Wiggly white lines in Clevedon

Wiggly white lines in Clevedon

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Red9zero

6,943 posts

58 months

Wednesday 1st February 2023
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Love the unloading van laugh

markymarkthree

2,288 posts

172 months

Wednesday 1st February 2023
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surveyor_101 said:
Those look like solid metal bollard they aren't cycle route thermoplastic, if a cyclist hits those they will know about it!

The thermoplastic cycle path or shared space ones are cheaper and design to be more forgiving.


Other than that as it doesn't follow guidance it will confuse northern holiday makers
Good solid cast metal ones, none of that cheep plastic rubbish here to take you out.

mcpoot

788 posts

108 months

Wednesday 1st February 2023
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markymarkthree said:
surveyor_101 said:
Those look like solid metal bollard they aren't cycle route thermoplastic, if a cyclist hits those they will know about it!

The thermoplastic cycle path or shared space ones are cheaper and design to be more forgiving.


Other than that as it doesn't follow guidance it will confuse northern holiday makers
Good solid cast metal ones, none of that cheep plastic rubbish here to take you out.
It's safe enough as it's very rare to spot a cyclist there anyway.

AlpineWhite

2,147 posts

196 months

Wednesday 1st February 2023
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mcpoot said:
It's safe enough as it's very rare to spot a cyclist there anyway.
Not really

surveyor_101

5,069 posts

180 months

Wednesday 1st February 2023
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AlpineWhite said:
Not really
based in images its winter off season and the locals don't understand how it works, this summer tourist season will be fun.

AlpineWhite

2,147 posts

196 months

Wednesday 1st February 2023
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surveyor_101 said:
based in images its winter off season and the locals don't understand how it works, this summer tourist season will be fun.
The design is rubbish but equally there's a vocal bunch of NIMBYs making mountains out of molehills

Red9zero

6,943 posts

58 months

Wednesday 1st February 2023
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AlpineWhite said:
The design is rubbish but equally there's a vocal bunch of NIMBYs making mountains out of molehills
Have you seen their Save our Seafront Facebook group ? It is quite amusing laugh

markymarkthree

2,288 posts

172 months

Wednesday 1st February 2023
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The new logo has a nice nautical touch to it.

andrew

9,975 posts

193 months

Wednesday 1st February 2023
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those wriggly lines are going to be interesting for an autonomous driving system smile

mac96

3,810 posts

144 months

Wednesday 1st February 2023
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andrew said:
those wriggly lines are going to be interesting for an autonomous driving system smile
Or just for an active lane departure warning system- lots of those already! 'Car just drove itself into the cyclist Your Honour, I blame BMW/Audi/Ford etc etc'

mcpoot

788 posts

108 months

Wednesday 1st February 2023
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AlpineWhite said:
mcpoot said:
It's safe enough as it's very rare to spot a cyclist there anyway.
Not really
I'm all in favour of proper cycle ways as used in other countries but that is a joke. It is two lane and so wide. Even in the height of summer it will be a genuine photo opportunity if you spot two oncoming cycles pass each other. I'm so glad I don't live there.

surveyor_101

5,069 posts

180 months

Thursday 2nd February 2023
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They have been removed over night lol


Someone realised the issue!


https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2023-02-01/wi...

markymarkthree

2,288 posts

172 months

Thursday 2nd February 2023
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surveyor_101 said:
They have been removed over night lol


Someone realised the issue!


https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2023-02-01/wi...
Wiggly lines are still there, parallel lines have been removed.
ITV are down there now as i type.

Red9zero

6,943 posts

58 months

Thursday 2nd February 2023
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markymarkthree said:
Wiggly lines are still there, parallel lines have been removed.
ITV are down there now as i type.
Our man on the ground laugh
Multiple PH points if you can get in the background holding a tin of custard laugh

markymarkthree

2,288 posts

172 months

Thursday 2nd February 2023
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Red9zero said:
markymarkthree said:
Wiggly lines are still there, parallel lines have been removed.
ITV are down there now as i type.
Our man on the ground laugh
Multiple PH points if you can get in the background holding a tin of custard laugh
Too busy hammering frozen sausages into the cycle lane. smashsmashsmash

Red9zero

6,943 posts

58 months

Thursday 2nd February 2023
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markymarkthree said:
Red9zero said:
markymarkthree said:
Wiggly lines are still there, parallel lines have been removed.
ITV are down there now as i type.
Our man on the ground laugh
Multiple PH points if you can get in the background holding a tin of custard laugh
Too busy hammering frozen sausages into the cycle lane. smashsmashsmash
rofl

5s Alive

1,856 posts

35 months

Thursday 2nd February 2023
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markymarkthree said:
Red9zero said:
markymarkthree said:
Wiggly lines are still there, parallel lines have been removed.
ITV are down there now as i type.
Our man on the ground laugh
Multiple PH points if you can get in the background holding a tin of custard laugh
Too busy hammering frozen sausages into the cycle lane. smashsmashsmash
Durable road surfaces you have down there, up here you could push em in by hand. smile

Vanden Saab

14,173 posts

75 months

Thursday 2nd February 2023
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surveyor_101 said:
They have been removed over night lol


Someone realised the issue!


https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2023-02-01/wi...
I would think it is more of an issue of car passengers opening their doors into a cycle lane. As a driver I would always look in my mirror but not if I was getting out the other side, past a cursory look to check nobody is walking past the car.

Skodapondy

300 posts

49 months

Friday 3rd February 2023
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Was someone on ahem "White Lines" when this idea was suggested?

devnull

3,754 posts

158 months

Friday 3rd February 2023
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It's been mentioned above, but the implementation of this has been disastrous - from the consultation during lockdown where you couldn't object (you were provided with three options and nowhere to state your concerns) through to the fact that the double cycle lane stretches for only 200m. When you travel from the pier to the scout hut at the end of the lane, you can't actually contnue on the seafront path as there's a bylaw preventing cycles on the path.

Nothing really needed to be done to this area. Locals enjoyed parking up in the perpendicular bays to enjoy the sunset, far more cars fitted too. Parking spaces have now been pushed up and around surrounding roads, which have all promptly been eaten up by royal mail vans using them instead of parking in the nearby depot, and overall have made good flowing roads slower and meandering.

At a push, then a cycle lane could have been introduced in a more considerate manner, and more importantly the problem of legal but inconsiderate blue badge holders parking on the double yellows outside the cafes and causing serious bottlenecks as cars manouvered around them.

Unfortunately the madness of Bristol being anti-car seems to be leaking into the local surrounding towns, with planning and consultations for a variety of virtue signalling batty schemes, including dropping the B3133 through tickenham (a main route to bristol) to 20mph. All whilst letting the local bus services degrade to virtually nothing. The local councillors have really dug themselves into a hole with this project, and the wave of complaints don't look to be subsiding anytime soon. I wouldn't be suprised if it was all reversed later this year. If anything, people are going to look to vote them out.