They're going too fast, they're going too slow
Looks like things like these are the ones australian gov are likel;y to put up and then name it cycling infra
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Bournemouth council has put up four flashing speed signs costing £12,000 in an attempt to 'slow cyclists down', The Telegraph reports.
The four digital devices cost £3,000 each and have been placed along the seven-mile beach promenade with the aim to reduce the number of clashes between cyclists and pedestrians.
The vehicle-activated signs flash up the speed limit of ten miles per hour to warn riders they are going too fast.
UK : Council puts up £12,000 speed signs for cyclists
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UK : Council puts up £12,000 speed signs for cyclists
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Re: UK : Council puts up £12,000 speed signs for cyclists
Postby AdelaidePeter » Thu Nov 15, 2018 3:52 pm
I don't see a problem. If it's a beach promenade shared between cyclists and pedestrians then yes, it is easily possible for cyclists to be going too fast. Plus 12000 pounds sounds cheap: one averted injury claim could pay for them all.opik_bidin wrote:They're going too fast, they're going too slow
Looks like things like these are the ones australian gov are likel;y to put up and then name it cycling infra
https://www.bikebiz.com/community/counc ... r-cyclists
Bournemouth council has put up four flashing speed signs costing £12,000 in an attempt to 'slow cyclists down', The Telegraph reports.
The four digital devices cost £3,000 each and have been placed along the seven-mile beach promenade with the aim to reduce the number of clashes between cyclists and pedestrians.
The vehicle-activated signs flash up the speed limit of ten miles per hour to warn riders they are going too fast.
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Re: UK : Council puts up £12,000 speed signs for cyclists
Postby find_bruce » Thu Nov 15, 2018 5:35 pm
Do they look like this one put up by the Inner West Clowncil to shout at you if you exceed 10 km/h
I don't know why that sign "fell over", just that one day it was there the next the 75mm steel post was bent 90° at the base & its corpse lay there for a month before being removed.
I don't know why that sign "fell over", just that one day it was there the next the 75mm steel post was bent 90° at the base & its corpse lay there for a month before being removed.
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Re: UK : Council puts up £12,000 speed signs for cyclists
Postby Thoglette » Thu Nov 15, 2018 7:03 pm
Yup, plus closed to cyclists betwen 10am and 6pm in summer, plus 69 cyclists booked for speeding in four days.AdelaidePeter wrote: I don't see a problem. If it's a beach promenade shared between cyclists and pedestrians then yes, it is easily possible for cyclists to be going too fast. Plus 12000 pounds sounds cheap: one averted injury claim could pay for them all.
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Re: UK : Council puts up £12,000 speed signs for cyclists
Postby madmacca » Fri Nov 16, 2018 10:05 am
I can't help but think that some textured paint "speed humps" would be cheaper and more effective than signs.
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