Comments on: Photo of the Day: Cycleway Rail Crossings

By: John A

John A — Sun, 13 May 2018 06:45:15 +0000

The mazes were terrible. I only used Matai St once and then went to Kilmarnock which has no restriction. It worried me at the time that by refusing to use Matai it looked as though the expensive cycleway was being ignored! Now the auto barrier is there it’s fine.

I also use Groves Rd a bit and find it good to ride across , you’re aware you’re crossing a line, but not unreasonably restricted.

Great job!

By: Pete

Pete — Mon, 07 May 2018 02:22:16 +0000

In reply to Luuk Paulussen. I ride over the Annex Road crossing regularly and the rubber infill mats are really good. Should be a standard feature on level crossings. With more people using the Harman Road crossing, there is often a small traffic jam there as it is one at a time through there! The design works well overall.

By: LennyBoy

LennyBoy — Mon, 07 May 2018 01:58:04 +0000

In reply to Luuk Paulussen. The new guidance provides more information about these engineered rubber products; they're certainly useful for ensuring that you don't end up with asphalt ruts and gaps that can occur otherwise (with all the hazards that creates for pedestrians/cyclists). Generally they should be used with most new crossings, although that will also depend on the relative risk (e.g. a more skewed angle crossing like Annex Rd warrants it more).

By: uk_exile

uk_exile — Mon, 07 May 2018 01:06:19 +0000

The improvement looks good. I’ve used that route a few times this year and suspect the original crossing that was the reason why quite a significant portion of the riders leaving Hagley Park riding south chose not to use the cycle path. Not a good look from motorists point of view as appeared like cyclists were ignoring the ‘expensive’ cycle path. Instead they rode on left side of the road rejoining after crossing Harman street. Hopefully this will move them back onto the path.

By: Luuk Paulussen

Luuk Paulussen — Mon, 07 May 2018 00:03:31 +0000

On Annex road they appeared to have filled the gaps next to the tracks with some kind of rubber layer to make it easier to ride across. It would be nice to see that at all cycle rail crossings.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 06 May 2018 21:20:52 +0000

I use this crossing on my daily commute. I like the concept but it needs finishing off as the ruts either side of the railway lines need smoothing/filling.