cycling from the centre just after 5:30 this afternoon. As I got to Lawrence Hill though, I was diverted by the police.*year later bump!*
'Stabbing attacks leave eight hurt'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/8206348.stm
As I seem to have said this time last year too, I generally avoid the path these days
Same stretch 'as usual'...
I think there was (-another) open meeting at Easton Community Centre a couple of weeks ago about the continuing muggings in the area. <?>
Re-reading the comments on this thread from this time last year, I'm getting déjà vu; not much seems to have changed in a year.
hmm, I walk across the cycle track by easton community centre pretty much every night on the way home from work, often fairly late in the evening as well.
must admit I have seen a few goups of 'youths' hanging around that have made me a bit uncomfortable, but none of them have actually said or done anything - must be my invicibility cloak that's scaring them off
driving home tonight anyway
) I cycled home on acid once when it was dark, it was quite freaky - especially as we witnessed a rather spectacular car crash in Warmley, at the bit where the path crosses the road.
