Spinney
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- Location
- Back up north
The local council are proposing to add double white lines to a stretch of B road near me. The road goes from the M5 J14 eastwards towards Tortworth/Charfield/Wotton-under-Edge. Details below.
I cycle this road now and then, and it is used by quite a few lorries, including quarry waggons. Most of these overtake with adequate room, although sometimes get a bit impatient when I (and they) are going up a steepish (for me) bit of hill.
My first thought on seeing this proposal was that double white lines would either:
- encourage closer passes if they do overtake a cyclist
- stop people overtaking cyclists, and given that the road is slow for cycling going east (because of the hill), induce impatience/crowding from behind behaviour.
I'm not so worried about going west, as I can achieve the speed limit for a lot of the way (courtesy of gravity!).
Any thoughts?
Here is the plan:
Beginning of the stretch
The hill
End of the stretch
I cycle this road now and then, and it is used by quite a few lorries, including quarry waggons. Most of these overtake with adequate room, although sometimes get a bit impatient when I (and they) are going up a steepish (for me) bit of hill.
My first thought on seeing this proposal was that double white lines would either:
- encourage closer passes if they do overtake a cyclist
- stop people overtaking cyclists, and given that the road is slow for cycling going east (because of the hill), induce impatience/crowding from behind behaviour.
I'm not so worried about going west, as I can achieve the speed limit for a lot of the way (courtesy of gravity!).
Any thoughts?
Here is the plan:
Beginning of the stretch
The hill
End of the stretch