| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:New roundabout - News from Planet Traffic | |
| Posted by: | Vanessa Smith | |
| Date/Time: | 03/06/13 09:41:00 |
| Chris as you will know from our correspondence some of the 'improvements' that your colleague thinks are better for cyclists do not work in the interests of motorists, and I agree trying to marry both up is difficult, but it would be nice for some consideration to be given to people who pay a hell of a lot of money for the privilege of driving on said roads. However, I am bound to say - as far as the median strip junction Dawes Ave/Twickenham Rd. that Chris decided in his wisdom to shorten, after a long campaign some years ago to get it made longer, as far as I can see has not been too successful. I have had at least three motorists chancing the illegal right hand turn into Dawes Ave. by swivelling around the strip and coming face to face with unsuspecting people in Dawes Ave. All that to save sitting in traffic in Twickenham Rd. You may be right that this roundabout system works better in time, but that doesn't get away from the fact there is precious little signage a) To warn of the new road layout, and b) to warn about the roundabout installation, and I didn't see any warning people of works starting either. All anyone knew was that the lights were out. Did your colleague consult the schools as they will be the most affected by this especially St. Marys? And the volume of traffic that they create especially in the morning, also there are The Blue School and Gumley all in that one small area. All for cyclists? What happened to safer routes to schools and children's safety? |