I am pleased to see that my local council have bunged in a few bollards to Keep the cycleway a bit safer...... This should keep the Kerb Crawlers at bay!

Only for some one to park a large obsatcle int he way:(

Only for some one to park a large obsatcle int he way:(

This is a improvement.... They often leave unattached trailers on here.... For weeks on end..

Went on a cycle route yesterday but cars were parked nearly all the way along so it seemed even more dangerous

'Tis not uncommon, often in Essex , vehicles are routinely parked on the cycleways.

On my first ever visit to the Netherlands, my exhaust fell off as I entered our destination (Rijnsberg). I pulled over off the main carriageway to effect a temporary repair, onto what I now know is the cyclepath. I believe I experienced my first Dutch expletives; the couple of cyclists who passed whilst I was there were not impressed.

Of course, I wouldn't do such a thing now...

Often when riding through Wadebridge, which is on the Camel Trail & therefor has quite sensible bike lanes, I come accross cars & vans parked on said lane.

Obviously, I have to pull out round them, but who has right of way in that manoeuvre? Do I have to wait until the main carriageway is clear, or signal & move out, just as in passing a parked vehicle in normal circimstances?

These are great where the carriageway is wide enough for two vehicles to pass each other -- where the road is a bit narrow they are Bl**dy dangerous forcing vehicles to swerve one way and then the other -- bikes in the lane are thus in danger from swerving lorries. I don't think these actually add to biking safety at all!!!

Something I dislike in my area is the "traffic calming" where a dual lane road has been narrowed and funnelled into 1 lane with arrow signs showing whose right of way it is, usually they alternate each way.

I believe this is inherently dangerous to funnel cars into a potential head on collision situation.

I wonder if insurance statistics show these "safety" measures cause more accidents than they prevent?

 

Barry.

The "calming" island recently installed at the entrance to our speed limit is on the only bend in an otherwise straight country road.

I didn't like traffic calming measures.

 

Then I bought an ebike.

I didn't like traffic calming measures.

 

Then I bought an ebike.

Me too, and I still don't like em...