Bournemouth cycling speed limits

[Over The Hill]

They may just adopt the policy of the Council here. The stuck in a good three mile cycle path (shared with peds) which runs directly where I want to go sometimes but they have surfaced it with lumpy tarmac covered in a layer of loose really sharp grit. Tricky to do more than 10mph on it as the bike rattles around and then slides on the bends.
So its usually back on the road!

 

[Rob S]

I rode along the Bournemouth promenade for the first time last September, did the full length from Sandbanks to Southbourne and I'm not surprised that they ban bikes in July and August....it was bad enough when I went there with pedestrians and patches sand on the path...especially between the chines and the pier.

 

[D4VOW]

I don't see the problem with this, if your using a shared cycle lane then you shouldn't be traveling fast anyway, if you want to ride at a decent pace, use the roads.

 

[ufkacbln]

This case came up a few years ago and it is totally enforceable.

The restriction is by bye-law and not "road traffic regulations" so the Police and others can enforce it to the hilt.

There are frequent patrols with speed cameras and tickets issued to tose who have contravened by a fair margin.

There are only two months a year form 10 am to 6pm when the beaches are at their busiest when these fines are issued. Personally I can see some sense in this. I have used this stretch with friends and more than 10 mph is nonsensical on such a busy and well used path.

At all other times there is simply advice given, with no fines.

(Of course you could get an eldrly relative to claim they were riding your bike, find the neme of someone recently deceased and give these details to the Police etc. After all these are otherwise law abiding citizens being forced into a criminal act by an unfair and draconian revenue raising enforcement scheme..... ad infinitum)

 

[dellzeqq]

I don't know what it's like in Bournemouth (no self-respecting Brightonian would be seen dead in a dump like that!) .

er - which is the one with a symphony orchestra?

I warn lycra clad muppets doing 20+mph to slow down for their own good as much as anything else.
If they want to go fast they cxan go on the road as far as I'm concerned.

Quite

 

[dellzeqq]

In 1995 a woman was knocked down and killed by a speeding cyclist on Worthing's seafront. Since that date town councils on the south coast have been greatly exercised by this. I went to meetings of the great and the good in Worthing in 2007 and they were still passing round the smelling salts. Truly. They would shake their heads and say 'we can't have shared use on the seafront' to which I would say - 'fine, but the fact that you have given over the road on the seafront to cars and made crossing it miserable for pedestrians means that you are losing millions in tourist revenue'. To which they would say 'if only cyclists would wear helmets'. Actually (fair play) the Sustrans chap was brilliant. He simply turned round and said - 'make the entire road shared use and drop the speed limit to 12'. Which is precisely what is needed.

 

[ufkacbln]

I remember the changes at Worhing.

The problem here in POrtsmouth is alongthe same lines, but more devious.

We had a "consultation" over a cycle path alongthe promenade which (IMHO) was more about getting cyclists off the roads than a really well thought out and useable route. I think that many of the suporting votes were from car drivers with a view to achieving this end.

But then again as the Council vetoed the result when it didn't go their way anyway!

 

[rich p]

er - which is the one with a symphony orchestra?

...and your point is?

May I just mention Birmingham, Leicester, Nottingham, Hounslow and Salford SO's....

..and you have clearly missed the Brighton based
http://www.ssomusic.co.uk/

Je reste ma valise...

 

[Rob S]

This case came up a few years ago and it is totally enforceable.

The restriction is by bye-law and not "road traffic regulations" so the Police and others can enforce it to the hilt.

There are frequent patrols with speed cameras and tickets issued to tose who have contravened by a fair margin..

From what I understand tickets are given out to those caught cycling between 10am-6pm July-August....speed has nothing to do with the tickets. Outside of those times it is proposed that if you are caught doing more than 10mph by the one or two brightly coloured people with the speed gun in the several miles of path all they are allowed to do is stop you and give advice.

 

[albal]

As a resident i would'nt use it in the summer, you are asking for trouble. Done it a lot in winter early but sand does cause problems. Running gear etc.Steer clear of it these days.

 

[ufkacbln]

(Of course you could get an eldrly relative to claim they were riding your bike, find the neme of someone recently deceased and give these details to the Police etc. After all these are otherwise law abiding citizens being forced into a criminal act by an unfair and draconian revenue raising enforcement scheme..... ad infinitum)

I thought I was being cynical until I read today...

Claire Armstrong, from the campaign group Safe Speed, said: ‘This is completely ludicrous and a waste of taxpayers’ money.

‘It’s just nonsense and I think cyclists will show the disrespect that it deserves.’

Does she really think that the average cyclist has the same mentality as the "members" of this pro-speeding organisation?