tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post3361821183695815672..comments2024-02-24T06:21:30.987+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Every Traffic Light in AssenDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-83301006751241372002015-05-28T11:06:09.459+02:002015-05-28T11:06:09.459+02:00Mitt: Thank you for your excellent comment. This i...Mitt: Thank you for your excellent comment. This is precisely what I was getting at and I've <a href="http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2014/02/every-traffic-light-in-assen.html#update2015" rel="nofollow">updated the blog post</a> to include your map and part of your comment.David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-56357585718907695702015-05-28T02:27:24.473+02:002015-05-28T02:27:24.473+02:00I was quite amazed when I saw your map of all the ...I was quite amazed when I saw your map of all the traffic lights in the city. <br />I almost couldn't believe it at first, I had to go investigate on google maps to see that some of the junctions that seemed like they <b>would</b> have required signals (from my British perspective) were simply give ways, and the complete lack of signalized, dedicated pedestrian crossings.<br />I've Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644799393535092116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-57382252341555544632014-02-23T10:15:10.631+01:002014-02-23T10:15:10.631+01:00Highwayman: Good to hear from you. I ought to expl...Highwayman: Good to hear from you. I ought to explain about power cuts on the study tour. Of course there are many things which could be explained and a limited amount of time to do it in.<br /><br />Simple explanation: there are give way and stop lines painted across all junctions. These take precedence when the lights are out. People also expect to give way to the right. Power cuts are rare. WeDavid Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-80109765473351774122014-02-23T09:53:51.990+01:002014-02-23T09:53:51.990+01:00I like the simultaneous-green concept for bikes. ...I like the simultaneous-green concept for bikes. I've seen it in action this past August on your study tour. I do have two Hurricane-Sandy-inspired questions: <br /><br />(1) Though I would not be surprised at the greater reliability of the western European powergrid vis-à-vis the American powergrid, still, what is the back-up plan for simultaneous-green in the event of power failure?<br /highwaymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619122855480674269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-83050242179197994862014-02-17T18:42:55.511+01:002014-02-17T18:42:55.511+01:00David: It isn't mentioned in this blog post (I...David: It isn't mentioned in this blog post (I have written about it before) but as well as buttons to press, there are always sensors under the ground which detect bikes. This junction is no exception, but because of the layout of cycle-paths just before the junction, the sensors cannot be far away.<br /><br />In practice, that light causes cyclists almost no delay at all. It's actually David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-54499724930613076472014-02-17T17:54:38.973+01:002014-02-17T17:54:38.973+01:00A quick comment about the maximum 8 second delay v...A quick comment about the maximum 8 second delay video: perhaps it is just an artifact of living in an area currently completely antithetical to the principles you excellently outline in your blog (Sunnyvale, California), but with a relatively narrow road to cross and little traffic I would never stop, press the button, and wait for a green light here.<br />I wonder if it would be better to embedDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978545932492449181noreply@blogger.com