Cycling UK Forum

[color=#004080]I have ridden this wonderful new cycle track on Four seperate occasions, twice in each direction, and can already see cause for great concern. Firstly let me point out that I rode along it on a fully marked and equipped Ambulance Cycle Response Unit, fitted with bright yellow panniers and blue lights, and I the rider was in full Ambulance hi-vis clothing........ I had SIX, yes SIX, pedestrians wander off the pavement onto the path without looking in their attempt to cross the road, one of which I narrowly missed a collision with, and where there are cars parked alongside the track (In properly marked bays) I had some dozy front seat passenger open his car door right in front of me causing we to swerve wide to avoid a collision. Taxis are also using the cycle lane to park outside the Casino in the early evening to pick up their passengers, and others who park alongside the track, are also opening their car doors to the danger of passing cyclists. Pray tell me how many active cyclists were involved in the planning of this track, and I'm not talking about the middle aged politician who rides to the office and back Mon-Fri, not many I bet. In short I think an accident will happen very very shortly, and once again I can almost guarantee it will be a cyclist ending up in A&E. Lets not forget my observations were on a week-day afternoon, so god help us in the summer months when it gets busy..............2/10 for effort, and that's me being generous folks.