CityCyclingEdinburgh was launched on the 27th of October 2009 as "an experiment".
IT’S TRUE!
CCE is 15years old!
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If they are willing to spend 100k on this, they'd be better improving the road surfaces for cyclists (a large number of the roads have setts) and enforcing the existing 20 mph limits around the schools. Getting a critical mass on the road in Marchmont would be easier if the roads were not designed for horses.
I suspect that the 'difficult' budget settlement the Council just recieved may make this all a bit moot.
"Primary school children cannot see cars travelling above 20 mph"
Lots of comments on cyclechat.net, inc -
"Fimm, as a cyclist the speed limits don't apply to you. They are only applicable [1] to motorised traffic.[1] OK, they do apply in a few locations such as the royal parks in London to all traffic, but not on the roads we are talking about."
Which I don't think is true(?)
Nope, he's actually right. Technically speed limits only apply to motorised vehicles. In the distant past I wrote an article on it with comments from L&B Police. They actually gave me a great lowdown. Technically if a cyclist is seen breaking the speed limit he could be done for other offences, basically revolving around recklessness (no, not cycling furiously) which can carry much higher tariffs than a £60 fine, or whatever it is these days.
The reason for all of this is basically because bikes are not mandated by law to have speedos.
I know someone who was done for speeding on his bike in a royal park (Richmond in London).
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