I live in an area where there appears to be no shortage of cycling lanes adjacent to the road, but are used mostly (98%) by men in Lycra. What is proper cycling infrastructure that would encourage use by women and those who may not choose to be in Lycra ?
Mostly the lanes need to be of adequate width, safe to cycle on without impediments (i.e. shared pedestrian/cycling works no better than shared cycling/motor vehicle ones do) away from vehicles and connected. It's no good having a great cycle lane for 100 metres and having to cross a highway to get to the other cycling lane. They've very recently installed new cycling infrastructure here where you have to look against the direction you're cycling in to check for cars before crossing the road (which prioritizes cars over cycles). It's not easily done.
I've done the courses but I really need to get to the Netherlands to check out how it all works in reality. Unfortunately last year I was booked into do that at the University of Amsterdam but due to the covid drama the course did not go ahead. And I was not able to do it this year.
My area has a lot of roundabouts. There is only one set of traffic lights by a school in an outer area of town. The cyclists have to enter these roundabouts to get to the cycling lane on the other side. At this time they are sharing the road with cars. As you say, this is not good neither for the cyclist nor the car driver who has to be careful to work with the cyclist for both to travel through safely. Is there a solution for this?
Thanks for the Dutch video which was very interesting. They clearly explain how cycling and walking can be implemented for roundabouts, resulting in an effective and safe pathway where everyone benefits. I am going to send it to my local council.
Not sure who's being consulted here but they could also do with watching the video. I was put in contact with someone at NZTA (Waka Kotahi) after one of the courses (who had also done the course) who put me in contact with someone at the DCC whom I spoke to over Zoom just over a year ago but the outcome was that I could submit tenders which is a waste of my time as the DCC has quite obviously locked me out from any role whatsoever.
Something that Nick Cutfield confirmed to me btw, hoping that I'd admit to it being my fault. He also said to me that he thought that Lee had an extreme narcissistic personality disorder.
I figure I'd have more chance of cycling infrastructure input under Lee Vandervis than any of the current greenwashing crowd running for Mayor (Hawkins, Barker, Bullock).
Not at all done well here. One recent roundabout on Forbury Road and one currently been installed at Green Island don't allow for cyclists at all. The extent of it is to paint an outline of a cycle to indicate to cars that there might be a cyclist around. Which the car drivers take no notice of whatsoever.
I live in an area where there appears to be no shortage of cycling lanes adjacent to the road, but are used mostly (98%) by men in Lycra. What is proper cycling infrastructure that would encourage use by women and those who may not choose to be in Lycra ?
Mostly the lanes need to be of adequate width, safe to cycle on without impediments (i.e. shared pedestrian/cycling works no better than shared cycling/motor vehicle ones do) away from vehicles and connected. It's no good having a great cycle lane for 100 metres and having to cross a highway to get to the other cycling lane. They've very recently installed new cycling infrastructure here where you have to look against the direction you're cycling in to check for cars before crossing the road (which prioritizes cars over cycles). It's not easily done.
I've done the courses but I really need to get to the Netherlands to check out how it all works in reality. Unfortunately last year I was booked into do that at the University of Amsterdam but due to the covid drama the course did not go ahead. And I was not able to do it this year.
My area has a lot of roundabouts. There is only one set of traffic lights by a school in an outer area of town. The cyclists have to enter these roundabouts to get to the cycling lane on the other side. At this time they are sharing the road with cars. As you say, this is not good neither for the cyclist nor the car driver who has to be careful to work with the cyclist for both to travel through safely. Is there a solution for this?
Roundabouts are done well for cyclists in the Netherlands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41XBzAOmmIU
Thanks for the Dutch video which was very interesting. They clearly explain how cycling and walking can be implemented for roundabouts, resulting in an effective and safe pathway where everyone benefits. I am going to send it to my local council.
That's a shame, because of someone’s prejudice, the community misses out.
Not sure who's being consulted here but they could also do with watching the video. I was put in contact with someone at NZTA (Waka Kotahi) after one of the courses (who had also done the course) who put me in contact with someone at the DCC whom I spoke to over Zoom just over a year ago but the outcome was that I could submit tenders which is a waste of my time as the DCC has quite obviously locked me out from any role whatsoever.
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That's a shame, because of someone’s prejudice, the community misses out.
Something that Nick Cutfield confirmed to me btw, hoping that I'd admit to it being my fault. He also said to me that he thought that Lee had an extreme narcissistic personality disorder.
I figure I'd have more chance of cycling infrastructure input under Lee Vandervis than any of the current greenwashing crowd running for Mayor (Hawkins, Barker, Bullock).
Not at all done well here. One recent roundabout on Forbury Road and one currently been installed at Green Island don't allow for cyclists at all. The extent of it is to paint an outline of a cycle to indicate to cars that there might be a cyclist around. Which the car drivers take no notice of whatsoever.