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Cllr Rae lifting the bike racks in Edinburgh

“They are supposed to keep bikes safe”: Councillor disappointed at “extremely light” cycle racks leading to bike thefts

Despite the council’s insistence that the cycle parking “meets design requirements”, Edinburgh councillor Susan Rae has joined cyclists to warn about the racks which can be “easily unscrewed” and pulled out

Tue, Aug 15, 2023 12:19
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Bike racks unscrewed Edinburgh (Edward Tissiman)

Cyclist raises theft fears as bike rack easily unscrewed… but council says cycle parking “meets design requirements”

The council said it was not aware of any reports of a bike being stolen and said the rack "uses standard fixtures"

Tue, Aug 01, 2023 14:09
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Screaming and swearing taxi driver in Edinburgh

Screaming and swearing taxi driver cuts off and hits cyclist before speeding away

The cyclist got swore at for not using the “less than a metre wide” cycle marking and said that it’s “pointless to report to Scotland Police”

Sun, Jul 09, 2023 11:02
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Edinburgh Bikehangars

Subsidise bike hangar costs by raising car parking charges, says councillor – but opponent warns move would “pit drivers against cyclists”

“As a principle, bike parking should be cheaper than parking a car, they take up much less public space than a car, they don’t cause any congestion or air pollution”

Sun, May 21, 2023 16:18
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Bus driver close passes cyclist on Edinburgh cycle lane

Bike lane-using cyclist claims police said close pass by bus driver wasn’t against the law – because “everyone was in their own lanes”

Update: According to the Edinburgh-based cyclist, Police Scotland have now reported the close pass to the Procurator Fiscal following a review of the incident

Sat, Apr 08, 2023 18:10
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Amazon van driver Leith Walk cycle lane (Edward Tissiman/Twitter)

Cycle lane notorious for parked cars “urgently” needs bollards, councillor warns “genuine concern” of fatality

As recently as last week a road.cc reader waited 15 minutes for an Amazon van driver blocking the bike lane to return from delivering packages

Wed, Mar 29, 2023 14:42
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Leith Walk’s new narrow advisory cycle lane (credit – Alan Brown)

“Is that the unicycle lane?” Cyclists blast new painted cycle lane that’s “narrower than a pair of handlebars”

The advisory lane, described by one local cyclist as a “death trap”, is the latest questionable piece of cycling infrastructure on Edinburgh’s Leith Walk to receive widespread ridicule on social media

Sun, Feb 05, 2023 13:54
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Leith Walk cycle lane (Allasan Seòras Buc, Twitter)

“Moronic” much-ridiculed zig-zag cycle lane now blamed as cyclist injured by shallow kerb crash

The bizarre zig-zag infrastructure was on the receiving end of much social media mockery when pictures first emerged online in the spring

Wed, Dec 07, 2022 15:54
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Portaloos North Meadow Walk Edinburgh

Portaloos installed for Queen Elizabeth II crowds that opened onto Edinburgh cycle route are turned around following backlash

The portaloos have now been reversed to avoid users opening them into the path of oncoming cyclists, thus preventing potential Near P*ss of the Day incidents...

Mon, Sep 12, 2022 16:03
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Seafield Road and Marine Esplanade junction

Cyclist hit by driver appeals for information after he left her fake phone number

The cyclist, whose front wheel was damaged after the driver ploughed into her bike, currently has no way of tracing the offender following the incident in the Seafield area of Edinburgh

Sun, Sep 04, 2022 15:16
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