London Cyclists

[titch juicy]

Is it pie in the sky to think something like this could be implemented?

I think it looks fantastic.

I've been saying, for ages, to anyone that will listen that it would be wonderful if London became a predominately cycling city- it's the fastest way to get round town and obviously the healthiest, and the more bikes that are appearing on the road, it seems the more courteous drivers are becoming (just need to make some of the cyclists more courteous now).

http://londonist.com/2012/01/london-designer-has-a-new-take-on-cycle-wayfinding.php

[bon3yard]

Nice idea, I love the little cycleways that are provided but if your not familiar with the particular route your following you can lose your way quite easily. The signs can be tiny and have on occasion just disappeared leaving me scratching my head and hopelessly bereft. Bring it on. :))

[PeckhamRose]

How does London become a predominantly cycling city?

What about those folk - older or those whose health predisposes them against cycling, etc etc, who simply will never be a cyclist? If people want to and can, they will.

You can lead a person to a cycle, you can't make them use it!

[Applespider]

That's brilliant - and actually has the added advantage of being useful for pedestrians as well. One problem may be that drivers try following it too which isn't going to work so well on one-way streets that are two-way for bikes.

bon3yard - I can't tell you how often I've tried following some of the little cycle signs only to arrive at a dead end with no obvious way to go. There's one particularly good one if you're coming back from Beckenham Junction which sends you through the railway station complete with taking your bike up/down stairs to get through the underpass.

[Jeremy]

PeckhamRose Wrote:

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> How does London become a predominantly cycling

> city?

> What about those folk - older or those whose

> health predisposes them against cycling, etc etc

Or how about the taxis, buses, trucks, vans, etc which I suspect make up the majority of London traffic!

Anyway, surely dangerous roads are a bigger barrier to potential cyclists than poor signage.

[PeckhamRose]

Absolutely. Big holes in roads, cycle friendly speed humps blocked by parked vehicles, and constantly having to take one's eyes off the road to read the many signs, does not make for sensible safe cycling or riding as recommended by advanced road use groups. Mr PR doesn't need cycle lanes and special attention, he just reads the map to work out how to get from A to B and if a particular route looks inappropriate for some reason he'll experiment on side roads. A big picture of a bicycle in a road does not make it a cycle safe lane.