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[Politics] "We're cracking down on dangerous cycling".
- Thread starter Stat Brother
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studio150
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BensGrandad
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That was a tongue in the cheek post knowing the OP is always going on about cyclists and also I wouldn't build cycle lanes especially on a promenade as the mere word promenade is to walk.
The Large One
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The cycle lane on Brighton seafront is (between the Palace Pier and West Pier) is a bit daft. It works mostly, but it can be improved.
If the money was there, the council could re-build the road - widening it to accommodate a cycle lane, narrowing the pavement slightly, but still keeping it separate from the road. I'd say there is room to do that.
Birdie Boy
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- Jun 17, 2011
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That part of the cycle lane is too small but it's not rocket science , don't cycle through there at 20+mph.
I'm a cyclist and driver.
BensGrandad
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That may work in Brighton but it doesnt on Worthing seafront and was always one of my mothers pet hates and where I got the idea that promenade means to walk from.
The Large One
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I don't think you can cycle at 20mph+ on Brighton seafront, unless you are asking for a cuffing from a passer-by.
The Large One
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The seafront cycle lane in Worthing is separate from the road.
It works very well.
Its an esplanade.
BensGrandad
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Sussex Nomad
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Ever driven in London and seen cyclists taking their lives in their hands? Just about the lot of them are complete idiots.
Sussex Nomad
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I put to you the A24 at Warnham, the A272, A27 past Lewes, anywhere really, and probably over the country hundreds more examples where A roads are no wider than B roads.
BensGrandad
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I would think the exceptions are the A27, A259 and A23 in and around Brighton.most others in the Brighton area do not qualify as being wider.
The Large One
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Fair enough, but not quite the point being made.
Whether 'A' or 'B' roads, BG is suggesting that cyclists should only be allowed on narrow(er) roads.
It doesn't work. Having a narrow cyclepath where the pedestrians walk at a tangent to cyclists never does. A big wide esplanade works better as there is more room to avoid pedestrians.
It's not an official name?
vegster
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- May 5, 2008
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Take a walk to Splash Point Worthing where the cycle lane bends and narrows about 8am in the morning and watch the peloton thundering by in both directions with no quarter given.
Sussex Nomad
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Impossible to impose in London where all A roads narrow up.
dejavuatbtn
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Nor require a license. The government are missing an opportunity for both more bureaucracy and income, and more control of these two wheelers.
In terms of licensing and taxation, I have often wondered why they don’t have more control of access to the internet both as a source of income and some ability to control some of the idiots that use it.