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.
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Tactile highlight of the day
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Posted 8 years ago #
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"outside their remit"
That's convenient.
Posted 8 years ago # -
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'.
Posted 8 years ago # -
Found a last (?) set of tactiles with the pedestrian ties on the cycle side and vice-versa today.
https://twitter.com/srdorman/status/1129694674522976256?s=21
On the path across the tram tracks towards Edinburgh park/south gyle
Posted 4 years ago # -
Quite a few new ones on the track beside the tram through stenhouse
Posted 4 years ago # -
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.
Posted 4 years ago # -
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
Posted 4 years ago # -
But they're not in the right orientation. There is no right orientation for these things. They make cycling more dangerous.
Posted 4 years ago # -
When they are perp like rumble strips they are fine, otherwise can be slippy
Posted 4 years ago # -
Bizarrely I find the ped side less lethal to cycle over than the cycle side when they're damp or wet or frosty.
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.
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.
Posted 4 years ago # -
@3from leith
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.
The side perpendicular to travel like a rumble strip is easier to go over. You maybe slow down a tad but you are safe.
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.
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.
Posted 4 years ago # -
I shall ask the visually impaired member of my family today if this lethal dross is ever useful to them.
Posted 4 years ago #
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