http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Meanwhile on the Regent's Canal en Mon, 18 May 2026 07:39:04 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4529#post-48094 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 12:16:21 +0000 Min 48094@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I also demand car chicanes be put across the road at Haymarket as I find that very congested and that cars are making it a virtual "no go area" for cyclists. "</p> <p>No. Speeding (over 30mph?) cyclists must be stopped. </p> <p>Motorists should never be asked to slow down to a speed that<br /> most cyclists can't even get to (20mph) unless going downhill.</p> <p>Cyclists are just as vulnerable to being killed or injured as <br /> pedestrians are but the difference is that cyclists don't <br /> matter.</p> <p>You see?  </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4529#post-48088 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 11:59:39 +0000 kaputnik 48088@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Congestion on roads. Solution = build more / winder roads.</p> <p>Congestion on paths. Solution = build obstacles.</p> <p>If the Forth Road bridge is too congested and we need to spend billions to create more capacity surely it would be cheaper to put a couple of fence chicanes across it as obviously that is the magic solution for traffic congestion.</p> <p>I also demand car chicanes be put across the road at Haymarket as I find that very congested and that cars are making it a virtual "no go area" for cyclists. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4529#post-48082 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:44:09 +0000 chdot 48082@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> Pedestrian organisations are calling for more strategically placed chicane obstacles to force speeding cyclists to slow down or use alternative routes. </p> <p>However, Islington Cycling Action Group, one of the signatories, argued against the installation of more chicanes on the towpath. They say that this action should not be taken until a safe alternative road route has been established.<br /> "</p> <p><a href="http://www.islingtontribune.com/news/2011/nov/‘regent’s-canal-towpath-chicanes-not-answer’" rel="nofollow">http://www.islingtontribune.com/news/2011/nov/‘regent’s-canal-towpath-chicanes-not-answer’</a> </p>