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You can drive a vehicle or ride a motorbike along each of these:

• 'byways open to all traffic' (BOAT's)
• all public roads
• unsealed public roads (except where a sign indicates that a 'traffic regulation order' restricts their use)
   

Please take particular care when using routes shared with walkers, cyclists and horse riders. They may not expect to meet you. You should always give way to them - be a good ambassador for your activity. Respect traffic restrictions and remember that the 'rules of the road' apply on BOAT's and unsealed roads just as much as they do on the main highway network. Remember - when following BOATs and 'green lanes' you are not actually 'off-road' - but simply 'off a sealed surface road'.

Please do not use the following - leave them for walkers and riders to enjoy:

• public footpaths
• bridleways  
• 'restricted byways'
• permissive/concessionary bridleways
• unsealed public roads subject to a 'traffic regulation order' restricting their use
• sections of the National Cycle Network
• canal towpaths
• footways at the side of the road
• open country, common land and private land generally

Please note that, as users of 'non-mechanically-propelled vehicles', carriage drivers have the right to use 'restricted byways' although some may not be practicable to follow due to their width or other limitations.

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