Bradford council's cycling champion clueless... well I never....

[classic33]

@classic33 Just a minute . . . Did you really say ‘ELECTRIC FENCES’ !!!!!!! ???? How is that even legal in an urban area???

Security fences on an industrial estate. A dead end road, with high value stock inside the premises.

The only people supposed to use the footpaths would be those working on the industrial estate.

 

[bruce1530]

http://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/oms/2011/04/index.htm suggests that while electric fences may be used to protect industrial premises, the electrified parts should either be a secondary fence inside an existing fence, or on top of an existing fence. The non-electrified fence should be at least 1.8m tall.

So the risk of someone accidentally crashing into the fence and receiving a should should be minimal.

 

[classic33]

They are a secondary fence, inside the main fence. The two seperated by less than four inches, and with every chance that a hand could easily pass through the outer.

 

[bruce1530]

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• Where the outer barrier has openings in it, then all openings in that barrier should comply with Table 4 of BS EN ISO13857:2008 (Safety of Machinery - Safety distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by the upper and lower limbs). Also, where children may be present, Table 5 of the same standard in order to prevent contact with the electrified fence at ground level

 

[classic33]

Did say I didn't like the route chosen. But it does go along a road, Hillam Road, with very few accidents over the years.