tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post6406262154715960019..comments2023-08-12T08:41:01.080+01:00Comments on Green Bristol Blog: Signs of the timesChris Hutthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01532451004057748734noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post-73034721176937515802008-11-04T11:39:00.000+00:002008-11-04T11:39:00.000+00:00Yes, this is all very well, but what else what I h...Yes, this is all very well, but what else what I have to fall back on when [as has happened to me] a twat on a bike has raced by nearly knocking me over and come over all smug and sanctimonious about how I was in the way ? <BR/><BR/>These eejits regard children and parents with pushchairs as some kind of low-life who shouldn't be there limiting their right to bike at top speed through a working harbour area..<BR/><BR/>I want to be able to tell this wanker that 'pedestrians have right of way' and that he shouldn't be cycling in a way that is selfish and endangers people like me !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post-47759696277761788122008-10-25T08:59:00.000+01:002008-10-25T08:59:00.000+01:00On a proper cycling network you really don't have ...On a proper cycling network you really don't have "cyclists dismount" signs. I've yet to find a single one over here.<BR/><BR/>Also not seen "route ends" yet, either.David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post-86847114579253555172008-10-23T20:28:00.000+01:002008-10-23T20:28:00.000+01:00"Cyclists dismount" signs are invariably a device ..."Cyclists dismount" signs are invariably a device to enable councils to renege on their duty to provide safe and convenient routes for cyclists. <BR/><BR/>At the time that the National Cycle Network was first promoted I remember Sustrans CEO John Grimshaw promising that there wouldn't be any 'cyclists dismount' signs on it, but that soon fell by the wayside.Chris Hutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532451004057748734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post-79260137803533446522008-10-23T19:58:00.000+01:002008-10-23T19:58:00.000+01:0022 million pounds spent on 'cyclists dismount' sig...22 million pounds spent on 'cyclists dismount' signs.<BR/><BR/>THATS the real cycling city plan !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post-64444151476903316182008-10-23T12:39:00.000+01:002008-10-23T12:39:00.000+01:00Could someone please tell me if there are any othe...Could someone please tell me if there are any other "statutory" bike lanes than the one on College Green? Even that one gets parked in, including by the police, and is usually full of broken glass by the traffic lights. Recently the City of Bristol College students have taken to walking and sitting in it (further up, outside the Cathedral), so should we expect a "Cyclists Dismount" sign there too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com