Comments on: A Typical British Cycle lane video

By: RadWagon

RadWagon — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:59:44 +0000

I’ve recently put together a webpage & tool that comprises of video-embedded KML maps (so it works in Google Earth and Maps) showing the road contitions in Cambridge. This will continue to grow as clips get added.

http://radwagon.blogspot.com/2013/02/cambridge-video-clip-cycling-guide.html

If people have ideas on more and better functionality, I’m listening!

By: RadWagon

RadWagon — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:56:24 +0000

There are more choices than the two you suggest. It’s not just sidelined, treated like a second class travelling citizen or being thrown into fast moving heavy traffic!

Why not have a look at what they do across northern Europe in terms of cycling provision? That’s what British Cycling and Chris Boardman are getting at here!

Roundabouts, especially out of town ones, have plenty of space to do things much, much better and have great ways of prioritizing people cycling and walking over people driving.

By: Tony D

Tony D — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:09:50 +0000

I often wonder why when a local council puts in a cycleway which is away from the road, everybody applauds them as being a good example of a ‘green’ council, yet the roads get gritted to make it safer for the motorist, but the cycleway remains untreated. Does that really encourage the use of cycling/walking. Is it really ‘green’ or does it just meet a target for having so much cycleway. Sorry to be cynical but cycleways just seem to me to be politically correct!

By: Luke

Luke — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:56:18 +0000

Idiot

By: jonn

jonn — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:51:31 +0000

would appear better than negotiating a busy roundabout.