Cycle Super-Highways

[clarion]

Ditto ditto and ditto Origamist.

I'm very uneasy about the Stockwell works (which caused tailbacks to Clapham South tube). I saw a large raised section in what was the lane I would normally use. 1.5m width isn't near enough at the point where I see more cyclists than anywhere else.

 

[gaz]

Hmmm this is interesting, stockwell was always going to be a big issue with this route.
Luckily i'm off for two days and hopefully i miss the worst of the traffic caused by the works.
As Origamist said, if i'm uncomfortable with what they have done, i will be using the road.

 

[Origamist]

Copenhagen Bicycle Superhighways:

http://www.copenhagenize.com/2010/06/copenhagen-bicycle-superhighways.html

 

[clarion]

This morning, as we were squeezing through Stockwell, another rider on an IRO s/s turned to me and said, 'It'll be good if they put in a cycle lane there'.

'Yes.' I replied, 'So long as its wide enough.'

Twenty cyclists passed through the junction A3 northwards on that cycle.

 

[gaz]

Stockwell is looking interesting. I can't imagine how it will work

 

[clarion]

I can see a separated lane, which turns fairly sharply at the end towards the main lane. I'm suspecting a Give Way. If it's going to be lights, the entrance is at a crappy angle for going round & up the A3.

 

[Origamist]

I can see a separated lane, which turns fairly sharply at the end towards the main lane. I'm suspecting a Give Way. If it's going to be lights, the entrance is at a crappy angle for going round & up the A3.

I was looking at the segregated lane today and you're right with regard to the approach angle. It's also narrow and is not ideally suited to the rush hour when you can get 20+ cyclists waiting at the lights at Stockwell. It looks like it's going to funnel cyclists through in single file (unless they're prepared to cycle too close to one another) at the extreme left.

 

[clarion]

Yes, the second part of the funnel has been built. We'll be channeled along in a pretty narrow lane towards the turn. The line doesn't look too bad coming on to the A3, but I am worried about capacity.

 

[dellzeqq]

I think we're going to have to wait and see how it goes, but, you're right, the little lane on the turn out toward Kennington is kind of pathetic

 

[style over speed]

I think we're going to have to wait and see how it goes, but, you're right, the little lane on the turn out toward Kennington is kind of pathetic

took some pictures today

thats TOO NARROW and takes the wrong line... and the inner edge of the barrier unbelievably cuts into the "cycle lane".

Anyone know if the traffic lights going to be green waved for 20kph when it opens, every time I cycle from clapham to elephant I seem to get stopped at every set of lights on red .

 

[gaz]

hmmmm.. i will look at that in person tomorrow.

 

[Tynan]

not that super or highway then?

and drivers will more than ever expect cycists to stay off the road

 

[clarion]

That's only the second part of the farcility. The first part is even more worrying.

 

[gaz]

Went through it today. Interesting would be one way of describing it!
The first part looks like it will be a nightmare.

 

[style over speed]

That's only the second part of the farcility. The first part is even more worrying.

got some photos of that now, I thought it was going to be two sided, but its not. Even with light traffic there is lots of lane changing at the last minute (3rd picture) bringing the whole road to a halt.

There is also a very long red phase in the lights with no one going anywhere. This should be for cyclists.