tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376531984269924769.post4081262725944370871..comments2023-07-07T10:22:46.305+01:00Comments on Coventry Cyclist: Hearsall Common - joining up the linesGeorge Richeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515037929935424227noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376531984269924769.post-48057173720452845272013-08-27T10:16:25.383+01:002013-08-27T10:16:25.383+01:00A Street News showing the council's proposals ...A Street News showing the council's proposals has recently been published:<br />http://www.coventrycyclist.org.uk/cyclecoventry/hearsallcommon.pdfGeorge Richeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11515037929935424227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376531984269924769.post-89638700522679181892013-08-26T16:16:14.693+01:002013-08-26T16:16:14.693+01:00I found this on transport For London's website...I found this on transport For London's website:<br />http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/cycling/14798.aspx<br /><br />George Richeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11515037929935424227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376531984269924769.post-4922799886406585062013-08-26T14:37:15.213+01:002013-08-26T14:37:15.213+01:00Hi, I run a driving school in Coventry and we are ...Hi, I run a driving school in Coventry and we are going around schools increasing the awareness of cyclists on the road.<br />If anyone has any advice they would like to share with me, to put out to the students and new drivers - let me know.Driving Lessons In Coventryhttp://www.drivejohnsons.co.uk/driving-lessons-coventry/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376531984269924769.post-75895361044685564682013-06-13T10:21:46.754+01:002013-06-13T10:21:46.754+01:00Hello Peter,
Kingston Road. I found a diagram fro...Hello Peter,<br /><br />Kingston Road. I found a diagram from an earlier scheme: <br />http://www.coventrycyclist.org.uk/cyclecoventry/route4/kingston.png<br /><br />I suspect that a path along the south side of the common won't be as well used as a path close to the B4101 and that there will be opposition from local residents to proposals for adding tarmac where it won't be much used. A path could be added at some later time; the path from Kingston Road is needed for cyclists to/from the city centre.<br /><br />Crossing the B4101 and Canley Road is better than crossing the B4101 and Broad Lane. Perhaps the council wants to put in at bus gate at the end of the bus lane?<br /><br />Given the difficulty in providing a convenient crossing of the A45 for outbound cyclists at Tile Hill Lane, the idea of using Guphill Ave and the A45 underpass near Buckingham Rise might get back on the agenda. George Richeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11515037929935424227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376531984269924769.post-70481929215323863122013-06-12T23:03:23.622+01:002013-06-12T23:03:23.622+01:00George,
I like the idea of the protected area for...George,<br /><br />I like the idea of the protected area for cyclists in Earlsdon Avenue North at the Kingston Road junction. Transport for London have a drawing of what you are suggesting at http://www.tfl.gov.uk/businessandpartners/publications/2766.aspx (C15/p211)<br /><br />There is also a desire line visible on Satellite photos on the southern edge of the common between Earlsdon Avenue north and Canley Road. This could be upgraded and linked in to the little used path on the south side of the common from Canley Road to Tile Hill Lane near the Village Hotel. This would eliminate the crossing of Broad lane at the roundabout and the need for a toucan crossing on the common itself. Ideally the existing pedestrian crossing near the village would be upgraded to a Toucan crossing and relocated to provide a link from the end of the path to the stub of Tile Hill Lane (a 'desire' crossing point which is used more than the actual one).<br /> <br />Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852406924207781694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376531984269924769.post-38624898472578107852013-06-03T18:30:53.730+01:002013-06-03T18:30:53.730+01:00That's some really excellent detail George on ...That's some really excellent detail George on the challenges faced around this location. The fact remains that if a one-way contraflow isn't provided, many cyclists will just use their own means anyway - just as I see on Hales St regularly.<br /><br />I'd be interested to see the designs for the cross roads, as I still expect I'd stay on the road here most of the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376531984269924769.post-32997048610553630732013-06-03T10:23:33.305+01:002013-06-03T10:23:33.305+01:00The council certainly got its fingers burnt over t...The council certainly got its fingers burnt over the bus road issue. There are significant differences with the proposed cycle paths:<br /><br />1) Pedestrians will be able to use the paths as well.<br />2) The bus road was planned to be 6m wide, the shared cyclist/pedestrian path will be only 3m wide.<br />3) The bus road would have only brought benefits at peak times. The rest of the time it would have produced no advantages for anyone. The path will bring advantages throughout the day as for most of the time there enough traffic on Hearsall Common to deter cycling.<br />4) Use of the carriageway by cyclists under the age of 12 is just not an option.<br />5) The start of the bus road on Earlsdon Avenue was much further away from the Hearsall Lane junction; its length was much greater than the proposed cyclist/pedestrian path.<br />6) There were fears that the bus road would be the "thin end of the wedge" - in Birmingham links which were bus only have been opened up to general traffic.<br /><br />The current 1.8m wide pavements are too narrow for shared cyclist/pedestrian use. In my opinion (and it's shared by many others), there's already too many places where cyclists pass pedestrians too closely. There needs to be enough room for the cyclist to pass without disturbing the pedestrian. It's similar to the recurring complaint of motorists passing too close to cyclists; the old Highway Code rule of leaving at least 6 feet (1.8m) made a lot of sense.George Richeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11515037929935424227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376531984269924769.post-54615633490040362422013-06-02T22:18:04.311+01:002013-06-02T22:18:04.311+01:00Having lived here for the last 6 years, I can conf...Having lived here for the last 6 years, I can confirm that the travel levels along Canley road are minimal. Cyclists also already cycle along this street in the wrong direction (against the one-way system) as do they along the pavements on both sides of Hearsall Lane. Personally I have no issue as a pedestrian with this (although it would help if everyone rang their bell to warn you), but then I'm young and fit enough to jump out of the way if I needed to.<br /><br />I expect you are already aware, but when CCC tried to tarmac over a strip of the common for a bus lane, it was met with strong opposition and legal action (an attempt to get the common classified as a village green was made).Robnoreply@blogger.com