How to stop RLj's!!

[Alcdrew]

No more red lights

Just shows you how far behind we are in the UK, I could never see anything like this happening here. The up roar from motorists would be insane.

 

[Tetedelacourse]

link not working for me.

 

[Tynan]

To counter this frustration with frequent stops, officials with the city of Amsterdam have recently began an experiment where the timing of a series of traffic signals along a 2 km (approx 1 mile) stretch of road coming into the center of the city was set specifically for cyclists rather than automobiles.

The plan, outlined in the article here coordinates the signals for inbound bicycle traffic in the morning and outbound in the afternoon, and allowed the average speed of cyclists to increase to 10 mph/20 kmph, up from 15 kmph prior to the change. Interestingly, cars' speed remained unchanged. City officials plan to expand the project to other routes.

 

[Tetedelacourse]

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[Dayvo]

No more red lights

Just shows you how far behind we are in the UK, I could never see anything like this happening here. The up roar from motorists would be insane.

But everyone is 'chilled out' in Amsterdam!
What about the red light district, though!

 

[zimzum42]

I caertainly don't ride at an average speed. No cruising for me!

 

[Arch]

Well, as a paltry average kind of rider, I think it would be nice to have. Imagine the increased impotent fury of drivers as they see the lights apparently change for the cyclists, so that they just sail through legally (as opposed to what a lot do now, which is sail through anyway...)

 

[Tetedelacourse]

A country who takes its cyclists seriously and is mindful of their safety when desigining infrastructure! I'm off!

Good point from Dayvo though - some road users will always be more than happy to stop at red lights in Amsterdam!

 

[Cab]

So it'll favour average paced cyclists... I dunno, I often seem to manage to get through all or most of the lights on green if I get through the first one on green. I don't think I'm much slower than the typical car when there are loads of lights and when there is traffic; this change is probably not going to help me.

But still, I think its a good idea. Not the best thing to do for cyclists, but a good thing to do anyway.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

the day my commute averages 15kph is the day i hang up my lycra shorts for good.

 

[PrettyboyTim]

Looks at 12-13mph average