Restricted traffic vs pedestrianised street
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Some schools in residential areas our city have car free zones, set up by TROs which I can't find online but presumably they restrict access to these streets by most vehicles (all except blue badge or permitted local residents) around 9am and around 3pm.
The signs on the street corners detail these restrictions and exemptions but at the top state 'Pedestrian and Cycle Zone' - has the correct sign been used?
Some parents are encouraged by the signs to treat it as more of a pedestrianised street, although to be honest people congregating on the road is pretty much the only thing that dissuades drivers from still trying to cut through!
The signs on the street corners detail these restrictions and exemptions but at the top state 'Pedestrian and Cycle Zone' - has the correct sign been used?
Some parents are encouraged by the signs to treat it as more of a pedestrianised street, although to be honest people congregating on the road is pretty much the only thing that dissuades drivers from still trying to cut through!
The bit in the middle with the question mark - a restricted traffic street has different connotations than a fully pedestrianised street which you might find in a town centre. Sometimes feels like it's giving the wrong message.
I guess a followup question might be - what would a TRO look like for a fully pedestrianised street in a town centre, is that just a restriction of vehicle traffic or does it specifically state how pedestrians may use it? Given that even cobbled shopping streets generally allow delivery vehicles at certain times.
I guess a followup question might be - what would a TRO look like for a fully pedestrianised street in a town centre, is that just a restriction of vehicle traffic or does it specifically state how pedestrians may use it? Given that even cobbled shopping streets generally allow delivery vehicles at certain times.
ScotHill said:
Some schools in residential areas our city have car free zones, set up by TROs which I can't find online but presumably they restrict access to these streets by most vehicles (all except blue badge or permitted local residents) around 9am and around 3pm.
The signs on the street corners detail these restrictions and exemptions but at the top state 'Pedestrian and Cycle Zone' - has the correct sign been used?
Some parents are encouraged by the signs to treat it as more of a pedestrianised street, although to be honest people congregating on the road is pretty much the only thing that dissuades drivers from still trying to cut through!
https://www.cycling-embassy.org.uk/dictionary/pede...The signs on the street corners detail these restrictions and exemptions but at the top state 'Pedestrian and Cycle Zone' - has the correct sign been used?
Some parents are encouraged by the signs to treat it as more of a pedestrianised street, although to be honest people congregating on the road is pretty much the only thing that dissuades drivers from still trying to cut through!
Edited by anonymous-user on Saturday 23 March 06:00
Edited by anonymous-user on Saturday 23 March 06:03
It's not though, some residents still zoom down it at 30mph because they've got a permit, and some parents treat it like a pedestrianised street because that's what the sign tells them it is. Publicly they are promoted as car-free zones, which isn't quite the same thing.
I'm sure there were some folk on here who are involved in road planning and have talked about TROs before, can't remember which users though.
I'm sure there were some folk on here who are involved in road planning and have talked about TROs before, can't remember which users though.
ScotHill said:
It's not though, some residents still zoom down it at 30mph because they've got a permit, and some parents treat it like a pedestrianised street because that's what the sign tells them it is. Publicly they are promoted as car-free zones, which isn't quite the same thing.
I'm sure there were some folk on here who are involved in road planning and have talked about TROs before, can't remember which users though.
A permit to speed, that's a new one Iave not heard of before. A permit to park yes but that doesn't mean you can ignore the speed limits they still apply.I'm sure there were some folk on here who are involved in road planning and have talked about TROs before, can't remember which users though.
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