Comments on: Photo of the Day: New cycleways

By: Luuk Paulussen

Luuk Paulussen — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 18:36:36 +0000

In reply to Robert Helps. I have a big heavy steel bike, so plenty for a magnetic sensor to detect. It still isn't clear where to put my bike to trigger it "reliably" though.

By: Lennyboy

Lennyboy — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 08:02:26 +0000

In reply to Robert Helps. Some of the new cycle crossings have overhead microwave detectors instead. However, evidently they've been having a few problems detecting things correctly, so the supplier will need to fix these up.

By: Robert Helps

Robert Helps — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 06:02:13 +0000

In reply to Luuk Paulussen. Hi Luuk. Those lights (and probably all others) have a magnetic sensor, and do trigger reliably with my steel framed bike. I think I have heard that you can trick them by using a magnet but I'm not sure.

By: Luuk Paulussen

Luuk Paulussen — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 20:29:17 +0000

My commute is almost entirely on this cycleway, from about the point in the photo to just before the new overbridge. It’s mostly fantastic, especially the lights at lincoln road. Although I do feel like the Wrights road lights could have been better.
* It really isn’t clear how to reliably trigger the lights without pushing the pedestrian button (on both sides)
* It seems like the ramp opposite the path to lincoln road could have been made the full width of the path so it is easy to ride on as well as off.
* The location of the traffic light pole is a bit awkward for coming onto the path when going towards Lincoln road.
* The road itself is a bit of a hill to get over.
* The path on the Lincoln road side is marked with pedestrian symbols only, which doesn’t seem correct given that it needs to be used to get to the crossing.

I realise there are restrictions on what could be done, given the bridge supports, etc. but it feels like there are some easy improvements that could be made to make things more obvious.

All that being said, the presence of the lights is a vast improvement, as previously it was a very busy road that was difficult/dangerous to get across during busy periods.