Train GraphicClick on the map to explore geographics
 
I need help
FAQ
Emergency
About .
Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 10:55 28 Mar 2024
- Man suffers life-threatening injuries after train stabbing
- How do I renew my UK passport and what is the 10-year rule?
* Easter travel warning as millions set to hit roads
Read about the forum [here].
Register [here] - it's free.
What do I gain from registering? [here]
 02/06/24 - Summer Timetable starts
17/08/24 - Bus to Imber
27/09/25 - 200 years of passenger trains

On this day
28th Mar (1988)
Woman found murdered on Orpington to London train (*)

Train RunningCancelled
09:12 London Paddington to Cardiff Central
09:29 Weston-Super-Mare to London Paddington
09:30 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
10:15 London Paddington to Cardiff Central
10:30 London Paddington to Weston-Super-Mare
10:41 Cardiff Central to London Paddington
11:00 Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
11:05 Swindon to Westbury
11:16 London Paddington to Cardiff Central
11:23 Weston-Super-Mare to London Paddington
11:30 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
11:50 Cardiff Central to London Paddington
12:15 London Paddington to Cardiff Central
12:17 Westbury to Swindon
12:30 London Paddington to Weston-Super-Mare
13:15 Swindon to Westbury
14:19 Westbury to Swindon
15:14 Swindon to Westbury
Short Run
06:00 London Paddington to Penzance
06:05 Penzance to London Paddington
07:28 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour
07:33 Weymouth to Gloucester
09:45 Bristol Temple Meads to Salisbury
09:50 Cardiff Central to London Paddington
10:35 London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
10:55 Paignton to London Paddington
11:12 Salisbury to Bristol Temple Meads
11:23 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central
12:03 London Paddington to Penzance
Delayed
06:37 Plymouth to London Paddington
07:10 Penzance to London Paddington
08:03 London Paddington to Penzance
08:23 Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
08:23 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central
08:35 Plymouth to London Paddington
08:48 London Paddington to Swansea
09:04 London Paddington to Plymouth
09:30 Weymouth to Gloucester
09:37 London Paddington to Paignton
09:51 Warminster to Gloucester
10:04 London Paddington to Penzance
10:23 London Paddington to Oxford
11:03 London Paddington to Plymouth
13:03 London Paddington to Plymouth
PollsOpen and recent polls
Closed 2024-03-25 Easter Escape - to where?
Abbreviation pageAcronymns and abbreviations
Stn ComparatorStation Comparator
Rail newsNews Now - live rail news feed
Site Style 1 2 3 4
Next departures • Bristol Temple MeadsBath SpaChippenhamSwindonDidcot ParkwayReadingLondon PaddingtonMelksham
Exeter St DavidsTauntonWestburyTrowbridgeBristol ParkwayCardiff CentralOxfordCheltenham SpaBirmingham New Street
March 28, 2024, 11:04:06 *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Forgotten your username or password? - get a reminder
Most recently liked subjects
[182] West Wiltshire Bus Changes April 2024
[103] would you like your own LIVE train station departure board?
[70] Return of the BRUTE?
[56] Infrastructure problems in Thames Valley causing disruption el...
[44] Reversing Beeching - bring heritage and freight lines into the...
[24] CrossCountry upgrade will see 25% more rail seats
 
News: A forum for passengers ... with input from rail professionals welcomed too
 
   Home   Help Search Calendar Login Register  
Pages: [1]
  Print  
Author Topic: A new roundabout in Cambridge...  (Read 2970 times)
Red Squirrel
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 5190


There are some who call me... Tim


View Profile
« on: August 09, 2020, 23:44:20 »

Quote
Aerial photos show Cambridge's brand new Dutch roundabout in action



The UK (United Kingdom)'s first Dutch roundabout opened in Cambridge last week, giving cyclists, pedestrians and motorists alike the chance to test it out for the first time.

Aerial photographs show motorists and cyclists navigating the finished roundabout on Fendon Road, Cambridge, which has been in use for a week since its unveiling on July 31.

The photos give a comprehensive view of the roundabout, which is designed to be safer for all road users.

Cyclists have an outer ring on the roundabout, with cycle crossings over each of the four approach roads in a contrasting red surface.

There are also zebra crossings over each approach road for pedestrians.

Motorists must give way to pedestrians and to cyclists when joining and leaving the roundabout.

[...continues]
Source: Cambridge Live
Logged

Things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you thought they could.
CyclingSid
Moderator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 1918


Hockley viaduct


View Profile
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2020, 06:50:26 »

Looks good. The only criticism I have seen is that there are (speed??) humps on the cycle sections when they would be more appropriate on the car sections.

I can't see may other areas following the Cambridge example any suggestions? Doughnut city (Basingstoke) ?
Logged
Bmblbzzz
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 4256


View Profile
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2020, 10:07:17 »

I haven't heard any reports of speed-humps and I can't make them out on the photos. Do you know where they are?
Logged

Waiting at Pilning for the midnight sleeper to Prague.
rogerw
Global Moderator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 1336



View Profile
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2020, 11:37:27 »

On the cycle approaches to the pedestrian crossings
Logged

I like to travel.  It lets me feel I'm getting somewhere.
Ralph Ayres
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 336


View Profile
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2020, 12:38:58 »

It'll be interesting to see how it goes, and particularly how good motorists are at giving way to bikes that may to some seem to be cutting across their road. Only one of the crossings has full Give Way markings, presumably some regulation or other as it's the only one not immediately next to a zebra.

I suspect there'll be a lot of pedestrians cutting across the cycle lane diagonally (particularly on the left arm) rather than obediently doing a right-angle turn onto the zebra.
« Last Edit: August 11, 2020, 12:57:40 by Ralph Ayres » Logged
Bmblbzzz
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 4256


View Profile
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2020, 00:21:46 »

Oh dear!
Quote
“The night before it was due to open, they were ready to cut the ribbon, a motorist drove into one of the Belisha beacons and it was okay to go ahead with the opening but they now need to do some investigations and make sure the thing is actually structurally sound.”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/10/britains-first-dutch-style-roundabout-closes-repair-works-car/

Also:
Quote
There are fears around whether motorists will realise, in sufficient time, that cyclists have a right of way as it is so unique in Britain.
Ignoring the grammar though it makes me wince, we have examples of cyclists being given priority over other traffic in Bristol. Okay, it's South Gloucestershire strictly speaking. Very near BPW» (Bristol Parkway - next trains). Here's one example, there is at least one other:
https://goo.gl/maps/i3s8hJiwSu9Tzvgb9
Logged

Waiting at Pilning for the midnight sleeper to Prague.
martyjon
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 1941


View Profile
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2020, 07:15:19 »

BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) radio 4 news summary at 0645 this am reporting Cambridges newly opened cycle friendly roundabout has been closed due to a non fatal accident involving a cyclist. Not so cycle friendly ehh !!!!
Logged
Bmblbzzz
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 4256


View Profile
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2020, 09:58:33 »

Is that a separate incident to the car crashing into the Belisha beacon? I can't find any report of an incident involving a cyclist there.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cambridge-cyclists-roundabout-closes-for-repairs-within-days-hbxg0xrfc
Logged

Waiting at Pilning for the midnight sleeper to Prague.
Do you have something you would like to add to this thread, or would you like to raise a new question at the Coffee Shop? Please [register] (it is free) if you have not done so before, or login (at the top of this page) if you already have an account - we would love to read what you have to say!

You can find out more about how this forum works [here] - that will link you to a copy of the forum agreement that you can read before you join, and tell you very much more about how we operate. We are an independent forum, provided and run by customers of Great Western Railway, for customers of Great Western Railway and we welcome railway professionals as members too, in either a personal or official capacity. Views expressed in posts are not necessarily the views of the operators of the forum.

As well as posting messages onto existing threads, and starting new subjects, members can communicate with each other through personal messages if they wish. And once members have made a certain number of posts, they will automatically be admitted to the "frequent posters club", where subjects not-for-public-domain are discussed; anything from the occasional rant to meetups we may be having ...

 
Pages: [1]
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.2 | SMF © 2006-2007, Simple Machines LLC Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!
This forum is provided by customers of Great Western Railway (formerly First Great Western), and the views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that the content provided by one of our posters contravenes our posting rules (email link to report). Forum hosted by Well House Consultants

Jump to top of pageJump to Forum Home Page