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	Comments on: Cycling in Christchurch 2016 &#8211; The cycling city continues to build	</title>
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		By: criggie		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2017 21:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The St Asaph Street wiggle-way is a step in the right direction, but there are a few issues too.

There&#039;s no space to pass - its pretty much one-bike wide if the front rider is in the middle.   Perhaps this is a way to stop shoaling, or to impose a linear line order ?

What happened to the contraflow lane originally in the plans?  Perhaps the narrow bike lane is to discourage this ?

Curbs/Kerbs and wiggles sneak up on you and have become a hazard in their own right rather than a simple separator.    Same goes for the &#034;peninsulas&#034;  that poke into the parking lane, and the raised areas by bus stops.  Someone&#039;s going to come a-cropper on them!

Also notice in your first photo there&#039;s a slippery metal plate right on the wiggle.  Great for an adrenaline rush if your tyre slips on the turn!  There&#039;s a metal lid right outside Knox Church that does the same to me if I&#039;m not looking for it.

Bus stop confusion - have you noticed that bikes have to give way to pedestrians in the boxes by bus stops?

Pedestrians don&#039;t get it - they&#039;ll blithely wander up the &#034;funny footpath&#034; and the tiddly/merry/drunk ones are unpredictable.  Meanwhile your bike is hemmed in by the kerbing.

Traffic lights - the danger of a left hook still remains - the cycle traffic lights are the same size as the car ones but are 80% blacked out to the bike silhouette making them harder to see.  TBH I biked down Tuam street a couple times before I even realised the bike controls were there!

So its a positive step forward and better than nothing, but plenty of room for growth too.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The St Asaph Street wiggle-way is a step in the right direction, but there are a few issues too.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s no space to pass &#8211; its pretty much one-bike wide if the front rider is in the middle.   Perhaps this is a way to stop shoaling, or to impose a linear line order ?</p>
<p>What happened to the contraflow lane originally in the plans?  Perhaps the narrow bike lane is to discourage this ?</p>
<p>Curbs/Kerbs and wiggles sneak up on you and have become a hazard in their own right rather than a simple separator.    Same goes for the &quot;peninsulas&quot;  that poke into the parking lane, and the raised areas by bus stops.  Someone&#8217;s going to come a-cropper on them!</p>
<p>Also notice in your first photo there&#8217;s a slippery metal plate right on the wiggle.  Great for an adrenaline rush if your tyre slips on the turn!  There&#8217;s a metal lid right outside Knox Church that does the same to me if I&#8217;m not looking for it.</p>
<p>Bus stop confusion &#8211; have you noticed that bikes have to give way to pedestrians in the boxes by bus stops?</p>
<p>Pedestrians don&#8217;t get it &#8211; they&#8217;ll blithely wander up the &quot;funny footpath&quot; and the tiddly/merry/drunk ones are unpredictable.  Meanwhile your bike is hemmed in by the kerbing.</p>
<p>Traffic lights &#8211; the danger of a left hook still remains &#8211; the cycle traffic lights are the same size as the car ones but are 80% blacked out to the bike silhouette making them harder to see.  TBH I biked down Tuam street a couple times before I even realised the bike controls were there!</p>
<p>So its a positive step forward and better than nothing, but plenty of room for growth too.</p>
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		By: LennyBoy		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2016 22:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Glad that you&#039;re (mostly) enjoying our cycleways! We&#039;ve mentioned road sealing practices here in the past (http://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2015/09/26/timely-street-maintenance-is-important-for-cycling/); standard practice often seems to spread an excess of gravel chips, let traffic bed them in, and then sweep up the balance a few weeks later. All very well, except that in the meantime most of the excess gets pushed into the shoulders where cyclists are... Bear in mind too that sometimes these chipseals (whether whole road or just patch repairs) are just the first temporary surfacing before applying an asphalt top layer later.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Glad that you&#8217;re (mostly) enjoying our cycleways! We&#8217;ve mentioned road sealing practices here in the past (<a href="http://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2015/09/26/timely-street-maintenance-is-important-for-cycling/" rel="ugc">http://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2015/09/26/timely-street-maintenance-is-important-for-cycling/</a>); standard practice often seems to spread an excess of gravel chips, let traffic bed them in, and then sweep up the balance a few weeks later. All very well, except that in the meantime most of the excess gets pushed into the shoulders where cyclists are&#8230; Bear in mind too that sometimes these chipseals (whether whole road or just patch repairs) are just the first temporary surfacing before applying an asphalt top layer later.</p>
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		By: Robert		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2016 20:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Stone chips under the car have always been a problem on really hot days in many parts of New Zealand , particulalry Canterbury. But Christchurch roads at present are a hotch potch of every standard imaginable . Hopefully  on your next visit the cycleways will be our highway network of choice and  the roads will be smooth , easily negotiable at a civilised speed  and without a road cone in sight. Might also be some pigs in the sky , but hey, ya gotta stay positive. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Stone chips under the car have always been a problem on really hot days in many parts of New Zealand , particulalry Canterbury. But Christchurch roads at present are a hotch potch of every standard imaginable . Hopefully  on your next visit the cycleways will be our highway network of choice and  the roads will be smooth , easily negotiable at a civilised speed  and without a road cone in sight. Might also be some pigs in the sky , but hey, ya gotta stay positive. </p>
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