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Posted by: Michael Robinson
Date/Time: 22/11/24 12:00:00

"there is no reason to assume they are less likely to be involved in a collision than before"

There is every reason.

Chiswick High Rd has far more people visiting there, walking, cycling, using public transport than any of the residential streets or major arterial roads in the area.

Drivers aren't going to injure many pedestrians or cyclists on the A4 through Chiswick because there are very few people walking or cycling there because, unlike Chiswick High Rd, there are few reasons for people to go there.

Overall, we can expect less casualties if a driver uses the A4 through Chiswick than the A315.

It is just basic principles that you can expect more casualties if there is dangerous machinery in an area with lots of people around compared to an area with much fewer people around.

You are also assuming that the numbers of people driving remains fixed and never changes. The point of the bike lane is more choice for people getting around the area. There are traffic survey cameras along Chiswick High Rd recording cycle and vehicle counts 24x7 and there are now more people on bikes than cars during weekday peak times.


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
TfLs random dismissal of wise concerns14/11/24 18:03:00 Raymond Havelock
   Re:TfLs random dismissal of wise concerns15/11/24 17:12:00 Elizabeth Price
      Re:Re:TfLs random dismissal of wise concerns15/11/24 17:31:00 Tim Barnes
         Re:Re:Re:TfLs random dismissal of wise concerns15/11/24 21:54:00 Simon Hayes
            Re:Re:Re:Re:TfLs random dismissal of wise concerns16/11/24 14:08:00 David Cook
   Reply19/11/24 12:07:00 Michael Robinson
      Re:Reply19/11/24 14:53:00 Simon Hayes
         Reply19/11/24 17:04:00 Michael Robinson
            Re:Reply19/11/24 18:41:00 David Cook
               Re:Re:Reply20/11/24 10:27:00 Raymond Havelock
                  Reply20/11/24 21:48:00 Michael Robinson
                     Re:Reply20/11/24 23:36:00 Simon Hayes
                        Re:Re:Reply21/11/24 16:55:00 Kenneth Seally
                           Re:Re:Re:Reply22/11/24 12:00:00 Michael Robinson
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply22/11/24 15:42:00 Simon Hayes
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply22/11/24 22:44:00 Raymond Havelock
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply23/11/24 09:42:00 Michael Robinson
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply23/11/24 13:49:00 Jim Lawes
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply23/11/24 19:18:00 Jim Lawes
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply23/11/24 20:32:00 N V Brooks
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply24/11/24 21:11:00 Raymond Havelock
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply27/11/24 19:26:00 Simon Hayes

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