Comments on: Clever Cycling Stuff: Cycle Bypasses

By: BikingMad

BikingMad — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 03:54:38 +0000

In reply to Kay Webb. Yes I have often had that exact thought about that one, but of course when the Quarrymans Trail is complete I would most like not use Halswell Road at all. Actually I have wondered if in fact they would reroute Milns Road to make it a cross there to stop cars having to do a right turn over Halswell Road just before the lights.

By: Kay Webb

Kay Webb — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 08:24:10 +0000

A cycle bypass could be done at the Dunbars Rd/Halswell Rd T intersection?

By: Cycle Action Paeroa CAP

Cycle Action Paeroa CAP — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 22:24:50 +0000

That is a great idea. Well thought out…

By: francesnovember

francesnovember — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 23:22:40 +0000

I still think this is fantastic and all credit to the traffic engineers or whoever put these in place, we need many more so cyclists are seen as able to get safely around the corner without having drivers swear at them etc when they turn left with nothing coming. (As drivers can legally do in America on a red light also). this is a good thing.

By: john smith

john smith — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 02:39:52 +0000

Credit to the well meaning engineers who devised these silly workarounds; but let’s not get too excited about awkward, expensive bricks and mortar solutions whose sole purpose is to bypass stupid road rules.

It’s the ‘bicycle exempt’ signs from Europe that show real cleverness.

The need for the workaround is particularly stupid in the ‘top of the T intersection’ situation, where a bicycle going straight cannot possibly endanger or be endangered by anyone else (after giving way to pedestrians of course)