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Read about green laning as seen through Lauren ‘Sunshine’ Eaton's windscreen at The Green Lane Association, and find out what’s hot, or not, in the laning world each month. Enjoy!
It’s not goodbye, it’s see you later
Welcome to the last ever Laning Life column! I was first welcomed on board by Damian and Karen Lee back in 2019, and what a ride it has been! Who’d have thought rights of way could be such a diverse, complex, and contentious subject? Over the years we have been busting common myths, setting the record straight when it comes to anti-4x4 rhetoric in the mainstream media, celebrating wins that protect our rights going forward, and having a lot of fun. While this is a joyous place to be, the power of the press should not be underestimated. We all know how persuasive the media can be, but sadly outside motoring publications, our hobbies are rarely given much positive coverage.
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THE MUD LIFE MAGAZINE
When 4x4s appear in the news, it tends to be because someone made a mistake, because someone has an axe to grind, or because some plonker decided to take it upon themselves to represent us in a bad light. It only takes one person to put a foot wrong and it will inevitably be shared so far and wide you’d think everyone who owns a 4x4 was out intent on destroying the entire countryside or had a second hobby collecting ASBOs like Happy Meal toys. Someone needed to speak up for our community, and thanks to The Mud Life, that’s exactly what has happened over the last few years.
