[News] Why is this not being trialled in Brighton?

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Right Brain Ronnie

Well-known member
Feb 20, 2023
744
North of North
Unbelievable you couldn't make this stuff up.

 I also hear they have another trial going, giving the placard protestors the right of way of everyone.........they are naming it the great tit.
 


Greg Bobkin

Silver Seagull
May 22, 2012
16,301
Shocked, given how many of them/you there are and Brighton loves being at the forefront of pissing off motorists :lolol:

In answer to your main question, because the West Midlands is much more proactive and committed when it comes to road safety. I've covered a fair few stories about traffic and road improvements up there.

If it works, great. But the usual suspects will no doubt still complain, even if it's proven to reduce congestion and accidents/incidents and improve the experience for vulnerable road users :thumbsup:
 


John Byrnes Mullet

Global Circumnavigator
Oct 4, 2004
1,320
Brighton
Cycling needs to more regulated. Should be mandatory to wear safety helmet and high-vis jacket. Amazed at the amount of money spent on cycling lanes in Brighton. When I drive up to work through Crawley not a cycle lane in sight. Guy at work said the Council there use spare money for local sports and K2 leisure Centre, locals aren't interested in cycling. I wish Brighton would Council would do the same. Had to drive out to Shoreham one rainy morning last week and saw approx 2 cyclists using the seafront lanes. What a waste of money as it seems they drive their cars to work on a wet day.
 






Jeremiah

John 14 : 6
Mar 15, 2020
2,596
Hove
I wish they would introduce a cycling licence for users of about £50 per person per annum and a visible number plate of the licence number to be attached to each cycle (similar to a motorbike). The licence would carry a mugshot photo and have to be produced when stopped by police or when an offender is caught on webcam breaking road laws. If you enforce it we could wipe out the Tory "finance blackhole" in about a year. :ROFLMAO:
 


Flounce

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NSC Patron
Nov 15, 2006
4,717
In answer to your main question, because the West Midlands is much more proactive and committed when it comes to road safety. I've covered a fair few stories about traffic and road improvements up there.

If it works, great. But the usual suspects will no doubt still complain, even if it's proven to reduce congestion and accidents/incidents and improve the experience for vulnerable road users :thumbsup:
So are you backing priority for cyclists over motorists because they are more vulnerable on roads? I am no fan of cyclists but neither am I a fan of some of the inconsiderate shit arrogant angry driving I see every day.
 




ATFC Seagull

Aberystwyth Town FC
Jul 27, 2004
5,373
(North) Portslade
Probably the biggest failure of the Green councils in Brighton is to simultaneously make non-cyclists think they were obsessed with helping cyclists and punishing motorists, yet at the same time building close to f*** all useful cycling infrastructure.
 




ATFC Seagull

Aberystwyth Town FC
Jul 27, 2004
5,373
(North) Portslade
Cycling needs to more regulated. Should be mandatory to wear safety helmet and high-vis jacket. Amazed at the amount of money spent on cycling lanes in Brighton. When I drive up to work through Crawley not a cycle lane in sight. Guy at work said the Council there use spare money for local sports and K2 leisure Centre, locals aren't interested in cycling. I wish Brighton would Council would do the same. Had to drive out to Shoreham one rainy morning last week and saw approx 2 cyclists using the seafront lanes. What a waste of money as it seems they drive their cars to work on a wet day.
It's not really a commuter route though is it? Most people in Brighton and Hove don't both live and work near the seafront.

I have to say I don't really get the issue with the seafront lane. It only cost a few tins of paint and for most of the length of it the road has stayed two lanes both ways for cars.
 




LamieRobertson

Not awoke
Feb 3, 2008
48,736
SHOREHAM BY SEA
It's not really a commuter route though is it? Most people in Brighton and Hove don't both live and work near the seafront.

I have to say I don't really get the issue with the seafront lane. It only cost a few tins of paint and for most of the length of it the road has stayed two lanes both ways for cars.
How big were those few tins? 🤔
😉
 




LamieRobertson

Not awoke
Feb 3, 2008
48,736
SHOREHAM BY SEA
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Greg Bobkin

Silver Seagull
May 22, 2012
16,301
So are you backing priority for cyclists over motorists because they are more vulnerable on roads? I am no fan of cyclists but neither am I a fan of some of the inconsiderate shit arrogant angry driving I see every day.
I'm backing anything that makes roads safer for ALL users, less congested and a more pleasant place to be. You'll never change the human nature of cyclists that are anti-car (or van) or drivers who are anti-cyclist. But anything the authorities can do to keep people calmer on the road has got to be a good thing, right?
 






Mustafa II

Well-known member
Oct 14, 2022
1,919
Hove
AI should be used simply to calculate the best timings of traffic lights to reduce congestion optimally. It shouldn't be used to prioritise certain types of vehicle.
 


Baldseagull

Well-known member
Jan 26, 2012
11,839
Crawley
Cycling needs to more regulated. Should be mandatory to wear safety helmet and high-vis jacket. Amazed at the amount of money spent on cycling lanes in Brighton. When I drive up to work through Crawley not a cycle lane in sight. Guy at work said the Council there use spare money for local sports and K2 leisure Centre, locals aren't interested in cycling. I wish Brighton would Council would do the same. Had to drive out to Shoreham one rainy morning last week and saw approx 2 cyclists using the seafront lanes. What a waste of money as it seems they drive their cars to work on a wet day.

K2 Sports centre came about by selling off the old Leisure centre site for housing development, and used part of Thomas Bennet School playing fields to build the K2 sports centre on, and a new school building to replace the old one for Thomas Bennet.
Crawley has cycle lanes, people cycle.
 


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