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And your guess is as good as mine who has right of way on that zebra crossing that leads off from the path on Baldwin street!
AlexD-
Good old Baldwin Street. They did try, it is lovely and smooth however the lorries and vans parking on it can get in the way
And this is the council's solution:
And yes the zebra crossing is a ton of fun. That is a zebra crossing for pedestrians AND cyclists, which brings me back to my previous point: sometimes it is fine for pedestrians and cyclists to mix, others its not.
Jimmy_Fingers
For cars yes, for cyclists no.
I've always felt there is a huge contradiction employed around pedestrians are cyclists. If you are cycling sensibly the two can mix safely. The irony of the taboo about cycling on the pavement (which I don't do) is exposed by the fact that many cycle 'lanes' are simply a white line on a pavement. And one that pedestrians simply don't acknowledge anyway. Anything away from the road are always shared paths. There remains very few dedicated bike only spaces, and those are readily ignored by cars parking on them or pedestrians walking on them. I can ride through Bristol on my commute and pretty much avoid the road entirely, however every part of that I share with pedestrians. It seems according to the law cycling around pedestrians is perfectly safe in certain situations i.e. a white line on a pavement, and unsafe in others.
I think as a cyclist you have to exercise your own judgement sometimes, and rolling over a zebra crossing safely after the space in front of you has cleared is one of those times, whatever the law is.