neddie, I'm not disagreeing with iwrats, although it may have sounded like it. You've highlighting the reasons why my utopia of segregation can't work and would simply lead to the poor incompetent driverists getting confused and asking cyclists why they aren't using the cycle path while they themselves are driving along it.
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"Edinburgh councillors approve 20mph plans"
(423 posts)- Started 9 years ago by spytfyre
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"There is a separate path that runs from old glenmorangie turn before Broxburn up to newbridge. About a mile long beside the A89 but set back. "
Yep, used it many a time, most recently in June. Could do with resurface in places, and when it meets side entrances it's crap. Otherwise it's not bad.
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@neddie, the lack of parked cars on that street is striking! I'd love to know how the off-street parking per residence compares to parts of Edinburgh.
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Well done Lesley McInnes.
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Robert Aldridge on 20mph:
Headline is very different from the content:
So while the general policy and expected reductions in road injuries is right, we need to pay attention to getting the details right and be prepared to make changes sooner rather than later.
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Headline is very different from the content:
Indeed.
My own view is that main roads should be 30 (or 40mph where appropriate) to attract traffic away from rat runs and to allow a reasonable driving speed for taxis and other road users especially late at night.
Does anyone know if accident rates (per journey) are higher, lower or just the same during the day and during the night? Quieter streets, but lowered visiblity and pedestrians at night may be less focused. As may the drivers.
Speed limits also aren't the only ways of limiting rat running, of course.
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...And his complaint about signage could be resolved by a national default 20mph limit, with signs on the main roads he wants kept at 30/40.
I'm amused by people who complain about "unsightly" road signs but ignore the cars that require them to be there.
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"But can I ask gently and calmly that when a cyclist uses a pavement they dismount and walk with the bike if there are pedestrians about, or use the road."
Will that be one of the roads where you have asked for the speed limit be increased to 30mph?
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pedestrians at night may be less focused
By that, I presume you mean drunk.
I reckon there are a lot of pedestrian injuries and deaths due to drivers hitting intoxicated pedestrians.
So yes, 20mph should most definitely apply at night, and be enforced.
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@stickman - Figure 6.1 in this does show that absolute number of pedestrian injuries by time of day.
But given the lower volumes this would mean a higher likelihood if it was expressed per journey.
I seem to remember a chart with this on my I can't find it.
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Thanks, that's useful.
65% of pedestrian injuries occurred during daylight hours compared to 35% in the dark.
I find it easy to believe that less than a third of pedestrian journeys are done after dark. Which (if true) would mean that a pedestrian is more likely to be injured if they are walking at night than if they are walking during the day.
So there's certainly an argument to be made that speed limits are just as important at night.
EDIT: I found an article called "The risk of walking" by Goodwin and Hutchison. It's from 1977, but has this graph:
which shows that pedestrian accidents follow time spent walking fairly closely, but the rate per walking time is higher at night than during the day.
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Councillor Nick Cook, Conservative transport spokesman, said the figures raise further questions over the decision to roll out 20mph speed limits across the city over the past year.
Edinburgh City Council transport convenor Lesley MacInnes said last night: “Our own research has shown support for the [20mph] scheme, which will not only make our roads safer, but will create a quieter, more relaxed atmosphere on streets.
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http://www.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-drivers-crawl-through-their-commute-at-just-6-64mph-1-4550941
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Nick thinks 'road improvements' will 'ease congestion'. Maybe for the first day or two, but after that we'd see good old induced demand bringing us right back to where we started.
"Hey Senga - yon Cook's had thon roads improved 'n' there's no sae much congestion. Ah kin start drivin' tae work again and ah wullnae be late like afore!"
** shimmering to indicate passage of 2 weeks **
"That Cook's a bliddy liar - it's ta'en us twice as long as it did tae get tae work than it did afore. Ah've been sacked fir bein' late every day noo fir the last week'n'a hauf!"
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The level of transport related demagoguery, especially from Cook and McLellan, is truly appalling.
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SPOKES response to 20mph bill:
http://www.spokes.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1709-20mph-Bill-Spokes-response.pdf
From: http://www.spokes.org.uk/documents/campaign-submissions/national2/
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Transport and Environment Convener Councillor Lesley Macinnes will welcome the riders to the GlowRide and say a few words to commemorate the completion of the 20mph rollout.
Glow forth and multiply, Gyrator?
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I think it is a great idea. The Helix park Glow Ride was great for the kids. They loved lighting up their bike and seeing everyone else do the same
But... (from Eventbrite blurb)
"Cyclists of all ages and abilities are invited to bring their hi-vis, glow-in-the-dark accessories and lights for a three-mile led ride starting at the City Chambers"
and
"Riders must be aged 12 and over"
Ho hum. (Doesn't mean that the 20mph rollout isn't a great thing).
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What about passengers?
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Edinburgh's 20mph is not promoted to reduce accidents
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Not promoted to reduce accidents ? I always assumed safety that is what 20 mph is for but never looked at the detail, so it does not decrease air pollution, not promoted for safety what is it promoted for?
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20243/20mph_for_edinburgh/1024/about_20mph_for_edinburgh
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Cyclists of all ages are invited but those less than twelve will be told where to go.
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Ed1 it does have huge impact on road safety. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-43050841
The decision for 20mph zones was surely a combination of making active travel safer and more pleasant, not either or.
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it was to promote active travel. It was not an accident reduction project.
A reduction in accidents may or may not be achieved .( There seems to have been quite a few accidents recently) but that is yet to be proved and I'm sceptical that it can be.
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I wonder what the levels of speed have been over this change. I suspect, based on suspect anecdotal experience, that speeds dropped quite a bit but then rose significantly as drivers realise there is no enforcement.
It's disappointing that the government doesn't think that this is important enough to resource extra police for random speed checks or to put in speed cameras.
It's even more disappointing that drivers are so willing to break the law.Posted 6 years ago # -
"...so willing to break the law"
Some will tell you that they are *forced* to break the law
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@Ed1 it should decrease air pollution: less acceleration should help reduce fuel consumption, less braking reduces brake wear and less acceleration, braking and lower speed reduces tyre wear.
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@amir I'm starting to question what has actually changed. There was a time last year when many people seemed to be driving slower than they used to in 20 mph areas. I would say that the proportion of slower drivers has now dropped.
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