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Google Tricycles To Map Footpaths For Street View
CNETNate writes "To advance its Street View service this summer, Google is poised to unleash the unstoppable power of human legs. Google will deploy pedal-powered tricycles — the company calls them 'Google Trikes' — mounted with 360 degree Street View cameras to map areas inaccessible by its fleet of Street View cars." The article indicates that the trikes will first see use in the UK, to map out public walking paths, but one anonymous commenter said: "This must be bogus — you are not allowed to cycle on public footpaths in the UK, I can't believe Google would have overlooked such a fundamental fact. Not to mention that the vehicle pictured wouldn't fit down most paths." PC World features the trikes in Rome.
Did the UK annex Rome?
What... you missed that memo? Where have you been?
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
"...you are not allowed to cycle on public footpaths in the UK"
Yes you are. The Highway code says "You MUST NOT cycle on a pavement" but doesn't mention footpaths. A pavement is adjacent to the road (so it will have been done by Google already), a footpath isn't.