Roundabouts and other driving pet peeves

[BrokenWing]

Cheaper to just paint more lines on existing infrastructure, however unsuitable.

 

[Weldit]

Yet if it's for a road, they find ways to make the space.

Life's a lot easier for those that got somewhere but have no idea how.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

We have a lot of residential areas away from main roads. These can be used as routes to connect towns/villages as well as through parks And use of canal paths and disused railway lines turned into proper cycle tracks.

It's about reducing contact with vehicular traffic as much as possible using modal filters but still allowing access for residents, emergency vehicles and bin Lorries. Do that and we will get a lot more peeps cycling imo.

The ideal would be how they treat cyclists in the Netherlands. But we are a long way from that.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Birmingham driver jailed for murdering biker who did wheelie

Police believe Abdirahman Ibrahim killed Liam Jones, 22, "to teach him a lesson" for showboating.

www.bbc.co.uk

As much as I dislike e-motorbikes and those doing wheelies, he didn't deserve this. Justice done.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Video guide made for Hemel Hempstead's 'Dutch-style' roundabout

A council uploads a video to show how people should use a new roundabout that helps cyclists.

www.bbc.co.uk

Hmmm this will be interesting. Although the one in Cambridge saw an increase in collisions. I would still never assume if using one.

 

[Ddanno]

Video guide made for Hemel Hempstead's 'Dutch-style' roundabout

A council uploads a video to show how people should use a new roundabout that helps cyclists.

www.bbc.co.uk

Hmmm this will be interesting. Although the one in Cambridge saw an increase in collisions. I would still never assume if using one.

Oh god. If it's so unintuitive that it requires a video guide for the 20% of ******* idiots that somehow obtained/still have their licence then scrap it.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Oh god. If it's so unintuitive that it requires a video guide for the 20% of ******* idiots that somehow obtained/still have their licence then scrap it.

I wouldn't say scap it but yes it's clearly going to lead to more collisions, initially. Trying to change the culture of motor normalisation isn't helped with infrastructure that is ill thought out and not part of a proper cycling routes.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

One mother's tragic loss of her young son who made the split decision to get on the back of his mate's e-scooter, even though she'd banned him from getting one.

I don't know what can be done about tbh. Police do nothing to stop them because there are too many of them, Govt. dragging their feet over the issue because they don't know how to regulate them. Shops still sell them to make profit, without telling customers they aren't legal to ride on public pavements, roads, cycle paths. Ban them, and peeps just buy them illegally or online anyway. What do you do with existing ones out there? They're not going away.

 

[AlRums]

Video guide made for Hemel Hempstead's 'Dutch-style' roundabout

A council uploads a video to show how people should use a new roundabout that helps cyclists.

www.bbc.co.uk

Hmmm this will be interesting. Although the one in Cambridge saw an increase in collisions. I would still never assume if using one.

That is ridiculous. The expectation that cyclists stop for pedestrians and won't short cut across the crossings anyway. Priority to the cyclists, stopping all/any traffic on exit of a roundabout is dangerous no other roundabouts I've ever seen do this, it's asking for trouble.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

That is ridiculous. The expectation that cyclists stop for pedestrians and won't short cut across the crossings anyway. Priority to the cyclists, stopping all/any traffic on exit of a roundabout is dangerous no other roundabouts I've ever seen do this, it's asking for trouble.

Strictly speaking traffic should give way to cyclists wishing to cross at exits, if there is nobody behind them so they don't get rear ended. But Very few drivers even if there is nobody behind them do when I do. And I never assume.

It's different in the one in the video because they are parallel crossings but at roundabouts.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Strictly speaking traffic should give way to cyclists wishing to cross at exits, if there is nobody behind them so they don't get rear ended. But Very few drivers even if there is nobody behind them do when I do. And I never assume.

It's different in the one in the video because they are parallel crossings but at roundabouts.

On smaller roundabouts in particular it can be dangerous. I was looking to my right to ensure no cars were coming, looked down the road to see if exit was clear, as I was watching a pedestrian in my side if the road to see that they weren't planning to cross, a cyclist then came bombing across from the other side and almost hit my car.

With all the best will in the world, I can't be simultaneously looking in 3 directions whilst pulling on to and exiting a small roundabout. Not such an issue with cyclists having priority but they still need to cycle with care of a roundabout has not been specifically set up to give a driver time to change from looking over the shoulder to focusing entirely on looking ahead.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

On smaller roundabouts in particular it can be dangerous. I was looking to my right to ensure no cars were coming, looked down the road to see if exit was clear, as I was watching a pedestrian in my side if the road to see that they weren't planning to cross, a cyclist then came bombing across from the other side and almost hit my car.

Yeh would never assume on mini roundabouts - far too short. Most cars drive over the roundabout even though this is illegal,

Talking about the bigger roundabouts where there are islands between exits/entries. Worse ones are big roundabouts with two lanes for entering and exits. I was cycling and wishing to cross one entrance the car in the first lane gave way for me to cross. But the car in the second lane didn't and I had to slam on the brakes to avoid a collision. Learnt from that to just get off and walk my bike across.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Reform councils pledge to scrap LTNs – despite there being none in their areas

All 10 council areas controlled by rightwing party tell the Guardian they have no low-traffic neighbourhoods

www.theguardian.com

Just ignore all the myths about low traffic neighbourhoods: they’re popular, effective and here to stay | Izzy Romilly

After the high court ruled one high-profile scheme unlawful, it is important to make the case for LTNs. Luckily, there is a strong one to make, says Izzy Romilly of climate charity Possible

www.theguardian.com

Opposing LTNs doesn't make you a 'culture war' petrol-head. Just look at what happened in Lambeth | Joseph Harker

For five years residents have complained about traffic being pushed on to other roads. Finally they’re being listened to, says Joseph Harker, the Guardian’s senior editor, diversity and development

www.theguardian.com

How about returning residential streets to people? Encourage peeps to get out of their cars especially for short journeys.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Roundabout lane markings especially on the large ones do my head in.

 

[dullonien]

Agree about the lane markings, they're either confusing, or sometimes flat out incorrect. Still, in the first clip the white nissan is clearly at fault, basically going all the way around the roundabout from the inside lane (middle originally), with no indicator to warn others they won't be exiting if they've made a mistake is just braindead!

The correct use of indicators would help in all those examples above regardless of the road markings.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

There's a horrific roundabout coming out of Didcot to the west. Even knowing about it, I still get the wrong lane.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Moped delivery riders. Most only have their CBT and just keep renewing it to do their job.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

 

[Bada-Bing!]

 

[dirty harry]

Moped delivery riders. Most only have their CBT and just keep renewing it to do their job.

Most don't have that, they share an ID and accounts with delivery companies.