Bristol Traffic

In which we explore the options for getting round Bristol (*), and the consequences of those decisions. (*) Excluding Fishponds.

Thursday, 19 June 2008

Buses and Bicycles only

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This police car probably didn't see the signs.
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Wednesday, 18 June 2008

Improvements to the Lower Ashley Road bike lane

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As part of the proposed Cycling City initiatives, cycling in the city will be improved by removing the bike lane along Lower Ashley Road. Th...
Tuesday, 17 June 2008

Bedminster "bus" lane

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Joe Evans sends in some more snippets of the Bedminster "bus" lane. It isn't really a bus lane Because if it was It would be f...

Its because its hilly -you need to park that way

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This car is not facing the wrong way down the one way stretch of Nugent Hill because it has driven down the hill and past the no-entry signs...

Effective Zebra Crossing parking

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This driver on Gloucester Road was clearly worried that parking on the approach to a zebra crossing would reduce visibility and so increase ...

Probably didn't see the sign

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Well, an ice cream van is kind of bus-shaped anyway, isn't it? (submitted by Joe Evans)

School Parking

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Joe Evans submits a pic showing how parking close to school ensures that your children have a safe walk from the car to their playground. Th...

Gloucester Road

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Photo and commentary by Jon Roger: The driver of GF08BAU has managed to demonstrate four important principles of Bristol parking. First, the...

Bus Lanes are for racing

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Everyone knows that bus lanes aren't really for buses, taxis and bikes; if they were they wouldn't be full of parked cars. But what ...

Keeping an eye on parking issues

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Here on Picton Street, Montpelier, the police are present to make sure that everyone follows the laws, including those on safe and legal par...
Monday, 16 June 2008

First Bus marketing

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To encourage the adoption of practical transport solutions in a congested and polluted city, FirstBus take advantage of the size of their bu...

Hybrids: a greener form of congestion

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Some people are very critical of hybrid vehicles pointing out that they are still as polluting as a normal petrol vehicle on long distance j...
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Sunday, 15 June 2008

What use is a garage when your 4X4 is too big to fit?

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Some houses do have garages; here in Pembroke Vale, BS8 there are some behind the houses of Pembroke Road. But look at the size of the garag...
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Friday, 13 June 2008

Testing the Railway Path for dual use

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A lot of claims have been made that the BB railway path can't fit two lanes of buses alongside the bike/walk path and the greenery. Thes...
Thursday, 12 June 2008

Cycling to work makes for unhappy children

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Here is someone who has just pulled his two kids up the hill from Montpelier to Cotham, doing the school run by bike. He's happy, he...

Why pavement parking helps the school run

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Here, up in the premium car corner of Bristol that is Clifton, we see why parking your BMW or 4x4 on the pavement helps the school run go so...

Newly Qualified Driver -can't park on pavements yet

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This car is driven by a newly-qualified driver, as shown by the P sticker on the Peugeot P817 OVV. The more obvious cue is that it is not pa...
Wednesday, 11 June 2008

Not intimidated by signs

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Perhaps because of its dark history in the Slave Trade, Bristol now takes a strong stance against discrimination and intimidation. Here a dr...

Commuting to the North Fringe

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And now, some coverage of the downhills between the centre of town and the North Fringe, as filmed from a bike. The road at the beginni...
Monday, 9 June 2008

Zebra Crossing: shopper parking

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With all the double yellow line areas and pavements occupied all day by commuters and residents, where do you park if you are just popping o...
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