KnackeredBike
I do my own stunts
There is a mile long length of road that connects my village (lots of houses) to the next village (shops, GP surgery). Because of the Thames, which splits in two at this point, there are no footpaths so the only way to walk or cycle is along the road.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.6...=85.50647&pitch=0&thumbfov=100!7i13312!8i6656
The road has a 60mph limit for most of the length isn't great to cycle along - even more unpleasant to walk, it is rare that at least one driver doesn't advise you that you shouldn't be walking on the road. So predictably most people drive.
The council have admitted there is a problem (yay) and that money needs to be spent (more yay), probably on trying to thread a footpath along the bank although the road floods every other winter so it would need proper foundations. So it is going to take years to build, if it ever is, apparently.
I'm considering pushing the local councillor to look at something similar to Leam Lane, where the centre line is erased and cycle/ped lines painted on, effectively making it clear that the lanes are for peds/cyclists and motorists may use them if clear. It seems an ideal approach if there is no other ped/cyclist route. But I haven't seen it used much elsewhere and so would be interested to know if it works.
Thanks for any feedback.