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Weston-super-Mare bike lane. Beautiful attitude to non-drivers from executive member for transport

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  • January 16, 2014 at 12:14 pm #20485
    Mountainboy

    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=553509894744158

    Sorry, it’s a FB link, if anyone could get a ‘proper’ one it would be much appreciated.

    This is my everyday route, or it would be if I didn’t ride a couple of miles out of my way to avoid it.

    He’s not just letting cyclists down, it’s people on bikes that are going to avoid the route entirely, and he just doesn’t get it.

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  • January 16, 2014 at 3:39 pm #768523
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    bazzargh

    You wanted a ‘proper’ link –
    You wanted a ‘proper’ link – it’s on iplayer as part of the BBC Points West broadcast:
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03pqd74/BBC_Points_West_15_01_2014/

    17 minutes in, also get some additional pics of comedy cycle lanes.

    However, the iplayer link expires in 3 hours.

    January 16, 2014 at 3:10 pm #768521
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    jacknorell

    What utter incompetence in
    What utter incompetence in designing and building that.

    January 16, 2014 at 2:51 pm #768519
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    Mountainboy

    There are other routes, and i
    There are other routes, and i use them unless I’ve been unable to get out of the house on time.

    But they all add distance, they are back roads that need a fair bit of navigating, and well, should people (that’s normal people, not us weirdo committed commuters) have to go out looking for alternatives?

    To be frank the junction was a horror for cars, which worked in our favour as speeds were low at peak times. Its much better for motor vehicles now, which is a bummer for cyclists trying to switch lanes and stay safe.

    January 16, 2014 at 2:42 pm #768517
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    OldRidgeback

    Mountainboy wrote:It’s pretty

    Mountainboy wrote:
    It’s pretty much the only way (without a substantial detour) to take the A370 out of Weston-super-Mare to eg Bristol, Portishead, Clevedon etc.

    It’s been a few years since I was down that way. But as I remember there’s a fairly quiet route you can take that goes over a bridge crossing the motorway and then runs on towards Mark. Ride far enough and you can get to Bristol using the country roads.

    But this bit of cycle lane is simply stupid. Apparently, it’s an improvement.

    I’d like to see the councillors who gave approval for it to be required to ride it at peak traffic periods in the morning and evening. I’m sure they’d find the experience of crossing lanes from left to right at a busy junction interesting. I remember that junction and traffic does back up there.

    January 16, 2014 at 2:07 pm #768515
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    rockfield

    The a370 out of weston
    The a370 out of weston carries on after the roundabout. They have put the cycle path on the right hand side of the A road as there is a filter lane for the motorway on the left hand side of the road. Its a complete nightmare to be honest.
    the plans are here:
    https://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Transport/transport%20planning/Road_improvement_schemes/Pages/Weston-Package.aspx#b

    January 16, 2014 at 2:05 pm #768513
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    Mountainboy

    It’s pretty much the only way
    It’s pretty much the only way (without a substantial detour) to take the A370 out of Weston-super-Mare to eg Bristol, Portishead, Clevedon etc.

    January 16, 2014 at 1:22 pm #768511
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    Leviathan

    On the right of an A-road
    On the right of an A-road approaching a motorway. Where exactly is it supposed to be taking cyclists and how would they get to it even if it was level?

    Next time just give me the money, I am available for consultations.

    January 16, 2014 at 1:17 pm #768509
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    Paul_C

    Try
    Try this:

    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=553509894744158

    January 16, 2014 at 1:14 pm #768507
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    Mountainboy

    Bah, sorry.
    Tech issues, on
    Bah, sorry.

    Tech issues, on an iPad blah blah blah…

    Have a look at BBC Points West Facebook page, I can’t find it anywhere else.

    January 16, 2014 at 12:57 pm #768505
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    Dizzy

    Clicked on link… it doesn’t
    Clicked on link… it doesn’t work?

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