tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post8398726392676737625..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: More on London's "Superhighways"David Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-83519468251491597972010-12-02T23:28:31.585+01:002010-12-02T23:28:31.585+01:00I worry that cyclists are designated to the side o...I worry that cyclists are designated to the side of the road, when normally cyclists have the right to be treated as a vechile on the road aka the middle. I never ride up the inside of buses/lorries as I know they are not looking... they might object to me being in the middle of the lane, but at least they SEE me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-36245131507553561202010-07-31T13:19:31.121+02:002010-07-31T13:19:31.121+02:00I think its damn good news! Never in the history o...I think its damn good news! Never in the history of the fat anglo countries (eg UK, USA, and my home Australia) has there been even an attempt at this kind of thing. A bunch of paint can make a huge difference. I'm jealous, and would love to have this in cycle-path starved Sydney. sigh.tedsfileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02250179882833847310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-78890262952625373472010-07-26T13:27:42.330+02:002010-07-26T13:27:42.330+02:00@Ian - cycles lanes can be driven in if they have ...@Ian - cycles lanes can be driven in if they have dotted lines, rather than solid boundaries. <br /><br />I believe even mandatory cycle lanes (mandatory for cars to stay out of that is), can allow access to parking, drives etc.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443493823465136241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-69708894290607596782010-07-20T08:19:12.984+02:002010-07-20T08:19:12.984+02:00There is nothing special with this scheme. In Ger...There is nothing special with this scheme. In Germany, the Netherlands, for instance, the cycle PATHS are SEPARATE from moving traffic, with separate signals on junctions, sharing the cycle path perhaps with pedestrians but not cars, buses and lorries that - ignorant of the road, often swerve into the bus/cycle lane (which in London) is separated by a line of paint.alex k - north londonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-82544639336347791102010-07-19T17:59:29.133+02:002010-07-19T17:59:29.133+02:00There's a new BBC article and video on the &qu...There's a <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-10648330" rel="nofollow">new BBC article and video</a> on the "superhighways". The BBC video makes them look even worse - hardly cycle lanes at all, given the number of motorised vehicles using them. I didn't realise that motorised vehicles could use them (at least in places).Iannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-60320935468848742702010-07-11T16:58:27.751+02:002010-07-11T16:58:27.751+02:00Whilst I don't feel sufficiently qualified to ...Whilst I don't feel sufficiently qualified to comment on the merits (or not) of coloured surfacing in cycle priority measures. I am happy to point out a few technical clarifications regarding these line markings...<br /><br />0:02 At the road junction the white lines are missing…<br /><br />This is because zig-zag markings are already present on the carriageway. The Traffic Signs Regulations Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-80525888638444288132010-07-11T11:10:17.119+02:002010-07-11T11:10:17.119+02:00@Billy:
No, it does not happen in Denmark. In Denm...@Billy:<br />No, it does not happen in Denmark. In Denmark every household has a larger trash can. When i grew up it was a stationary with a large paper bag. These days it is a plastic wheelie bin with a plastic bag inside. Often we have for kitchen trash + plastic, and one for paper. In larger housings we have for glass and cardboard as well in larger containers.<br /><br />You carry your trash Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-84821560653379459782010-07-10T21:05:59.046+02:002010-07-10T21:05:59.046+02:00Billy: It's three years since I emigrated and ...Billy: It's three years since I emigrated and I don't think I've yet seen as much litter where we live now as you see in that short video, let alone big lumps of whatever it is that are at 0:23.<br /><br />The standards of <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/search/label/maintenance" rel="nofollow">maintenance</a> are extremely high here, and people seem less keen as individuals on David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-18430460806263018952010-07-10T20:53:11.007+02:002010-07-10T20:53:11.007+02:00"0:23 Detritus in the cycle lane."
....a..."0:23 Detritus in the cycle lane."<br />....and that never happens in the wonder cycling countries of Europe?billynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-3298694403564964832010-07-10T12:40:01.086+02:002010-07-10T12:40:01.086+02:00This won't help most cyclists, it will simply ...This won't help most cyclists, it will simply encourage drivers to only think about cyclists when there is some blue paint on the road :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-10805722978245605652010-07-10T11:38:22.222+02:002010-07-10T11:38:22.222+02:00I fully agree on all the observations. This is bad...I fully agree on all the observations. This is bad on so many levels. Not only is it a waste of money but it gives people against cycle infrastructure a 'see-I-told-you-so' weapon. Cyclists cannot be convinced either that it is better to have cycle paths, because when they are built like that it indeed isn't. I too would not like to cycle there.<br />Calling it a 'superhighway'Mark W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07882028603632115187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-41482702430809312352010-07-07T23:57:21.762+02:002010-07-07T23:57:21.762+02:00Thanks for using my video David, I appreciate the ...Thanks for using my video David, I appreciate the extra views your blog will bring to it, and you highlight some very good points.<br />Whilst i'm critical about the super highways, i doubt the dutch systems was built in a few months. These super highways are an improvement over what we already had, and this will aid in changing drivers opinions of cycling.<br />In some places which had no Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052249708704045709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-28640913522014577112010-07-07T18:51:00.480+02:002010-07-07T18:51:00.480+02:00Neil: Thanks for the explanation. We didn't ha...Neil: Thanks for the explanation. We didn't have "red routes" where I lived in the UK. They seem to be a London thing. Sort of like double yellow lines, on which you're not supposed to park, except that when they're red they're actually enforced. Or something like that.<br /><br />So it's true - London really has designed car parking bays into the "Barclays David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-74656258772044524812010-07-07T16:29:50.090+02:002010-07-07T16:29:50.090+02:00Red Route Parking and loading bays - http://www.t...Red Route Parking and loading bays - http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/finesandregulations/949.aspxNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443493823465136241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-15127982188132176062010-07-07T13:12:23.916+02:002010-07-07T13:12:23.916+02:00> 0:13 0:24 etc
The red dotted lines, you'...> 0:13 0:24 etc<br /><br />The red dotted lines, you'll see they are actually boxes and I think that means its a red-route loading area or something like that. Not sure as red routes are a London only thing, but yes I think that means there could be something parked in there.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443493823465136241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-67962810438289482492010-07-07T12:40:32.026+02:002010-07-07T12:40:32.026+02:00What is depressing is that this pointless blue pai...What is depressing is that this pointless blue paint is apparently costing the phenomenal sum of £23 million.<br /><br />For that, London could have made a start on Dutch-style cycling infrastructure. It takes me an hour to cycle the relatively short distance from outer London to the West End, because I am required either to use hellish main roads or follow a convoluted backstreet cycling route. freewheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16731932510033958017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-59665116808946021092010-07-07T12:11:15.932+02:002010-07-07T12:11:15.932+02:00"it's a bunch of paint" - but even t..."it's a bunch of paint" - but even that has failed. Apparently, the blue paint reduces the friction of the road surface to dangerous levels when wet. Imagine in the winter when it's icy! At first, last year! I was excited about all of the cycle infrastructure improvements being promised this summer? But now?......Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285410532919294473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-72944471454273266042010-07-07T10:00:33.588+02:002010-07-07T10:00:33.588+02:00Have a look at Heraclion, Crete, Grece:
http://ww...Have a look at Heraclion, Crete, Grece:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDkWiUERd2QAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-48415424112297075242010-07-07T01:51:08.365+02:002010-07-07T01:51:08.365+02:00It's a bunch of paint, and not too thick at th...It's a bunch of paint, and not too thick at that. I am not sure what is going on in London, though I have a feeling there are a bunch of <a href="http://www.tfl.gov.uk/" rel="nofollow">TfL</a> workers who are practically in tears - scared of losing their jobs - when they are forced to manage the implementation of this garbage.<br /><a href="http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/cycling/12444.aspx" Slow Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056080802746709323noreply@blogger.com