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You know the ones where you see parents riding along with their little kids wobbling beside them.
There's even a cycle lane next to the cycle path;
What freak me out is the ridiculously high kerbs, dramatic turn and width change;
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Don't get me started on the height change!
Anyone tried the newly opened bit of segregated cycle path cycling from mile end towards bow? It raises up to pavement level for a little bit, and the slopes they've intricately constructed are like mini mountains. I'm fairly sure they are adding a significant additional elevation gain to my ride home each evening.
The clip posted above of the whitechapel section of CS2 must have been when it first opened, because it has never been that clean since. It just seems to be used as a communal bin by residents - I don't ever use it, I just use the bus lane instead. Great reason to cause widespread delays for all road users for a whole year!
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Wut? It says slow and then you get Mario Kart 'speed up' at the end.
hazzelfrazzel
Mr_Sworld
I don't want to be too negative - I'm glad TFL are doing something even though it always seems a bit shit, as it might be easier to get existing infrastructure improved than it is to get it installed in the first place - but when I watched that video all I could think about was the nice wide cycle paths in other countries. You know the ones where you see parents riding along with their little kids wobbling beside them.
I can't imagine anybody taking their kids for a fun little ride along CS2 or the Oval clusterfuck for myriad reasons, and the fact that the fully segregated bits (arguably supposed to be the most family-friendly sections) are so narrow and horrible is just depressing.