Comments on: Memorial/Greers Cycle lane to be Removed

By: Errol Brocklehurst

Errol Brocklehurst — Sun, 10 Mar 2019 22:44:29 +0000

It is time for this council to start living as the rest of us do. instead of half baked ideas they should try to use the roads on bikes, not just one day but for a month. The patience’s people show when driving is remarkable small, some do not even know one second longer in turning let alone driving may save their life. I sit at 30 km through town and still get passed, it’s time for education not alteration. Time to teach patience’s for other people whether they are on cycles, walking or driving. We all die in the end so why hurry to it, trying to cut seconds of the day. Maybe a challenge should be given to the council, cycle your streets for one month, not just fine days but wet as well. not one but every day, live as the people live.

By: LennyBoy

LennyBoy — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 12:36:49 +0000

In reply to Criggie. The change affects the Greers Rd north approach only (top of the picture). The existing cycle lane approaching the intersection outside two traffic lanes is to be widened and turned into a shared left-turn and cycle lane. So what is being removed is an exclusive cycle lane.

By: Criggie

Criggie — Sun, 03 Mar 2019 23:40:43 +0000

Do you have any further details? Like exactly what is being removed?

Looking at google maps there are two skinny lanes on Memorial Ave which are outside the leftturn+straightahead car lane. I’m guessing these are for the chop – which is actually OK because they’re sub-standard because they’re narrow and they conflict with the turning traffic.

Many left-turning lanes on Bealey Ave are “sharrowed” now, perhaps that will be done here too, ideally with a dedicated left turn lane. Difficulty is that its a combo left-turn and a straight ahead lane. The road rules say “take the lane” which is a hard-sell to the “concerned” level of competance.

(unrelated – it would be awesome to allow images posted in replies. Not sure if this is possible.)