tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post1305173778237616396..comments2024-03-19T10:54:26.547+00:00Comments on Real cycling: Happy New Year (but not on Blackfriars Bridge)Rob Ainsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15545429147297468874noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-44490467719444306382010-01-14T15:23:30.929+00:002010-01-14T15:23:30.929+00:00It was being ignored by all this morning. If its a...It was being ignored by all this morning. If its a temporary measure, it would be better to turn it off for the time being.thereverenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01939228479585072654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-69639541347491894182010-01-13T22:57:48.597+00:002010-01-13T22:57:48.597+00:00Was still stupidly wrong today, and un-gritted (of...Was still stupidly wrong today, and un-gritted (of course)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-63000600401909840402010-01-05T17:08:49.988+00:002010-01-05T17:08:49.988+00:00Thanks, for that Phil!
I'm glad TfL are look...Thanks, for that Phil! <br /><br />I'm glad TfL are looking into it. Which I suppose happens when you dig holes for yourself... Anyway, let's hope their rephasing has some common sense behind it, or even some uncommon sense.<br /><br />And meanwhile, perhaps they could consider putting up a sign saying TEMPORARY PHASING. BLOGGERS PLEASE IGNORE.Rob Ainsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15545429147297468874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-6237390324294079822010-01-05T16:55:55.986+00:002010-01-05T16:55:55.986+00:00Through various contacts the signal phases are now...Through various contacts the signal phases are now being looked in to by TfL. This was not a permanent arrangement anyway but is subject to final layout design and signal phasings in due course. Thanks for pointing it out though.Philip Loyhttp://twitter.com/philiploynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-85606061199745381662010-01-05T11:01:01.086+00:002010-01-05T11:01:01.086+00:00Agree it is bizzare and as far as I can tell the r...Agree it is bizzare and as far as I can tell the red cycle light is either totally ignored or the cycle lane bypassed when red.<br /><br />I've raised is an issue on TfL site but won't hold my breath.ds2005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-46657008182165098522010-01-05T10:44:09.218+00:002010-01-05T10:44:09.218+00:00and not long after that particular heinous example...and not long after that particular heinous example of numbnuttery - the pedestrian crossing just after is almost timed to perfection to stop you again...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-31675020305402277632010-01-02T21:20:28.732+00:002010-01-02T21:20:28.732+00:00Eco Bloke, that was Blackfriers bridge you were on...Eco Bloke, that was Blackfriers bridge you were on, unless you were on a rail bridge ;-).<br />Its mostly fun cycling in London, along with being faster and cheaper.thereverenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01939228479585072654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-30767874394879914072010-01-02T14:49:08.390+00:002010-01-02T14:49:08.390+00:00I cycled to London in December with some friends a...I cycled to London in December with some friends and really enjoyed my stay. Cycling through London was certainl an experiance and one that I will treasure for a long time. My frinds like to cycle in the countryside, but I loved the city! I think it was blackfriars bridge that I cycled accross but may not have been. It was the next one up (west) from the Millenium Bridge.The Eco Blokehttp://www.ecobloke.co.uk/2010/01/three-reasons-that-you-should-take-the-car-instead-of-your-bicycle/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-31684229456291941002010-01-01T14:30:06.298+00:002010-01-01T14:30:06.298+00:00Any idea what the price tag was?Any idea what the price tag was?Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-89826188499432681572010-01-01T12:48:11.210+00:002010-01-01T12:48:11.210+00:00Looks like another example of a cycle facility bui...Looks like another example of a cycle facility built (most likely by someone who doesn't cycle) to work out how it will (or won't) work rather than thinking it through beforehand. Learning on the job. This and the many shared use pavements springing up are really doing nothing but creating situations where cyclists will not use the "facilities", which in turn creates friction and a gives drivers who are looking for a reason, to get even more upset about cyclists.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581337521891618679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-23073077546578619912010-01-01T11:13:08.897+00:002010-01-01T11:13:08.897+00:00That end of the bridge was bad before but this is ...That end of the bridge was bad before but this is truely awful.<br />For starters the bike lane narrows shortly before what you can see in this photo. The bridge is used by loads of cyclists so this makes it an even worse pinch point.<br />Then if like me you will be wanting to turn right into Queen Vivtoria Street its no use at all being in the bike lane as you will never be able to get across.<br />Might have been some use if they had a cycle only phase but that still wouldn't cope with the volumes of cyclists they get at rush hour.<br /><br />This has not been designed by anyone who actually cycles.<br /><br />I'll be putting a complaint in to TfL, anyone care to do the same?thereverenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01939228479585072654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-90273654585655763262010-01-01T09:34:56.663+00:002010-01-01T09:34:56.663+00:00This is unbelievable (at least if it wasn't in...This is unbelievable (at least if it wasn't in the UK). When I first glanced at your pics I thought the point must be to give cyclists a green when left truning traffic is held back by a red (and why is Rob moaning about that?) but, thanks to your painstaking photography (not easy to get all the light phases and cycle/car movements juxtaposed), we see that it confers no benefit on cyclists at all.<br /><br />Is it too much to ask that local authorities employ, or at least engage with, competent cycle infrastructure designers with a modicum of understanding of what safe and convenient cycling is about?Chris Hutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532451004057748734noreply@blogger.com