There was a smiley polis on the lift bridge again at lunchtime when I passed
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Leamington Lift Bridge
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Posted 12 years ago #
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"chdot - yes, ironically British Waterways now only covers Scotland."
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We are hearing that British Waterways will be renamed the Canal & River Trust"
New campaign - http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6690
Posted 12 years ago # -
A cyclist and a pedestrian came to blows just a few weeks after the usable space was narrowed to 1/3 of what it was? No way :P
Posted 12 years ago # -
I'd give it 1 out of 10 and rate it for advanced cyclists only!
Cheers, Laidback. Made my day!
Posted 12 years ago # -
Rode over it twice this morning, and it's useable with caution and common sense (on the part of both cyclists and pedestrians). So it's doomed to failure.
It certainly creates some... erm... uncertainty. I was riding through, pedestrian starts walking through on the same side as I'm rolling; I slowly switch to the other side of the bollard to exit; pedestrian does a wee shimmy-step as she realises I'm giving way to her. Most unsatisfactory.
Posted 12 years ago # -
I used the lift bridge on Saturday when heading home from Haymarket. It occurred to me: why did 'they' choose to have a gate that was only a third of the total width, and fixed gates for the rest? Why not two big swing half-gates, or a one-third gate and a hinged two-thirds gate like people have on their driveways?
It's still better than that stupid stupid stupid zigzag path (aka the Hanging Garden).
Posted 12 years ago # -
ironically British Waterways now only covers Scotland.
"...in Scotland, it will be known as Scottish Canals and Scottish government ministers will be in charge. "
Posted 12 years ago # -
"These changes allow us to appoint a board much closer to Scotland's canal users"
Well they'll need a 'cyclist' - any volunteers here??
Posted 12 years ago # -
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Steve Dunlop - Executive Director
Steve joined British Waterways in 2006 as Director Scotland. Formerly, he was Director of Regeneration for Newcastle City Council and, prior to that, held a Directorship at Falkirk Council. Steve is regarded as a ‘regeneration specialist’ and is a director of a range of joint venture property companies looking after British Waterways’ interests. He has a wide variety of interests, including cycling and photography."
http://www.scottishcanals.co.uk/corporate-home/about-us/meet-the-board
Posted 12 years ago # -
Saw a scooter this morning ride up to the lift bridge from Fountainbridge and move as if to cross. However the Quangals Scotland (I think the new name for BW) man was out gritting the lift bridge and it looked as if the scooter may have dismounted to push across. I have once before seen a scooter drive across the bridge. I wonder if it's completely unconnected to the parking wardens' scooter depot being located within 30m of that bridge?
Posted 11 years ago #
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