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As part of The Times #cyclesafe campaign they've launched an interactive map that we can use to highlight routes and junctions that are dangerous for cyclists and need improving.
If you've got a black spot on your commute or road ride that always makes you go [i]"Oooh... nasty bit this. Careful."[/i] then please take a few moments to flag it.
Who knows: someone might actually do something about it.
[b] http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/cyclesafety/contact/ [/b]
[i]*bump for the lunchtime crowd*[/i]
Mods: any chance this could be stickyfied for a week or two?
cheers...a few Edinburgh ones will be getting attention for sure 😉
Done. Bloody Shepherds Bush roundabout mutter grumble moan moan...
done some in Cheltenham.
I can live in hope that some good comes of this, but not convinced.
i tend to find the roads and junctions mostly ok, where i dont i report it at www.fillmyhole.xxx its the cars and vans that i find dangerous.
im also a bit weirded out by the OP having to use #cyclesafe* but then not going to the effort of using the STW system for tags.
*in real life conversations, do you use the phrase "hashtag" a lot?
unfortunately all of the ones i have reported are routes between cities - something the campaign has little coverage of - even though according to their data i am much more likely to be killed out of the city.
there a several rat runs within the local conurbation that could be effectively closed to vehicular traffic; for no great loss and instantly provide a safe cycle route. fat chance of it happening though. 🙁
it seems to me as if people live in suburbs work in the city and are expected to arrive their by magic each morning; not enough parking in the city, useless buses, no trains and unsafe cycle routes. 🙄
bit weirded out by the OP having to use #cyclesafe
Just seemed a succinct way of saying that the thread was related to The Times campaign.
I guess I could have titled it [i]"Roadies/Commuters: Identify Your Dangerous Roads and Junctions as part of The Times cycle safety campaign"[/i] but that seemed a bit long winded. 🙂
Plus this way it shows up in forum searches and google.