http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Coltbridge "SLOW" markings en Tue, 19 May 2026 02:07:27 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15392#post-197824 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 13:40:13 +0000 threefromleith 197824@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@wingpig Can't have been the same guy then (unless he circled back and rode the same route again later). My encounter was around 4.20'ish.</p> <p>Was a right day for them yesterday. Also had a repeat offender on a MTB who kept trying to pass at the worst moments with peds just ahead, then again on the last blind bend before the WoL path comes out at Sandport Street. I managed to position myself nicely enough to block him, and prevent any harm from coming to oncoming pedestrians / dogs. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15392#post-197818 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 13:26:24 +0000 wingpig 197818@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@threefromleith Yesterday, clockwise, between Coltbridge and Craigleith, 17:20. He didn't turn off at West Granton Access so I did, rather than witness more. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15392#post-197813 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 13:05:01 +0000 threefromleith 197813@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Dave Chicanes? *shiver* </p> <p>Yes - what they've done is excellent, so hopefully the high-speed idiots will take note and slow down. Certainly seen a change in behaviour in Roseburn Park where the same approach has been used. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15392#post-197812 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 13:01:33 +0000 threefromleith 197812@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@wingpig Did you take that pic last night or some other time? Reason I ask is that that backpack looks like the one worn by the eejit who sat inches from my back wheel for ages last night, only to overtake at the most inopportune moment in a manner similar to the one you describe. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15392#post-197765 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 08:54:36 +0000 Dave 197765@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Really like these as they're standard road signs, not some bizarro unregulated junk dreamt up by random officials and implemented by volunteers.</p> <p>Could have been a couple of chicanes, so thumbs up! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15392#post-197764 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 08:34:33 +0000 fimm 197764@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Passed these last night - they cover a small section of the path, either side of the bridge. There is also a standard red triangular warning sign warning of the school, just as you would get on the road (I assume there's one in both directions, I didn't spot the one in the direction in which I was not going).</p> <p>Seems pretty reasonable to me. No one would complain if these were going in on a road past a school! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15392#post-197756 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 21:05:42 +0000 wingpig 197756@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Exhibit T:</p> <p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/xRj9tf"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5701/20905108620_8e132edfd9_n.jpg"></a></p> <p>Enthusiastically jiggling up and down with every pedal stroke, this twerp timed at least four overtakes perfectly to coincide with someone coming in the opposite direction passing the person they were overtaking. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15392#post-197746 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 18:53:55 +0000 The Boy 197746@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My daily commute now takes up the Ferry Rd path from Newhaven up to Russell Road then on to The College Formerly Known as Stevenson, and I've seen some frankly shocking behaviour from a small minority of cyclists on that path.</p> <p>I seem to remember that things such as painting 'Slow' on the tarmac is quite an effective way of getting folk to slow down - a bit like how those electronic signs that flash up a sad or happy face depending on whether a driver is travelling above or below the speed limit apparently work. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15392#post-197743 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 18:37:36 +0000 gembo 197743@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think I posted last week I spotted a cycling officer at this bridge. He was checking how slowly I was going which was slow as I was shouting hello at him </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15392#post-197723 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 14:39:12 +0000 kaputnik 197723@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Painted slow signs are the least bad approach here. They shouldn't be a problem, people obviously do need reminded occasionally that it's a shared path and not a race track. After all, it could be rumble strips, humps, tactiles, bollards or even chicanes! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15392#post-197719 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 14:27:20 +0000 wingpig 197719@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Excellent. Hopefully more people will feel empowered by the signs to start growling at the frequent idiocy exhibited by impatient morons at this point. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15392#post-197711 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 13:35:31 +0000 davidsonsdave 197711@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>For information, The SLOW markings are on either side of Coltbridge. There are a fair number of parents and school children walking along the stretch from Wester Coates Terrace who then take the stairs up to the School. </p> <p>There are also a couple of banners on the bridge itself which might help to raise awareness that there is a School there and might help path users know why they are being asked to go slow.</p> <p>It's a Primary School so I am going slow at that point anyway. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15392#post-197709 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 13:32:46 +0000 threefromleith 197709@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks guys. I guess the times I normally pass that way in the morning &amp; afternoon are racing-eejit-free!</p> <p>The only niggle I have near there are the two-abreast cyclists who're taking up the whole path, and seem totally reluctant to move in a little so bikes coming the other way aren't forced into the verge to avoid them. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15392#post-197707 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 13:25:37 +0000 davidsonsdave 197707@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>They appeared a couple of weeks ago, just before the Schools went back. In June, Junior School Road Safety Officers from St Georges made signs for the path which they put up with the assistance of Lorna Henderson, Road Safety Officer from Edinburgh Council. There was some posts about it at the time on the forum and they didn't last long as it seems a cyclist removed them. </p> <p>I contacted them at the time and one of the things that they were looking at was getting something more noticeable than the small "please respect other path users" signs which are dotted around. The redesign of MMW may have given some inspiration.</p> <p>As I was almost run down by a cyclist at this exact location (I jumped into the verge to avoid a collision), I have some sympathy for them, particularly as this is on my daily commute and I see inconsiderate cycling here on a regular basis. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15392#post-197706 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 13:24:34 +0000 Stickman 197706@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I seem to remember some posts here that the kids from St George's School put up some "slow" posters but that they were defaced/pulled down. </p> <p>I think it's reasonable - similar signs in Roseburn Park. It's a shared use path and perceptions of speed differ. It's not asking too much to slow down a bit near junctions/blind corners on the NEPN. </p> <p>(And there are a fair number of racing turnips around - my wife nearly got elbowed by one on Monday near St George's. We both shouted at him, but he carried on oblivious). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15392#post-197705 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 13:07:30 +0000 threefromleith 197705@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was off the bike with a cold last week, but this week I noticed the appearance of "SLOW" markings at Coltbridge on the Roseburn / Craigleith path.</p> <p>When did these appear? Have there been any incidents at this spot which precipitated the painting of this instruction? In 9 years of riding that route I've never seen any reckless, speeding riding or incidents there, so I'm curious! </p>