Cycle lanes: not for cars?
Ever been annoyed about having to move out into the flow of traffic because of cars parked in the cycle lane? If the answer is yes, you are not alone.
Ever been annoyed about having to move out into the flow of traffic because of cars parked in the cycle lane? If the answer is yes, you are not alone.
Find out more about Metrolink’s proposals at events on 23 July or 02 August and complete consultation feedback by 9/09/11
Trafford metropolitan borough have been less than helpful over the enforcement of bus lanes. Despite a long correspondence about cars obstructing the bus lanes on Upper Chorlton Road, the traffic officers claim this is a police matter yet are unwilling to pass on complaints to GM Police and cannot provide the correct contact details. We […]
The GMPTE is proposing changes in parking and cycling provision for Upper Chorlton Road and Brooks’s Bar Junction. Upper Chorlton Road is used by large numbers of cyclists, particularly in the morning and afternoon peak periods and Brooks’s Bar is one of the busiest junctions in the area.
Proposed Highway Code rule 58 may force cyclists to “use cycle routes when practicable and cycle facilities … where they are provided”. This rule will benefit drivers’ insurance companies fighting cyclists’ claim and will be to the detriment of cyclists choosing not to use dangerous or inadequate cycle lanes.