Comments on: Cycle superhighways latest letdown

By: Robinson

Robinson — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:19:51 +0000

The Narrow Street cycle scheme is a joke – the road itself is the same with wheel bending speed bumps but now also disfigured by random blue blobs installed overnight by dumb people with no sense for aesthetics. Come on Boris this is just a cheap useless gimmic.

By: Jamsie

Jamsie — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:10:00 +0000

I recently decided to make use of the Cycle Superhighway from the City to Balham rather than my usual cycle route 3. I was very dissapointed to find that the Cycle Super Highway is essentially the same A3 painted blue and that there has been no attempt to improve safety for cyclists at the various hazardous junction in particular Oval and Stockwell junctions. In addition there has been no guidance provided to cyclists or drivers as to who can use the all new blue lanes and I noticed a number of unexperienced cyclists assumed they were safe from mopeds and motorcyclists who also seem to think they are able to weave in and out of the superhighway as well as bus lanes and the road.

By: MarkA

MarkA — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:14:16 +0000

Great re-post – I’m following the development of our ‘super’ highways closely too and am growing increasingly concerned at what is emerging. Most worrying of all is that new cyclists may be drawn to use these when they may turn out to be nothing better than death-traps. Or, no one will use them in which case nobody will build any more in the future… Tsk tsk Mr Mayor!