SAFETY ISSUES
One of the design principles from Local Transport Note 1/20 is that cyclists and pedestrians must be kept physically separate, and passengers disembarking from a bus must not do so directly into a cycle lane. London Road’s existing, varying, width will cause challenges to meet these requirements in several places, and many stretches of shared pathways have been planned.
A recent tragic case in Cambridgeshire has highlighted the consequences of not ensuring that adequate segregation is provided, particularly when adjacent to a traffic carriageway: Auriol Grey: Huntingdon cyclist killer fails in appeal bid - BBC News
LRAG will be looking for mitigating features, in these instances of sharing, to ensure that transitions are safe for both cyclists and pedestrians, especially those with mobility issues, vision and hearing impairment, and at bus stops for those with limited physical movement.
This is what happens if the design at bus stops does not prove adequate:
With narrower carriageway widths, constrained by raised kerbs, vehicles will have difficulty making space to allow emergency vehicles such as ambulances, fire engines and police cars, to pass when responding to incidents at times of high congestion. LRAG asked for assurance that the emergency services have made positive confirmations that this reduced space will not reduce safety response times, but have only received SCC statements that it has been a statutory requirement to consult, and no further details have been forthcoming.
One of the design principles from Local Transport Note 1/20 is that cyclists and pedestrians must be kept physically separate, and passengers disembarking from a bus must not do so directly into a cycle lane. London Road’s existing, varying, width will cause challenges to meet these requirements in several places, and many stretches of shared pathways have been planned.
A recent tragic case in Cambridgeshire has highlighted the consequences of not ensuring that adequate segregation is provided, particularly when adjacent to a traffic carriageway: Auriol Grey: Huntingdon cyclist killer fails in appeal bid - BBC News
LRAG will be looking for mitigating features, in these instances of sharing, to ensure that transitions are safe for both cyclists and pedestrians, especially those with mobility issues, vision and hearing impairment, and at bus stops for those with limited physical movement.
This is what happens if the design at bus stops does not prove adequate:
- Sadiq Khan's travel chief urges cyclists to 'follow the rules' at 'dangerous' floating London bus stops (msn.com)
- Cyclists ignore 'death trap' zebra crossings in London - YouTube
With narrower carriageway widths, constrained by raised kerbs, vehicles will have difficulty making space to allow emergency vehicles such as ambulances, fire engines and police cars, to pass when responding to incidents at times of high congestion. LRAG asked for assurance that the emergency services have made positive confirmations that this reduced space will not reduce safety response times, but have only received SCC statements that it has been a statutory requirement to consult, and no further details have been forthcoming.