tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828166865647185633.post1349345724775149946..comments2024-03-29T04:56:21.385+00:00Comments on The Ranty Highwayman: Summer CYCLOPS Safaris: Part 2 - CambridgeThe Ranty Highwaymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17361350433158148025noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828166865647185633.post-2870819498033343572022-11-22T16:35:04.453+00:002022-11-22T16:35:04.453+00:00That I don't know I'm afraid!That I don't know I'm afraid!The Ranty Highwaymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361350433158148025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828166865647185633.post-18965121406135733372022-11-10T09:11:05.700+00:002022-11-10T09:11:05.700+00:00Any idea how much the Histon Road Cyclops junction...Any idea how much the Histon Road Cyclops junction cost?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828166865647185633.post-19226758419510299372022-08-28T08:41:53.485+01:002022-08-28T08:41:53.485+01:00Ah, so THAT is why it always takes forever to cros...Ah, so THAT is why it always takes forever to cross on my bike. Cars parked on Warwick road force cyclists onto the main carriage way, triggering the car lights, and once you get to the place where you can press the cycling button you have to wait for the whole round to be finished. Hope they'll fix that for the Milton Road junction. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828166865647185633.post-58136283992365176922022-08-27T14:03:52.094+01:002022-08-27T14:03:52.094+01:00Sadly, there is no detection for cycles because it...Sadly, there is no detection for cycles because it was omitted at design stage and handwaved to the future. One issue now is that cyclists approaching from Warwick or Gilbert Road may trigger the detection for the carriageway traffic signals and there is nothing to trigger the cycle signals. Due to the phasing of the signals (ped/cycle -> Warwick/Gibert -> Histon -> repeat), that means by the time you reach the button and push it, you've been skipped and have to wait for the full signal cycle to come around again.<br /><br />The buttons are OK on the pedestrian islands in terms of accessibility but rather poorly placed for the cycleways, set far back from the kerb which blocks you from getting closer. So if you are in a mobility scooter, tricycle or handcycle you may have to wheel up onto the pedestrian island in order to push the button. It's another oversight. However, this can largely be fixed by retrofitting detection, which is something the Greater Cambridge Partnership/County Council have been informed about many, many times, and need to get on with.<br />Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027332620204904993noreply@blogger.com