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Hi Ken, I think you will also find that there were more than 5
accidents/incidents in the past which could be blamed on the safety
layout of the site. There are many blatant examples of where the safety
and design manuals have not been followed. I do believe it is a mix of
faults down there. My gripe was that all the effort seemed to be
directed at controlling the cyclists. Why are police or BCC resources
not directed to enforcing the 40kph zone on the road? Are the 'Single
File' directives of any legal significance? Are pedestrians being
targeted as well? The BCC seems bent on maintaining the fast flow for
traffic to win a few points from the motorists but does not regard the
cycle traffic as needing a smooth flow, far from it. Will the BCC
direct pedestrian traffic to use the footpath when the narrow bypass
opens or will cyclists be encouraged to use the road? I am all for
addressing the big picture rather than just singling out cyclists for
enforcement.<br>
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<font face="sans-serif" size="2">My understanding of it is they are
there
for the safety of the workers on the site. Blatant disregard shown
by a number of cyclists riding through the area has resulted in the
injury
of several workers. I believe there have already been at least five
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<font face="sans-serif" size="2">The stretch of path we are talking
about
is in total no more than 400 metres... yet some users [cyclists] just
cannot
allow themselves to sacrifice 30 seconds of their time to slow down....
Does this sound familiar to the issues put forward by cyclists against
'cagers' on the roads?</font>
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B'gards.<br>
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