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

[Flounce]

Shocked, given how many of them/you there are and Brighton loves being at the forefront of pissing off motorists

Council trials AI-powered traffic lights that give cyclists priority over cars

When a cyclist is detected, the lights turn red for cars so that the cyclist can cross safely.

www.regit.cars

 

[Chicken Run]

I’m struggling to understand why the cyclist would be crossing, they are in the same traffic as the cars and motorcycles

 

[Right Brain Ronnie]

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]

Shocked, given how many of them/you there are and Brighton loves being at the forefront of pissing off motorists

Council trials AI-powered traffic lights that give cyclists priority over cars

When a cyclist is detected, the lights turn red for cars so that the cyclist can cross safely.

www.regit.cars

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

 

[John Byrnes Mullet]

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.

 

[Weststander]

Because, why test them in several locations.

 

[Jeremiah]

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.

 

[Flounce]

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

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]

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.

 

[trueblue]

I don't want to get into a cycling binfest as most of them are ok. However, the problem with a tiny but growing minority on electric bikes with fat tyres that do about 30mph has surely got to be addressed soon. No helmet most of the time and no legal requirement for insurance. That's nuts.

 

[ATFC Seagull]

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]

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?

 

[ATFC Seagull]

How big were those few tins?

Huge and probably very expensive but you get my point!

 

[LamieRobertson]

Shocked, given how many of them/you there are and Brighton loves being at the forefront of pissing off motorists

Council trials AI-powered traffic lights that give cyclists priority over cars

When a cyclist is detected, the lights turn red for cars so that the cyclist can cross safely.

www.regit.cars

If they brought it in my van will start identifying as a bicycle

 

[LamieRobertson]

Huge and probably very expensive but you get my point!

I do

 

[Flounce]

If they brought it in my van will start identifying as a bicycle

Lucky you live in the Brighton area, you might just get away with that

 

[Greg Bobkin]

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?

 

[Worried Man Blues]

What's the point we don't take any notice of lights anyway

 

[Mustafa II]

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]

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.