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Yet another obstruction
Here's a new variation on the theme of making life difficult for cyclists,
and this time it's in the photo gallery offered by Cycling England -- http://www.cyclingengland.co.uk/imag...2&pic=184&sf=0 Mike |
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Yet another obstruction
Mike Causer wrote:
Here's a new variation on the theme of making life difficult for cyclists, and this time it's in the photo gallery offered by Cycling England -- http://www.cyclingengland.co.uk/imag...2&pic=184&sf=0 That is without doubt the most evil-looking (official) barrier I've ever seen. It should to be taken down quickly, before someone is very seriously injured. It is so bad I'm having trouble convincing myself it's unintentional. Some kind of malicious practical joke by an anti-cycling engineer perhaps. What other rational explanation could there be? Maybe it's just me. Does anyone here think I'm over-stating the case? -- Dave... |
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Yet another obstruction
dkahn400 wrote:
What other rational explanation could there be? Maybe it's just me. Does anyone here think I'm over-stating the case? I must admit, it looks pretty odd. And those reflectors; they are not indicating the narrowest points of the passage at all! Could lead to some nasty night-time njuries. |
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Yet another obstruction
dkahn400 said the following on 03/04/2006 14:36:
http://www.cyclingengland.co.uk/imag...2&pic=184&sf=0 Maybe it's just me. Does anyone here think I'm over-stating the case? No, I don't think so. Those solid-looking projecting bits look to be just about head height for a child on a bike, or face height for a rider on drops. If you go up a page to http://www.cyclingengland.co.uk/gallery.php?id=2, it shows this as an example of a "cycle friendly barrier". I assume this is meant as sarcasm. The mind boggles! -- Paul Boyd http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/ |
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Yet another obstruction
Simon Bennett wrote:
dkahn400 wrote: What other rational explanation could there be? Maybe it's just me. Does anyone here think I'm over-stating the case? I must admit, it looks pretty odd. And those reflectors; they are not indicating the narrowest points of the passage at all! Could lead to some nasty night-time njuries. I have a vision of the paddles whomping the cyclist, TombRaider stylee, as they cycle through. -- Tony "The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the right." - Lord Hailsham |
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Yet another obstruction
Paul Boyd wrote: dkahn400 said the following on 03/04/2006 14:36: http://www.cyclingengland.co.uk/imag...2&pic=184&sf=0 Maybe it's just me. Does anyone here think I'm over-stating the case? No, I don't think so. Those solid-looking projecting bits look to be just about head height for a child on a bike, or face height for a rider on drops. If you go up a page to http://www.cyclingengland.co.uk/gallery.php?id=2, it shows this as an example of a "cycle friendly barrier". I assume this is meant as sarcasm. The mind boggles! It *is* cycle friendly, just not cyclist friendly. All other barriers hit the bike. This hits the rider. ...d |
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Yet another obstruction
David Martin said the following on 03/04/2006 15:04:
It *is* cycle friendly, just not cyclist friendly. All other barriers hit the bike. This hits the rider. Doh!!! Of course that's what they mean! :-) -- Paul Boyd http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/ |
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Yet another obstruction
On 3 Apr 2006 06:36:55 -0700, "dkahn400"
wrote: Mike Causer wrote: Here's a new variation on the theme of making life difficult for cyclists, and this time it's in the photo gallery offered by Cycling England -- http://www.cyclingengland.co.uk/imag...2&pic=184&sf=0 On the cyclepath that runs down from Caerphilly to Machen there are barriers like the ones below. The handle bars pass the angled part and the riders body through the vertical section. They let bikes/tandems past. The higher/wider handle bars of motorbikes can not pass. One of my bikes is a hybrid so my handle bars are a little higher that a mtb and a little wider than drops on a road bike. So here I am riding down the path for the first time. Thinking what have we here? Ok ride through with care. Come to the next one ride through smoothly. Getting the hang of these. Ride through the next one quite briskly. Not such a bad design these. Then I approach a pair that have been set a little closer together or lower. Approach slowly, clang! Very difficult to get past. I had to lift the bike over the top. (Select Fixed Font) IIIIIIII IIIIIIII I I I I I I I I I / \ I I / \ I IIIII IIIII I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I |
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Yet another obstruction
Mike Causer said the following on 03/04/2006 14:10:
Here's a new variation on the theme of making life difficult for cyclists, and this time it's in the photo gallery offered by Cycling England -- http://www.cyclingengland.co.uk/imag...2&pic=184&sf=0 Mike How about this for a smart idea? http://www.cyclingengland.co.uk/imag...9&pic=141&sf=0 http://www.cyclingengland.co.uk/imag...9&pic=144&sf=0 shows why perhaps it isn't! I happen to know that http://www.cyclingengland.co.uk/imag...&pic=169&sf=30 is definitely not a happy place to be cycling - just behind the camera cars turn left across across both the bus lane and the cycle lane. That ped in the red jacket most certainly should not be where he is - in fact, how and why did he get there? Is this all meant to reassure the general public that lots of things are being done to make cycling safer? -- Paul Boyd http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/ |
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Yet another obstruction
On 3 Apr 2006 06:36:55 -0700 someone who may be "dkahn400"
wrote this:- Maybe it's just me. No it's not. Does anyone here think I'm over-stating the case? No. My e-mail to them concluded with, "The best thing that could happen to that obstruction is for the locals to remove it immediately." -- David Hansen, Edinburgh I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54 |
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