apc - where is this small town route? It could make a good case study. Most UK traffic engineers are unaware of the poor safety record of two way cycle tracks beside roads, especially one way roads. The problem is that at junctions drivers only look in the direction they expect traffic to be coming from and so hit the cyclists coming the other way. EU research has shown the 'wrong side' junctions have much higher casualty rates than normal junctions.
One of the reasons for replacing the two way track on Camden's Royal College St/St.Pancras Way route was the high level of casualties, including one fatality, at junctions with cross streets. The new route with one way tracks on each side of the road puts cyclists where drivers expect to see them.
Two way tracks can work well where there are no or very few cross streets, for example on the new East-West Cycle Superhighway along the Thames embankment.
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apc - where is this small town route? It could make a good case study. Most UK traffic engineers are unaware of the poor safety record of two way cycle tracks beside roads, especially one way roads. The problem is that at junctions drivers only look in the direction they expect traffic to be coming from and so hit the cyclists coming the other way. EU research has shown the 'wrong side' junctions have much higher casualty rates than normal junctions.
One of the reasons for replacing the two way track on Camden's Royal College St/St.Pancras Way route was the high level of casualties, including one fatality, at junctions with cross streets. The new route with one way tracks on each side of the road puts cyclists where drivers expect to see them.
Two way tracks can work well where there are no or very few cross streets, for example on the new East-West Cycle Superhighway along the Thames embankment.