Comments on: Photo of the Day: The challenges of turning right

By: Criggie

Criggie — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 23:00:06 +0000

In reply to Robert. I've found it expedient to leave the Park Terrace cycleway and ride over the bus stop space while looking backward for a gap to cross into the right-turning bay for Salisbury St. Minimises the possibility of a head-on with an oncoming bike.

By: Criggie

Criggie — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 22:57:27 +0000

Just before Sockburn Roundabout – where Lowthar Street merges two lanes into two other lanes on Main South Road. It’s horrible for cars too, the whole area needs a re-think given modern traffic requirements.

Traveling west on Moorhouse Ave through the Lincoln Road intersection, jumping into the long exposed cycling lane feels risky.

Both Memorial Ave and Brougham St are sketchy-narrow for a lot of their length.

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 07:16:06 +0000

Getting on and off the Park Terrace cycleway, at the northern end in particular is a challenge in busy traffic. Briggs Road is not a pleasant ride, but the new intersection upgrade at Marshland / Briggs makes it more palatable. Hills and Shirley Roads / Warrington St is a big improvement now too. It seems a slow process, but every so often changes are made that gives one hope. It was a red letter day when a simple shared path was put in on the west side of Foster Street as it exits Tower Junction to cross Blenheim Road onto Mandeville Street. A dire crossing to make prior to that.

By: Stephen J

Stephen J — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 00:57:48 +0000

I’d say the biggest annoyances on my regular rounds are all around Colombo St from Sydenham to Beckenham.

Coming along Somerfield St, getting on to Colombo is tricky, especially if you want to turn left, given that strange Y with Strickland. Coming out of Angus Street (because you took the bike path from Roker and turning right is scary. Accessing the Mitre10 on King St and leaving it likewise. And there are some good shopping destinations in the block between Huxley and Walton, but the motor traffic is often such that entering and existing Walton St, or the shops opposite Walton St, is hazardous. Colombo from Brougham to Somerfield could really do with some love for bikes.