tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828166865647185633.post2688267730059263440..comments2024-03-17T09:15:16.095+00:00Comments on The Ranty Highwayman: Cycle Superhighway 2 - Stratford Extension Planned to Start This Month!The Ranty Highwaymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17361350433158148025noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828166865647185633.post-61488498389897086612014-03-08T07:13:31.111+00:002014-03-08T07:13:31.111+00:00I was going to do a review with an engineer's ...I was going to do a review with an engineer's eye, but so many people have commented it is pointless. I like the width as you can overtake other cyclists, but there has been pretty much no thought given to the junctions and left hook is still a big risk.<br /><br />The kerbs should have been 45 degree chamfered and the bus bypasses are not very good either.<br /><br />Some things going well, others not. The protected parts do feel very safe indeed.The Ranty Highwaymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361350433158148025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828166865647185633.post-31502449132287967072014-03-07T10:51:26.597+00:002014-03-07T10:51:26.597+00:00I am a cyclist (and also a car owner) so looking a...I am a cyclist (and also a car owner) so looking at the new startford cycle route with two sets of eyes.... i believe the cycle route has caused more issues... it has been made so wide (far wider than is required for a bike lane) taking up the bus routes on occassions and extra traffic lanes, meaning buses merge into the car lanes and cars have less lanes causing longer traffic queues at busy times... <br /><br />As you leave startford (towards Bow), the car lane, suddenly turns into a cycle lane meaning cars stop or swerve the lane (I've personally seen it and thought its only a question of time). Today as I walked past I saw oil all over the entry to the cycle lane and the keystones are smashed.... a vehicle has collided into the lane. (I took some pictures). Very poor design.<br /><br />When they remodelled the pathway for the olympics (from leaving Stratford to approaching Bow Island) why did they not put the cycle lane in then?! <br /><br />The pathments were made so wide for the Olympics.... ample space for a Bike lane and good sized path. Now, as you approach Bow roundabout, due to the lane loss, at busy times, there are worst queues than ever (in fact, all down the main road leaving Stratford).<br /><br />From a bikers prospective, I think the lanes are great..... bit wider than I need (there isn't much bike traffic either, you can look along the cycle lane stretch and see not a single bike using it) - doesn't need to be so wide. Other than this, very good a lane (which should have been put in at time of Olympics) is now in place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com