A Range Rover driver (also known as 'Rangie' ) beeps and gives abuse to a cyclist for not being on the cycle lane, but what happens when the cyclist follows the driver home? Is that allowed? Should Range Rover drivers have a special road built for them so they don't have to share it with anyone?
I have been using this stretch of Cycleway 30 (C30) from Crescent Road to the A3
This stretch of cycleway stretching along Kingston Hill has been one of the most talked about and controversial pieces of cycle route built in the last few years. Stretching over the hill and down to the A3 to the Robin Hood junction, the cycleway has been split so there is one lane on each side of the road. The cycleway is continuously segregated for the whole stretch.
Most of the controversy has come from the placement of the cycleway to cut through the bus stop platforms. There is a risk of conflict between pedestrians waiting or boarding the bus and cyclists coming down the cycleways. There is also inadequate signing to warn people waiting for the bus that the space is shared with cyclists. In addition, the bus timetable signs are placed awkwardly to the point where they become a hazard for cyclists coming down the route. To rectify this, I would change the bus stops to have islands, much like the bus stop near Kingston University on Penrhyn Road, and include a pedestrian crossing to alert people of bike traffic.
Another one of the issues in my opinion is that the cycleway doesn’t link up to any good onward cycle route. Unlike the above mentioned earlier part of the C30 route, once you are at the Robin Hood junction, you lack options for where to go. This is especially inconvenient for commuters, who would benefit from a proper link into the centre of London, instead of the poorly thought out LCN 3 route.
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 2.0 TD4 SE Tech Auto 4WD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr 2016
Registration: GU66VGR
Body type: SUV
Colour: Blue
First registered: Oct 2016
13 окт 2024
