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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists
Posted by: James Robinson
Date/Time: 29/08/14 08:51:00

Morning.

The LCDS is just there to give engineers the tools to design but it can't do the design for you. Cycle schemes are so site specific that you can't have a publication telling you what to do. The engineers still have to design the scheme but use the LCDS to know the standards it should be done to.

Left hooks are high priority right now, especially on the cycle superhighways and lots of designs are coming through where there is segregated left turn or an early release signal for cyclists.

Roundabouts are tricky and dutch roundabouts are being explored but the sites need to be exactly right for it to work. Footways being built out to create a shared space around roundabouts is another thing that is being designed up at the moment.

Its also standard to have at least half a metre of space between a parked car a cycle lane and any engineer worth his salt would do this automatically.

Things are improving and the industry is well aware of the main issues.

Without sounding unsympathetic though when someone hits the central island on London Bridge and is killed and people are up in arms saying "something has to be done" you do you have to question what someone is doing on the edge of the offside lane in the first place.

You can put the tools in place and better infrastructure is coming but you still have to rely on the common sense of the cyclist.

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25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists27/08/14 18:33:00 Andy Pease
   Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists27/08/14 19:03:00 Xanthe West
      Re:Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists27/08/14 19:22:00 David Sindall
         Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists27/08/14 20:30:00 Michael Robinson
            Re:Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists27/08/14 21:00:00 Maggie Dodge
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs bit by cyclists27/08/14 21:08:00 Russell Pearson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs bit by cyclists28/08/14 09:55:00 Ian Douglas
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs bit by cyclists28/08/14 10:15:00 Vanessa Smith
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs bit by cyclists28/08/14 11:28:00 Michael Robinson
   Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists28/08/14 10:19:00 Charlotte Kasner
      Re:Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists28/08/14 11:44:00 Michael Robinson
         Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists28/08/14 12:06:00 Will Watson
         Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists28/08/14 12:35:00 James Robinson
            Re:Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists28/08/14 13:05:00 Michael Robinson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists28/08/14 13:09:00 James Robinson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists28/08/14 13:34:00 Michael Robinson
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists29/08/14 08:51:00 James Robinson
      Re:Re:25% of guide dogs hit by cyclists29/08/14 07:45:00 Kim Rugg
         Guide dog stats were fabricated29/08/14 17:40:00 Ed Yelland
   Re:Bells on cycles28/08/14 14:22:00 Richard Greenhough
      Re:Re:Bells on cycles28/08/14 14:45:00 Dave Robertson
         Re: Elvis28/08/14 14:53:00 Russell Pearson
            Re:Re: Elvis28/08/14 20:44:00 Vanessa Smith
               Re:Re:Re: Elvis28/08/14 20:46:00 Pete Mayes
                  Re:Re:Re:Re: Elvis29/08/14 07:52:00 Kim Rugg
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Elvis29/08/14 08:58:00 Russell Pearson
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Elvis29/08/14 09:15:00 James Robinson
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Elvis29/08/14 10:05:00 Jonathan Bingham
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Elvis29/08/14 10:31:00 James Robinson
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Elvis29/08/14 10:43:00 James Robinson
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Elvis29/08/14 10:45:00 Michael Robinson
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Elvis29/08/14 11:00:00 James Robinson
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Elvis29/08/14 09:55:00 Vanessa Smith
         Re:Re:Re:Bells on cycles29/08/14 10:11:00 Richard Greenhough
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Bells on cycles29/08/14 10:32:00 Tim Smith
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bells on cycles29/08/14 10:49:00 Richard Greenhough
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Bells on cycles29/08/14 11:02:00 Dave Robertson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bells on cycles29/08/14 11:10:00 Keith Iddon
                  Nuts totally potty29/08/14 13:53:00 Pete Mayes
                     Re:Nuts totally potty29/08/14 14:15:00 Pete Mayes

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