http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Tactile highlight of the day en Tue, 19 May 2026 00:57:30 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=3#post-307087 Mon, 20 May 2019 09:01:25 +0000 I were right about that saddle 307087@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I shall ask the visually impaired member of my family today if this lethal dross is ever useful to them. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=3#post-307086 Mon, 20 May 2019 08:47:02 +0000 gembo 307086@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@3from leith</p> <p>Yes that is what I am saying, dependent on tyre width the slab with grooves parallel to direction of travel is a real risk in the wet.</p> <p>The side perpendicular to travel like a rumble strip is easier to go over. You maybe slow down a tad but you are safe.</p> <p>Whether this is the wrong way round or the intention of the design who knows? The parallel slab is probably no different to walk over than the perpendicular slab? But I have never walked over one in my recollection as indeed is the case with the visually impaired community. Never spotted anyone with visual impairment chancing it on the meadows or out stenhouse.</p> <p>When dry I go with the parallel slab at a slow pace so it does slow me down but when wet I also switch across to the perpendicular slab. Tyres about 1.95 are ok going over the parallel slab but my tyres skinnier except on lecky bike. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=3#post-307085 Mon, 20 May 2019 08:36:53 +0000 threefromleith 307085@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Bizarrely I find the ped side less lethal to cycle over than the cycle side when they're damp or wet or frosty.</p> <p>I'd had so many near-offs on the cycle side as the rear 'drops' into the groove, then continues to slide back up the other side and over into the next groove, which then repeats again until the rear of the bike has slid sideways a fair old way and almost brought me down.</p> <p>Horrible, horrible, dangerous and unnecessary things. I'd love to know if anyone with a visual impairment has ever found them to be helpful along cycle routes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=3#post-306982 Sat, 18 May 2019 13:33:49 +0000 gembo 306982@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>When they are perp like rumble strips they are fine, otherwise can be slippy </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=3#post-306980 Sat, 18 May 2019 13:23:14 +0000 I were right about that saddle 306980@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>But they're not in the right orientation. There is no right orientation for these things. They make cycling more dangerous. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=3#post-306978 Sat, 18 May 2019 12:48:10 +0000 gembo 306978@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My wrong direction is when parallel to travel. As in the ones at the meadows. Indeed I have never seen any in the right direction perp to travel </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=3#post-306976 Sat, 18 May 2019 12:07:02 +0000 SRD 306976@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Deleted tweet because arellcat reminded me that actually they were in the right direction. Although we’re still debating if they are the right tiles. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=3#post-306972 Sat, 18 May 2019 11:50:03 +0000 gembo 306972@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Quite a few new ones on the track beside the tram through stenhouse </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=3#post-306971 Sat, 18 May 2019 11:38:47 +0000 SRD 306971@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Found a last (?) set of tactiles with the pedestrian ties on the cycle side and vice-versa today. </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/srdorman/status/1129694674522976256?s=21" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/srdorman/status/1129694674522976256?s=21</a> </p> <p>On the path across the tram tracks towards Edinburgh park/south gyle </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=3#post-205502 Fri, 27 Nov 2015 13:24:20 +0000 wingpig 205502@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hopefully they're allowed to share all the valuable feedback they receive from consultations with those whose remit it is. Hopefully those whose remit it is are also aware of the frequency of tactile installation errors, or 'Crummockeries'. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=3#post-205499 Fri, 27 Nov 2015 13:09:43 +0000 chdot 205499@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"outside their remit"</p> <p>That's convenient. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=3#post-205488 Fri, 27 Nov 2015 09:46:55 +0000 Stickman 205488@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>At the Roseburn-Leith consultation last night I was in a conversation with two other cyclists and the two council people about tactiles. Usual comments from the cyclists about tactiles. One of the council guys said that he had received loads of similar comments, and that a lot of people clearly saw it as an issue. They both said that revisiting the guidelines would make sense, although it was outside their remit. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=2#post-203703 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:18:51 +0000 threefromleith 203703@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The bike-side tactiles are frankly terrifying on a road bike, especially when damp. No matter how slowly or carefully or straight-on I went over them, I nearly always ended up with the rear wheel whipping suddenly away to one side or the other.</p> <p>It's the pedestrian side for me every time now. Never once had a 'moment' on them. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=2#post-203543 Tue, 03 Nov 2015 09:48:58 +0000 twq 203543@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I had a heart-in-mouth this morning as my wheel was "re-positioned" by a tactile in the Meadows. Do they have to be that long? Mind you even a short one on a corner can cause issues. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=2#post-203541 Tue, 03 Nov 2015 09:40:30 +0000 fimm 203541@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've been avoiding the Meadows paths and staying on the road until the leaves are gone (and then I may be staying on the road to avoid ice). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=2#post-203505 Mon, 02 Nov 2015 18:36:09 +0000 Rob 203505@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>When crossing the ones in Leith Links, I go to the pedestrian side having had a few sketchy moments (they're really not road bike friendly). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=2#post-203499 Mon, 02 Nov 2015 17:55:35 +0000 Colonies_Chris 203499@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A friend of mine slid off on the tactiles going down MMW yesterday, and suffered some injuries. I slid on them myself a few days ago, fortunately without quite coming off. It's because of the layer of wet leaves I think - they convert a slight hazard into something really dangerous. Anyone else noticed that? It seems unwise of the council to try to protect a very small number of visually impaired people at the cost of endangering a much larger number of cyclists. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=2#post-201452 Fri, 09 Oct 2015 09:17:47 +0000 chdot 201452@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think some <em>were</em> repositioned, but all far from ideal. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=2#post-201450 Fri, 09 Oct 2015 09:14:49 +0000 amir 201450@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Many of the tactiles on the Innocent to Meadows path (including NMW?)are inconveniently placed. Although they are parallel to the direction of travel, they are often near to or on curves, meaning that they do not respect the natural direction of the wheels. In the wet this strikes me as being much more tricky than tactiles that are parallel (which are bad enough).</p> <p>Did anybody in charge think to do elf &amp; safety on this? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=2#post-192250 Wed, 01 Jul 2015 13:03:23 +0000 wingpig 192250@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Only just noticed the shape of this installation outside Farmfoods on the NewKirkGate:</p> <p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/v9yjfS"><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3887/19131183238_cd591efd7a_n.jpg"></a><br /> <a href="https://flic.kr/p/v9yjfS">IMG_20150630_214623572</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wingpig/">wingpig</a>, on Flickr </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=2#post-192104 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 10:56:29 +0000 urchaidh 192104@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Be thankful, this is from Japan:<br /> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/bjRdz5l.jpg"></p> <p><a href="http://i.imgur.com/bjRdz5l.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i.imgur.com/bjRdz5l.jpg</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=2#post-192101 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 10:29:32 +0000 earthowned 192101@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The Sri Chinmoy Trancendence mile also includes Coronation Walk and parts of the NMW. We'd have to call it the "Southern Path of the Sri Chinmoy Trancendence mile" or perhaps the catchy "SPotSriChiTraMi". </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=2#post-192096 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 10:15:37 +0000 kaputnik 192096@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Does the relatively-new path parallel to South Meadow Walk but on the north side of Melville Drive have an official designation yet? Lower Meadow Walk? Melville Walk?</em></p> <p>Do you mean the Sri Chinmoy Trancendence mile?</p> <p>(seriously) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=2#post-192094 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 10:08:45 +0000 wingpig 192094@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Does the relatively-new path parallel to South Meadow Walk but on the north side of Melville Drive have an official designation yet? Lower Meadow Walk? Melville Walk? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=2#post-192092 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 10:00:36 +0000 SRD 192092@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>big stack of tactiles and orange barriers at NMW/MMW junction.... that's gonna be fun,,, </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=2#post-192089 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 09:53:55 +0000 fimm 192089@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Those round-topped tactiles that I posted a photo of up-thread have been replaced by flat-topped ones.</p> <p>(I suspect someone already said this, but I get confused by all the MMW/NMW TLAs...) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=2#post-191965 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 20:52:24 +0000 chdot 191965@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I <em>presume</em> the point of tactiles is to remind people where they are - having been before. </p> <p>If you can't see and come across the for the first time (from any direction) what are you supposed to understand/do?</p> <p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/uWgqMW"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/300/18992090368_906aa4142d.jpg"></a></p> <p>Why no tactiles at the (not) kerb?? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=2#post-191958 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 20:24:18 +0000 chdot 191958@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/ugZTfF"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/372/18559030743_5c73d620e4.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=2#post-191957 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 20:20:34 +0000 chdot 191957@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/vbvyoJ"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/360/19153278446_41c80e2325.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14895&page=2#post-191682 Tue, 23 Jun 2015 18:29:50 +0000 chdot 191682@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/uNiTmU"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/458/18902038000_48d8e70848.jpg"></a></p> <p>So how are people who can't see supposed to know why these are there?</p> <p>Are there ones coming for the cycle side? </p>