Many cyclists have fallen on this cycleway - either avoid it or take extra caution - until the two slippy wooden bridges have been re-surfaced. Two cyclists have broken their hips by slipping on the bridge in the last 2 months. The issue has been reported to the City Council ( North-East Parks) and local councillors. There has been a delay agreeing what work should be done and appointing a contractor - it is expected that the work will be done before Dec 2019. Jamie Thin (Univ of Edinburgh) is collating a list of cycling accidents and encouraging cyclists to report them to the council. Most non-collision cycling accidents on cycleways are never reported to the City council so they don't know the impact of poor design and maintenance. The best way to get an accident reported is to make a claim to the council, as that forces the council to review the safety of that section of the cycleway and makes cycling safer for everyone
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Take care on Brunstane Burn cycleway - Brunstane to Mussellburgh
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Posted 5 years ago #
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@JamieT I can confirm that I'm one of the many (and have actually fell more than once too- you'd think I'd learn)
Posted 5 years ago # -
Holy Thread Revival Batman. Just a heads-up that there is currently a fallen tree blocking Brunstane Burn path just behind the housing estate https://twitter.com/mcairney/status/1758219992972075130
I had been using this route more regularly due to the ongoing roadworks on Milton Rd East/Eastfield (dodging doggers and joggers still seems better than waiting 10 mins for a set of lights to change)
Posted 9 months ago #
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