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Would somebody like to nip down to Old Park Rd and take a photo
of the buildout mentioned ?
Whilst you are there, a couple of photos of the exit to Waitrose
car park (where a cycle entry is proposed) would be useful, as would a
photograph of the pedestrian access here.
If possible, could you upload the photos onto the CycleStreets photo map
(you will need to register) so that it is publicly accessible. Failing that,
put it in the Photos
section of this site.
Regards
Alasdair DV Massie CEng MIStructE
CTC Right to Ride Representative, North Herts
CTC is Britain’s largest
cycling organisation with 70,000 members. Formed in 1878 we have actively
campaigned for better, safer roads, locally and nationally since our inception.
We have a large and active
section for North Herts and Stevenage.
From:
Cycle_Hitchin@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Cycle_Hitchin@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of David Rossall
Sent: 25 March 2009 08:13
To: Cycle_Hitchin@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Cycle_Hitchin] Re: Paynes Park / Bedford Rd gyratory Proposals
from HCC
I'm interested in Alasdair's comments on lorries and buses
in Bedford Road. I've thought it over and I still prefer the current width.
Cyclists are mostly in the left lane, heading for town. Lorries are mostly in
the right, for Luton. Buses mostly have to stop outside Christchurch, and so
have limited time to squeeze past. Therefore I see car overtaking widths as
much more of an issue.
I haven't ridden Old Park Road since the changes mentioned by
"db27182". I normally move to the right side of the right lane from
the Library roundabout, because it's safer to exit the roundabout in the lane I
want than to switch across two lanes of traffic to bear right into Bedford Road
towards town. Sounds like that will be more difficult because I'll be trying to
move in from the right to get through the narrowing, which motorists won't
expect.
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