Increased police presence.
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Frood42
I know where my towel is
I know it'll never happen but wouldn't it be wonderful to have a couple of cyclist-only tunnels under the river? Ahhh nirvana!
New bridges instead? I prefer the fresh air and not having to worry about lifts or "youths"...
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Davidsw8
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Yeh, I suppose new bridges are cheaper. We're not supposed to cycle over the Hungerford are we? and I doubt very much they'd allow it over the Millenium one...
Frood42
I know where my towel is
Never tried, simply for the fact that I have been over them as a walker, and the idea of using them on a bike didn't really appeal (quicker routes abound)...
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I remember reading that the cost for the congestion charge cameras was part funded by the Met as they've put high-res cameras on each plate-camera getting the face of the driver for security. Surely it wouldn't cost too much to change to adapt it to check for single occupancy and charge extra? In the US they (or at least used to) have multi-occupancy only lanes. This would help quite a lot with congestion.
Brains
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We do already.I know it'll never happen but wouldn't it be wonderful to have a couple of cyclist-only tunnels under the river? Ahhh nirvana!
Woolwich and Greenwich
OK, so people are allowed to walk through them as well, but cyclists outnumber walkers ten to one
However I agree we need a few more of these tunnels and with ramps up and down not lifts
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Davidsw8
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I suppose you can cycle through the Rotherhithe too, but these are all East London...
Frood42
I know where my towel is
Brains
Legendary Member
You not supposed to actually ride the bike through the tunnels, pushing the bike is actively encouraged, most of the riders seem to be considerate to the walkers, and outside the rush hours there is no harm in riding through
Frood42
I know where my towel is
Yes, I just remembered the last time I went through it was no cycling, I was walking at the time, the tunnel was a mess, especially the lifts!
Didn't really tempt me back... either by foot or by bike. I keep looking for updates on the website about the refurbishment, but it doesn't appear to be going well and it looks like they have put in some barriers...
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Brains
Legendary Member
The tunnel WILL be ready for the Olympics !
on a serious note, they have just restarted the refurb, so the barriers have gone, the lifts work most of the time, and they have started to clean up the tunnel.
The stairs are still a complete dogs dinner though, but the Greenwich tunnel at least is fully usable by cyclists (and walkers), I'm not sure of the latest situation with Woolwich though
glenn forger
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I've seen a full-on fist fight between a cyclist and the attendant, no idea what it was about.
If they're anything like my kids....who get to press the button?
ianrauk
Tattooed Beat Messiah
Then the cyclist must have really peeved off the attendant as they are usually very easy going, friendly chaps.