In the park

Cycling is now permitted in Verulamium Park.  The two routes where cycling is permitted are the main cross routes:
- from Westminster Lodge to the 'cross road' and along past the basketball and the playground to the car park
-from Abbey Mill Lane (The Fighting Cocks) to King Harry Lane
If going from Wetsminster Lodge to Abbey Mill Lane, or vice versa, you can take the nearer fork.

Cyclists must give priority to pedestrians.

Simple? But controversial, many people are not happy about cycling in the park, and with good reason.  As always, a few selfish morons give the majority a bad name.
So it behoves all of us to behave with exceptional courtesy and consideration to restore the balance.  Go to it, stick to the permitted routes, ting your bell, get off and walk if it's busy, smile! and happy cycling.

Pedestrians on Pavements Injured by Cycles & Motor Vehicles

Useful Statistics which demonstrate and compare risks to pedestrians.

Extract from Hansard 16 Mar 2005 column 252W which you can see in full [HERE]
(The relevant article is near the bottom of that page)

Pedestrian Casualties

Rob Marris: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many pedestrian casualties occurring on a footway in each year since 2000 resulted from a collision with a (a) motor vehicle and (b) pedal cycle. [218488]

Mr. Jamieson: The information requested is shown in the following table.
Pedestrians injured on the footway or verge: GB 2000–03
Casualties

YEAR	Motor vehicles	Pedal cycles
2000	3445	77
2001	3504	78
2002	3432	65
2003	3453	72

On the same page (near the top) are stats for other accidents for the same years, including those for cyclists.