| Topic: | Re:Reply | |
| Posted by: | Michael Robinson | |
| Date/Time: | 28/11/24 10:22:00 |
| Francis, You need to read what I posted, not keep inventing things. I made no comment at all about trends of motor vehicle traffic on CHR. I certainly wouldn't rely on the DfT estimated figures because of the limitations the DfT themselves state on their website. If you wanted to get actual data, you could get the data from TfL traffic counters on CHR and compare what the motor vehicle counts were between 7am to 7pm on say, Weds 17 Apr 2024, Weds 19 April 2023 and the last DfT actual (not estimated) counts on 18 April 2018 and DfT actual (not estimated) counts prior to 2018. It is you who completely ignored (or didn't even see in the first place) the disclaimers the DfT state themselves regarding their estimated figures. Either you didn't see this or you think that traffic measured during 12 hours on one day in 2018 followed by 5 years of estimates that don't even take into account that a cycle lane has been built is more accurate than 4 years of continuous measurements by TfL cameras. Either way doesn't reflect well on your ability to analyse information hence a possible explanation why your predictions are wrong so often. Irrespective of the increase or decrease of motor vehicle traffic, it appears that you are failing to knowledge that the design of C9 itself has resulted in a reduction of collisions and along with the increased numbers cycling, a large reduction in the rate of collisions. A significant number of collision types (dooring, cyclist hit from behind) have been designed out by Cycleway 9. Signalising and separation of cyclists at junctions has further reduced collisions and measures to slow down vehicles crossing unsignalled junctions is further mitigation. It appears that you are unable to acknowledge this. Just as you are unable to acknowledge that if vehicles are displaced from a junction with minimal design features to protect pedestrians and cyclists to a junction that has design features to protect pedestrians and cyclists, this will improve safety. |