In order to make the daily nursery drop-off more weatherproof I recently moved from using a child bike-seat, to using a 2-child trailer.
Although this is hugely enjoyable for most of the time, I am more acutely aware of infrastructure that prevents rather than promotes active travel, particularly for those of us using "non-standard" setups.
There was one particular chicane on a cycle route near me that fell very short of the Cycle by Design guidelines (http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/report/j185500-06.htm#cycleways). I reported it and an work order has now been put in place to have it changed (although due to the low footfall and number of cycles using this route, it's arguable that it should just be removed).
Another chicane that I have problems with has recently been installed on NCR1 at Cramond Road South. This is not quite as bad as the first one but also falls short of the guidelines.
The council acknowledge that it doesn't meet the minimum spec in the guidance but it seems clear that they are not going to do anything about it. What is the point of having minimum standards if councils can simply ignore them? I wonder whether Sustrans have partly funded the work and whether they are happy/care that it doesn't meet the minimum standards.
Does anyone know of any chicanes that actually meet the minimum spec of the guidance?
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