Thoughts on Commuting in Chelmsford

[HLaB]

Well that's me been cycle commuting in Chelmsford for two weeks, not long enough to make a substantive opinion, but on the whole I think its a good place to commute. More drivers than up north (home) seem to be aware and actively look out for cyclists and are more patient; you do get the odd wvm, muppet, et al. but it seems to be a very small minority. You have to be more aware however, of the other commuters; as I was about to pull off tonight a rlj went across my path and at the next set of red lights a bike 1/4 wheel overtook me only to immediately drift in without looking when the lights went green. Ignoring these individuals on the whole however, I like the image cyclists present here, there's hardly anyone in lycra/helmet etc showing hopefully as the cruise by traffic jams how normal and efficient cycling is. Oh and the terrain and weather helps too

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Still raining buckets here

 

[wakou]

I ride and commute in Chelmsford as well.. Road surfaces are a bit sketchy in places?

 

[HLaB]

I ride and commute in Chelmsford as well.. Road surfaces are a bit sketchy in places?

They don't seem bad to me compared to home but I haven't seen enough yet. I commute down Broofield Road/ Marconi Road/ New Street and I haven't went far enough on my leisure cycling either, which is limited to round town or the Chignals or Bishop's Stortford/Henham/Rickney or Maldon or halfway to Harlow. Might pop back towards Maldon today but see if I can avoid the joke of a Bridleway on NCN1.

 

[wakou]

Hlab, DON'T use Graces Walk on NCR1!!! Go about 300m North to 'Hurrell's Lane' and then rejoin NCR1 at the other end of Graces walk.,at Graces Lane...

 

[HLaB]

Hlab, DON'T use Graces Walk on NCR1!!! Go about 300m North to 'Hurrell's Lane' and then rejoin NCR1 at the other end of Graces walk.,at Graces Lane...

Cheers, that's what I ended up doing, the Ford was a wee bit of a surprise and being on the folder with 16in wheels I opted to take the foot bridge, the very last section of that is missing but its still 10x better than the NCN :-)