Cyclists &Pavements

[rodneybewes]

GEEKASAURUS Wrote:

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> I know the original post wasn't referring to the

> shared space on rye lane, but that truly is an

> awful place to cycle (and i'm sure for

> pedestrians, to walk also). No one seems to have a

> clue that there is a little cycle lane. Does

> anyone else here ride on it? It really would be

> better if it were completely segregated. My bell

> just doesn't seem to cut the mustard going along

> there.

Bells don't really cut the mustard in places like that where there a high concentrations of pedestrians. You need to expect them to be sharing your space and slow right down accordingly. It's the same in the City of London and the West End.

[jimbo1964]

Rye Lane is generally a game of dodge the pedestrian. The camouflaged shared cycle path is just a ridiculous idea.

[matryx]

I have reported the terrible potholes feeding into Rye Lane using TFL's reportit tool yesterday around noon - lets see how quickly that corner is fixed.

As they currently are, the road on that bend (tesco express heading towards the asda) is a bad enough state to buffet cyclists into other traffic.