I just have a bit of a question to air on here today: what are the rules regarding wheelchairs using cycle lanes? When I’m out and about in my powerchair, it is often easier and smoother to trundle along a cycle lane than continue along a pavement. They are often clearly separated from the roads, so there’s no chance of me getting hit by a car. London’s cycle lane network may not be up there with European cities such as Amsterdam, but it is slowly and surely improving; I can tell that a lot of work and money has gone into it. However, when I decide to use a cycle lane in my chair, I occasionally get some very dodgy, grumpy looks from cyclists. Am I allowed to use the cycle lanes, or should I stick to the often degrading pavement? After all, as I wrote here a few days ago, cyclists themselves seem to think that the rules don’t apply to them and that they can go where they want – pavement, road or wherever. Why, then, shouldn’t I?