2 issues found for 'cycle-safety':

• HS2 closure of lane 1 Hampstead Road northbound

  Created by Mixhael 27 April, 2019 16:37 // 1 thread

  • cycle-safety

  I know HS2 aren't very cooperative with cycling needs but I was wondering if anyone would have any influence to bear on them with this.

  They have closed lane 1 of Hampstead Road before Granby Terrace for no reason I can see. They don't corral deliveries in it, they don't store plant in it, they don't even park in it. It seems to be closed for no reason other than that they can close it.

  Motor traffic at this part of Hampstead Road is always speeding as quickly as it can between the bottle-necks of Euston Road and Mornington Crescent. It is unpleasant and dangerous having to merge with fast moving lane 2 traffic. Is there any way we can ask HS2 to allow cycles to pass on lane 1?

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• Recent changes in Oakley Square west

  Created by Jean Dollimore 11 May, 2017 18:14 // 1 thread

  • cycle-safety

  A few months ago, TfL introduced an 18 month trial of measures in Oakley Square that are intended to reduce motor vehicle speeds to go with a new 20 mph limit.

  They have narrowed the traffic lanes to 3m by applying a strip of fake paving on each side of the road as shown in the photo. These strips are not intended to be cycle lanes. People are expected to 'take the lane' as indicated by the Cycle logos in the traffic lane.

  Camden Cyclists have had complaints on Twitter and by email about the new layout:

  - although there are cycle logos in the traffic lane, drivers tell cyclists that 'take the lane' that they should use the cycle lane.

  - the nearside strip is much too narrow to be an adequate cycle lane.

  Today we met with TfL officers to discuss the problem. The possible short term measures would be either
  1. remove the dashed lines that separate the kerbside strip from the nearside lane so that motors and bikes share a wider kerbside lane (only up to 4m)
  or
  2. make the kerbside strip part of the footway

  We rejected (2) because many cyclists are using the kerbside strip and would find it very unpleasant to share a 3m wide motor lane.

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One thread found for 'cycle-safety':

• Recent changes in Oakley Square west

  Camden Cyclists
  A discussion on issue Recent changes in Oakley Square west
  George Coulouris posted 29 June, 2017 14:58

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One library item found for 'cycle-safety':

• Contraflows and cycle safety- evidence from 22 yrs of data involving 508 one way streets. Authors - Caroline Tait, Roger Beecham, Robin Lovelace and Stuart Barber

No planning applications found for 'cycle-safety'.