CityCyclingEdinburgh was launched on the 27th of October 2009 as "an experiment".
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CCE is 15years old!
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It soon became useful and entertaining. There are regular posters, people who add useful info occasionally and plenty more who drop by to watch. That's fine. If you want to add news/comments it's easy to register and become a member.
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"We’ve purchased data that tracks traffic speed and volume, and what it shows us is that on B and C class roads in Scotland the volume of traffic is low but the speed is sometimes over 40mph, and when it’s over 40mph you should really be looking to segregate cyclists.
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Ok, so who decides, pays for, and delivers the segregated routes alongside (presumably?) illegal activity?
"Maybe they can take out the steps next... "
Leading on from this, is there anything about the directness of the routes? Whilst Sustrans routes can sometimes be scenic, they are often meandering. A local example is the NCN1 from Midlothian to Edinburgh. Fine for those wanting to see the River Esk, the lovely Innocent path and miscellaneous housing estates, but not so good if you just want to go to Edinburgh. I'd guess this is quite common.
C class roads in Minorca have a 20kmh an hour limit. Similar in Mallorca - called Greenways
They might drive a little faster but generally very safe. (There was the space cadet in the Audi which was a tragedy)
@chdot: presumably the same people as did before? Only now the 'gap' is marginally more obvious, which may or may not help.
@amir: I agree. Probably wishful thinking, but it would be nice to have a development of the implied lower-class 'named route' network to offer more routes that are a bit busier but the 'least worst' reasonably direct option.
I really like having NCN routes to lean on for 'quietish' decent roads in rural areas, but as you say you have to be vigilant when they meander into towns and cities. It would be nice to not need to bother.
@jonty to be fair, I've hd that when using the point-to-point navigation system in the Netherlands. You sometimes (but not often) take a wide meander, only to work out that there's perfectly acceptable direct route complete with A class cycle facilities.
Ha yeah, I'm sure in ten years I'll be moaning that a perfectly reasonable, wide and direct cycle path along a main road is too noisy and boring and the network should have sent me along the adjacent winding scenic route instead.
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