tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post5779937938044515687..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Car on the cycle pathDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-28792016082882731162010-07-14T16:25:52.877+02:002010-07-14T16:25:52.877+02:00Wow, that's totally not the kind of cars I see...Wow, that's totally not the kind of cars I see on our bike lanes (illegally parked ones). Good :).annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14989947994626570874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-83163160824010747552010-07-14T15:22:33.915+02:002010-07-14T15:22:33.915+02:00I have to say it would have been better for the au...I have to say it would have been better for the authorities to show a velomobile kitted out with a camera and a GPS. <br />One of the critisms against the highway teams in the UK is that they don't appear to see anything except through a car windscreen. Does the money spent on this project come from the cycling budget? Can't help but laugh if even a small part is being spent on a car! <brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-2210073227420984112010-07-14T13:12:11.786+02:002010-07-14T13:12:11.786+02:00I suppose there are at last 2 people in the car, t...I suppose there are at last 2 people in the car, the driver and the one taking notes and operating the various equipment. Apart from that, electronic stuff doesn't like rain, dust and sunshine. So yes, it's only logical to use a car, a reasonably narrow one (Fiat Sedici as far as I can see) to fit the cycle path. <br /><br />My taxpayer's gut says they're overdoing things, but Frits Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399632570565541892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-81589129243258521042010-07-14T06:26:21.097+02:002010-07-14T06:26:21.097+02:00Sirius7dk: It's the first thought that occurre...Sirius7dk: It's the first thought that occurred to me. There are also instrumented bikes used for surveys.<br /><br />It's a long project, taking a lot of time. Maybe one consideration is that the work can be done even in the middle of winter, spending all day driving extremely slowly, but with civilized conditions for the driver vs. being out in the weather.<br /><br />Christhebull: The David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-47815361747737374252010-07-14T00:52:55.601+02:002010-07-14T00:52:55.601+02:00It would be worth doing this in the UK to record h...It would be worth doing this in the UK to record how pathetic our infrastructure is, but most of our cycle paths have railings and other street furniture which is a PITA to ride past, let alone drive a car around.christhebullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058394246399615754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-86128555442900165522010-07-14T00:43:34.832+02:002010-07-14T00:43:34.832+02:00Seems a bit ironic to use a car for that job, but ...Seems a bit ironic to use a car for that job, but I guess that the reason is that the electronic equipment cannot fit a bike?<br /><br />The only other reason to use a car instead of a bike would be speed, but I doubt that the car will travel at any significant speed if it is to measure the width and type of path at the same time.<br /><br />Rasmus JensenSirius7dkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08688465574306782024noreply@blogger.com