| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'Out of borough commuters' | |
| Posted by: | Michael Robinson | |
| Date/Time: | 30/01/25 09:57:00 |
| Mark, As I have mentioned, I have the traffic surveys done by LBHF on Rivercourt and Weltje. These were counts of all vehicles, 24x7 over a period of several weeks. Your claim before the restrictions 'it was not unusual... there would be no car' is contradicted by the actual traffic measured, unless you are talking about the middle of the night. With, for example, on average over 400 vehicles per hour exiting Rivercourt between 8am-9am weekdays, it would be highly unusual for there to be no vehicles at this time. It would be possible to calculate this probability but I don't know if I can be bothered... That is the trouble with anecdotes (mine included). People are very unreliable when it comes to assessing traffic levels. Fleeting glances at an instant in time, unreliable memories, preconceptions... That is why councils do surveys. On the point about two way traffic, personally I would prefer if they just stuck a bollard at the A4 end of Rivercourt rather than a complex camera enforced no entry with exemptions. If it turns out that the camera enforcement isn't as effective as they thought it would be, maybe a bollard will be the answer (probably not a bollard, just simply closing off the entrance). They could also remove some parking places on the street. With only one entrance, clearly it would need to be a two way street. I don't see the volume of traffic crossing the cycle lane to enter Rivercourt being a significant safety issue. There are only 10 households on the street. The volume of traffic crossing the cycle lane to enter, Beavor Lane, Standish Road and the streets leading to St Peters Square will be more than Rivercourt as there are more houses, plus some pubs, and there is no record of a safety issue at these streets. Weltje does need to be addressed, but this is LBHF being timid and appeasing drivers. |