They'll swerve onto the cycle lane won't they
I have now received a copy of the drawings in preparation for Monday's meeting.I don't know which of these best expresses my feelings. In the OP you'll see a link to streetview, which shows parked cars, and my photo from the same location without parking bays. You'll also see a photo of a car separated from the cycle lane by a "0.5m buffer" (their words).The plans show that the car parking spaces will return, with a 0.5m buffer.Where the cycle path goes in front of the casino there is no buffer zone at all. Each week as I commute along here I often see a car dropping off passengers or a taxi picking them up. Will these cars park on the cycle path, or immediately alongside it in the carriageway?Would anybody be willing to open a book for me on the date of the first dooring incident when a passenger opens the door into the cycle path?Where the scheme passes the casino the carriageway width marked on the plan is 3.25m.LTN2/08 table 2.3So despite my comments that this is a commuter route and cyclists will prefer the road over the path, and despite the project manager assuring me that the road would be wide enough for cyclists to remain on-carriageway... they're painting a lane NARROWER than required for 20mph traffic. And don't start me on about the rest of these plans
1) So if I have got this right, the cycle lane from the casino, heading east, will have the prominade to the right, and parked cars to the left?2) How will they stop cars parking right up against the kerb?3) Then the route crosses the prominade and heads off under the pier, an area that has always had problems with flooding.
I have already noted to ask the meeting whether there will be additional painting etc on the path.
The Cycling Towns schemes are administered and funded by Cycling England aren't they?Why not contact them?
Paging Diver300. Diver300 to the GSM Trimphone, please...
Google MapsThat says "Motorists Yield to Cyclists"
Can I have the collective help of the forummers please?
Quote from: nuttycyclist on 28 March, 2010, 07:01:00 pmCan I have the collective help of the forummers please?You mean you want some examples of good cycle routes?Can I tempt you with some hen's teeth, or perhaps a yeti's pogo stick instead?
2 and a half hours of banging my head against a brick wall. Bloody engineer just could not or would not see why the cycle lane is dangerous saying that it had passed a safety audit. Twat. I nearly lost my rag.
Critical Narrow Section 2.75 m - 3.5 mCars are unable to overtake cyclists with adequate clearance but some motoristswill still attempt it, even at the bottom of the width range. Lane widths between2.75m and 3.25m should be avoided in most cases (see text).