Bristol Traffic

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

Monday, 4 August 2008

Rain Work

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If you drive to work in Bristol, you have no idea how long it is going to take. In your head, you have that "17 minutes", the fast...
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Wheelpark

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This is Fairfield School, Montpelier, now closed down apart from a new community school being set up in the caretaker's office. Being ...

Blocking a corner -because they can

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Joe Evans sends in a shot of this little corsa positioned to make turning left into this road harder than otherwise necessary. Everyone in B...
Sunday, 3 August 2008

Invisible in the slipstream

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By driving right behind this bus entering the buses-and-bikes-only stretch of broadmead, this car manages to be hidden from the rear view mi...
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Thursday, 31 July 2008

If you are in the car, it isn't actually parked

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The gloucester road showcase bus lane is one of the prides of the Greater Bristol Bus Network. From 4:30 pm, you can't use the parking s...
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Montpelier mixed-use area

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Here's a lovely shot of evening Montpelier. Three kids cycling round the street; two adults pushing the bikes up the hill. Further down ...

Bike Lane? No, Parking space

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Richmond Road in Montpelier was blocked off to cars over a decade ago, leaving a narrow gap for bicycles. Or alternatively, leaving an extra...
Wednesday, 30 July 2008

Proud to be a rebel

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Another shot of a car parked facing the wrong way down a one-way street. There's something about Fremantle Square, Kingsdown, it brings ...

Parking Lessons

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One photo we are always fond of is the learner-car-parking-bristol-style snap; the car doing something that would have the driver fail their...
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Tuesday, 29 July 2008

Range Rover: All parking tickets will be offset

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This site is gradually building up a datset of vehicles, but not one that is statistically valid. We can't say "silver cars are mor...
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Monday, 28 July 2008

Cycling rule enforcement in NY

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As part of the coverage of cycling-city-ideas-from-abroad, here's footage of the New York Police enforcing traffic laws, which apparentl...
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Pavement Parking: we have no choice

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Similarly to the corner parking issue, pavement parking is only done in Bristol due to the parking pressure put on a street by residents and...

Corner Parking: what makes you think we have a choice?

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We want to make it clear that despite the articles on corner-parking , we understand that often times parking at the corner is not done thr...
Sunday, 27 July 2008

Innovative corner parking techniques

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During the holiday season, Bristol residents are encouraged to take photographs of interesting traffic innovations that can be brought back ...
Saturday, 26 July 2008

Cul de Sac safety

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It's very considerate of Bristol Council to help people driving into a cul de sac; they paint these yellow lines in the road as an indic...
Monday, 21 July 2008

East Street: a secret short cut

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There is a secret back-route through Bedminster that only a few cars know about it. Here we are going to blow the secret wide-open and share...
Sunday, 20 July 2008

Bristol Motorcycle City

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One unmentioned beneficiary of the Cycling City initiative will be Bristol's motorbikes, who can take advantage of the bike parking in G...
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Cotham RTA

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People say there is no community in Cotham, but when a large crunching sound happens in the street at 9 in the evening, all the neighbourhoo...
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Saturday, 19 July 2008

Disabled Parking Economics

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If you ever go down Horfield Road, by Saint Michael's Hill, during weekday or weekend hospital hours, you will see a line of cars on the...
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Friday, 18 July 2008

MOD path improvements: MTB race training

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Mountain Bikers will be pleased to see that the MOD have just added a race training obstacle to their course; a left hand bend where you arc...
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