tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post2477037059735477878..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: One Way ?David Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-29883495316639034692011-04-18T15:53:14.411+02:002011-04-18T15:53:14.411+02:00Kevin, Toronto certainly does have lots of one-way...Kevin, Toronto certainly does have lots of one-way streets - that's one of the major peeves of cyclists here and why many choose to treat them as two-way streets. We don't have many contraflow bike lanes because we don't have many bike lanes of any description, even going the right way on one-way streets.Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11701378735409077364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-76756637126371004852008-12-21T20:04:00.000+01:002008-12-21T20:04:00.000+01:00I think the reason why it works so well here is th...I think the reason why it works so well here is that the roads rarely are through roads at all for drivers. There is an obstruction at some point on almost any route which will prevent four wheel motor vehicles from passing.<BR/><BR/>However, the obstruction is never more than just a pole with a metre clearance either side, so cyclists are not hindered at all.<BR/><BR/>There are humps in some David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-15552584273680097862008-12-21T19:23:00.000+01:002008-12-21T19:23:00.000+01:00Thanks David that is another Dutch Word for the Fi...Thanks David that is another Dutch Word for the File in the Memory Banks (UITGEZONDERD Except)<BR/><BR/> We have a lot of Ratrunning in Dublin,with Cars Diverting off the Main Arterial Roads onto Residential Estates to Dodge Traffic Lights and Heavy Trafic in Rush Hour.<BR/> The Solution is, They Put Ramps or Humps every 100- 200 Metres on Side Roads or else these Roads become one Way in Morning Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-82371487710478982832008-12-21T09:10:00.000+01:002008-12-21T09:10:00.000+01:00Rat-running is when motorists leave the designated...<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_running" REL="nofollow">Rat-running</A> is when motorists leave the designated main routes and drive instead through neighbourhood roads in order to decrease their journey times.<BR/><BR/>The problem is that it also usually decreases the quality of life of people living in those roads. In particular making conditions bad for children who live on or near David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-39722790941842663862008-12-21T02:40:00.000+01:002008-12-21T02:40:00.000+01:00What is "rat-running"?What is "rat-running"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-82516318872881263272008-12-20T14:14:00.000+01:002008-12-20T14:14:00.000+01:00OK, I get it. Here in Toronto there are numerous ...OK, I get it. Here in Toronto there are numerous examples of where bicycles are permitted to do things that cars are not allowed to do.<BR/><BR/>Things like make turns, enter streets during rush hour, etc. I'll see if I can find some photos.Kevin Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186428862833389619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-63856362094848450362008-12-20T10:02:00.000+01:002008-12-20T10:02:00.000+01:00Anneke, thanks for your comment. It's a lovely son...Anneke, thanks for your comment. It's a lovely song and I'm going to use it for a future post. Perhaps the 1st of January, in fact, as that would be a great start to the year.<BR/><BR/>I'd heard part of the tune before because it was used in some (Dutch, of course) cycle promotion films which I put on my website a few years ago. That tune is used in the first one <A HREF="http://hembrow.eu/David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-56283893200069379092008-12-19T23:35:00.000+01:002008-12-19T23:35:00.000+01:00I'm not sure where to put this comment, as I'm not...I'm not sure where to put this comment, as I'm not commenting on this particular post (although it is convenient that dead ends and one way streets are not applicable to cyclists), I wanted to ask you, David, if you've ever heard the song by Skik; Op fietse? It's a band from Drenthe singing in the local dialect about how l;ovely cycling is, and that they can go anywhere if they like.<BR/><BR/>Annekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13303232666607267415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-13377599186971239142008-12-19T21:33:00.000+01:002008-12-19T21:33:00.000+01:00Tim, Westfield. It's all to do with being an "out-...Tim, Westfield. It's all to do with being an "<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out-group" REL="nofollow">out-group</A>". I'll write more on this in the future.<BR/><BR/>These criticisms of cyclist behaviour simply don't happen here. Everyone's a cyclist. We're the "<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingroup" REL="nofollow">in-group</A>".<BR/><BR/>Kevin, that's a name used in the UK as David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-78119427718899930102008-12-19T21:03:00.000+01:002008-12-19T21:03:00.000+01:00In Toronto we've even got a name for them: contra...In Toronto we've even got a name for them: contra-flow bicycle lanes. <BR/><BR/>Toronto does not have many one-way streets and therefore not many contra-flow lanes.Kevin Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186428862833389619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-86085922351982755152008-12-19T20:56:00.000+01:002008-12-19T20:56:00.000+01:00I watched those two clips yesterday. OK, so in a c...I watched those two clips yesterday. OK, so in a country where there's freedom of speech the sanctimonious old fart has a right to say what he wants. For the BBC to broadcast it along with comments from political heavyweights just goes to show that there's institutionalised prejudice about cycling in Britain. At least it tells us that a proper cycling culture here won't be forthcoming in my WestfieldWandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248492361148849247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-332778672671273032008-12-19T15:42:00.000+01:002008-12-19T15:42:00.000+01:00Did you get to see Leslie Phillips' rant against c...Did you get to see Leslie Phillips' rant against cyclists on the BBC's Daily Politics?<BR/><BR/>You may not be able to watch this outside the UK, but here are the links:<BR/>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/the_daily_politics/7788033.stm<BR/>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/the_daily_politics/7787682.stmTim Beadlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17958070871462777000noreply@blogger.com