So we are to have a 6 month trial of taxis being allowed to use those underused swathes of green road.

Congratulations to the Council for common sense.

Now to allow bicycling as of right on our underused foot paths (but with strict liability on cyclists for collisions with pedestrians). In other words cyclists should acknowledge primary rights to pedestrians.

I do not know what rules govern those lethally quiet mobility scooters, but I hope they are strictly liable for their collisions too.