Dear Sirs, I am writing to ask if two signs can be erected in Holyrood Park.
They would both be on the Duddingston Low Road, just south east of the roundabout connecting Holyrood Park Road and Queen's Drive, one for each direction.
The initial curve of the road is somewhere I have been overtaken numerous times while on a bike, despite the corner being completely blind, and on many occasions have found myself with a panicked driver alongside me who suddenly realises there is traffic coming in the opposite direction.
The path on this section is not shared use, so I have to use the road. Going downhill (heading south east) I will easily ride between 25 and 30mph (the limit is 30mph as I'm sure you are aware), and yet still be overtaken. Heading uphill is obviously slower, but this just means you are exposed on this dangerous stretch of road for longer.
I would be grateful if you could erect signs indicating that drivers should not overtake on the blind bend (similar to signs at, for example, Musselburgh which warn drivers not to overtake at central reservations which narrow the road).
At present I feel that the park is simply not safe to cycle through, given also the lack of enforcement of the 20mph limit where it applies, and there having been incidents in the past involving vulnerable users. This is despite a decade and more of commuting by bike in Edinburgh, but for now the park is viewed as an arterial road for cars, and I will be taking alternative routes for my daily commute.