| Topic: | Re:Increased casualties at Chiswick Lane | |
| Posted by: | Michael Robinson | |
| Date/Time: | 25/11/24 13:39:00 |
| Francis, you must have been continually drunk over several days because you kept on defending your view that closing Rivercourt would somehow lead to more casualties at Chiswick Lane, it wasn't a one off post. I've checked the collision data and since the upgraded C9 was fully opened in January 2023, there have been no cyclist collisions at the Dukes Ave or Chiswick Lane junctions (data goes up to 31 May 2024). In 2023 Chiswick High Rd had the lowest overall numbers of traffic casualties for at least 12 years. Cycle numbers have increased substantially over this period so the overall rate in terms of casualties per cycle km or similar normalised measure will have reduced. I'm not defending LBHF here: a) they haven't implemented the designs for Rivercourt and Weltje as originally consulted upon in 2017. What is there at the moment is akin to the temporary cycle lane along CHR prior to the upgrades during 2022. b) while implementing better designs would undoubtedly improve the junctions, ultimately there is still too much traffic crossing the cycle lane at those junctions. Signalising them in the manner of Chiswick Lane and Dukes Ave is probably impractical so that means restricting the volume of traffic. LBHF have taken the first step with Rivercourt. The next step will be Weltje. They will have taken far too much time to address the issue but they will get there eventually. For the "cycle lane should be on the A4" advocates, exactly the same issue would exist at the junctions of the A4 and these roads, except worse as vehicles are travelling faster when turning off the A4. However numbers cycling on the A4 are tiny compared to the A315 so the safety issues at the A4 junctions with Rivercourt and Weltje is not apparent through casualties there, LBHF and TfL engineers know full well how to achieve the safest implementation. Delay and watering down designs is to appease car drivers. |