Well done to all who went - it was very heartening to see some great clips being shared of this. A lot of very young kids cycling safely beside a main road.
It baffles me that there is such opposition to letting people cycle safely.
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Bearsway Advocacy Ride- Sunday 6th Nov
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Posted 8 years ago #
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Lovely afternoon - phase 1 infrastructure was great, just needs some more to connect to. Cheers Klaxon for steering us there.
Posted 8 years ago # -
A few things struck me about Bearsway phase 1.
1. The road is busy. I mean very busy. We tried to cross it on foot without traffic lights and had to wait a couple of minutes before there was any break in the traffic.
2. Phase 1 is very short. Under a mile and ends at American Golf, which I can't imagine get many customers by bike.
3. The route itself is very good and covers a small incline (up and down) which is where you need protection the most as you're going slower.
4. It not especially wide so shepherding little people is difficult if you have to keep to your side of the path. (Something that does concern me with the 2.5m (reducing to 2.1m) on the East-West route.
5. The topography such that you have a big hill on one side with houses on it and river /railway on the other. You wouldn't want to be cycling up and down the hill unnecessarily so the main road is the sensible option.
6. Heading south towards Glasgow a very hostile environment and not particularly pleasant for any road user. Why anyone wants to keep it as is is beyond me.
All in all, glad we made the effort to see it for ourselves. It does surprise me that such fuss is being made over something that isn't finished and has such a small impact.
Well done to the friends of bearsway for organising and continuing to fight the fight.
Posted 8 years ago # -
"Well done to the friends of bearsway for organising and continuing to fight the fight."
Might well have played a part in (apparently) getting the minister so 'on-side' with segregated infrastructure.
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