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The priority filter is rubbish. It only really affects you if you're fast toward Roehampton. If you're coming the other way, you can still squeeze through single file. The cars just pile through against their priority towards Roehampton. This morning I decided to be overtly generous and give way to 2 cars and about 20 cyclists. Maybe it will dissuade cars from cutting through.
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The priority filter over the bridge is just plain rubbish - all it's done is create a traffic jam in a park. Slow hand clap for whoever came up with that one.
There is a pavement on the far side already which I hardly see anyone use. If they want a new way over for peds, it would be much better building a new wooden footbridge further south to allow people to cross over directly from the Roehampton Gate car park.
But the rest of the changes only really affect fast lappers who are trying to hit PBs. The question is whether that kind of riding is that important to the utility of the park. I'd say no - although any 10mph speed limit for bikes would be mad.
The irony is, having now paved the Tamsin trail descent on Broomfield hill, I absolutely ripped down it yesterday. First time i've ridden it with a freewheel and it's like riding a giant slalom ski track. The old gravel version had enough jeopardy to ensure caution but I imagine quite a few people binned it during peak sand in the summer.