tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803191245171285795.post5590893118811419031..comments2024-02-24T18:05:37.846+00:00Comments on Bristol Traffic: University ApproachUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803191245171285795.post-86124411783014221342008-12-04T19:57:00.000+00:002008-12-04T19:57:00.000+00:00Typical Sustrans route then. Half baked and inade...Typical Sustrans route then. Half baked and inadequately implemented. A box ticking exercise by the council.<BR/><BR/>"Cyclists Dismount" signs. They're rectangular which, the Highway Code tells us, means that they are advisory only. Which means that you can ignore them at will. They're there as a legal arse covering exercise by the council. Another box ticked. Nothing to do with the real world - council officers and politicians can't cope with that sort of thing - no boxes to tick...WestfieldWandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248492361148849247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803191245171285795.post-80769202646441597112008-12-04T16:45:00.000+00:002008-12-04T16:45:00.000+00:00Is it me or is 'Cyclists Dismount' A really silly ...Is it me or is 'Cyclists Dismount' A really silly sign that should be banned. Mercifully there is only one local to us: To obey I'd have to stop my bike on a hill and in an entrance, walk over the road, stop in another entrance and start, again on a hill. Not only am I longer in danger on the road, I'm inconveniencing people on each side.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately Germany are sensible people by and large: everyone ignores the sign.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803191245171285795.post-36499874065374486692008-12-04T09:46:00.000+00:002008-12-04T09:46:00.000+00:00Wooodland road to the north of Tyndall's Park Road...Wooodland road to the north of Tyndall's Park Road was closed off to motor traffic in the late 80s I think, long before the drainage works occupied the site.<BR/><BR/>There was originally a central refuge on T P Road which allowed walkers and cyclists to make the crossing in tow stages, taking account of only one direction of traffic at a time, which is much easier.<BR/><BR/>Then (I think around 2000) the Council in its wisdom took out the central refuge and extended the footways at either side instead. This greatly complicated the problem of crossing the road since walkers and cyclists have to wait for gaps in the traffic from both directions to coincide. <BR/><BR/>This is a hugely important route for cyclists and pedestrians (despite the efforts of the council to degrade it) and the lack of a safe and convenient crossing here is a disgrace.Chris Hutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532451004057748734noreply@blogger.com