tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969791928952941604.post4600178214546193504..comments2023-10-06T14:36:34.579+01:00Comments on The Grumpy Cyclist: Reasons to be grumpy?GrumpyCyclisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870343841388421714noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969791928952941604.post-59315694296899019172011-01-27T23:35:41.384+00:002011-01-27T23:35:41.384+00:00Why don't you just remove the 'dismount...Why don't you just remove the 'dismount' sign and put it in the local skip? I have done it many times, including strategically moving bollards and cones to divert traffic elsewhere. Works nicely, takes the council weeks to figure it out.allthatjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12613349667847671108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969791928952941604.post-59486587825444955752011-01-10T15:39:47.831+00:002011-01-10T15:39:47.831+00:00Paul,
It is the same way as the traffic flow only...Paul,<br /><br />It is the same way as the traffic flow only. There is no contraflow.<br /><br />The cycle lane runs right next to parked cars. It is dangerous, and causes more problems than it solves. The dismount sign is a disgrace and makes any cyclist that ignores it "fair game" in the eyes a few motorists.GrumpyCyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02870343841388421714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969791928952941604.post-76998827164680605522011-01-10T13:13:02.504+00:002011-01-10T13:13:02.504+00:00For what it is worth, surely the "Cyclists di...For what it is worth, surely the "Cyclists dismount" sign is unlawful? Bicycles are vehicles in law, and as such have an absolute, inalienable right to use the public highway with the sole (I think) exception of roads classified as Motorways. As it is clear from the photograph that the signs refer to a lane running in the same sense as the one-way direction of the road, rather than to the contraflow direction (you can see the arrow clearly), the position is clear.<br /><br />Is the lane, when open, a same-sense, a contraflow, or a two-way?Paul Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929808238663838155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969791928952941604.post-55411591605245470542011-01-09T22:32:06.919+00:002011-01-09T22:32:06.919+00:00I shouldn't be surprised.
There is only one w...I shouldn't be surprised.<br /><br />There is only one way to cycle down this road without fear of dooring or close passing. And that is in primary. Which is exciting when the driver gets impatient for waiting 30 seconds.<br /><br />Once around the corner, the road opens up a bit and has less parking. All the current idiotic cyle lane does is make drivers think that the cyclist is in the "wrong place" if they move away from the dooring zone.<br /><br />Maybe no-one has explained the dooring zone to Waltham Forest? Quite a simple concept really : cycle too close to door + door opens quickly + close passing traffic = cyclist bouncing from car door into passing traffic.GrumpyCyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02870343841388421714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969791928952941604.post-9434313706456236782011-01-09T17:13:59.526+00:002011-01-09T17:13:59.526+00:00I think the scheme here probably involves more par...I think the scheme here probably involves more parking bays on a widened footway, which simply perpetuates the threat of 'dooring'. This is a terrifying road to cycle on, especially by the sharp bend, and the 'improvements' do nothing for cyclists. But I like the new lamp posts.freewheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16731932510033958017noreply@blogger.com