Comments on: Winter cycling – Snow Joke!

By: Jim Candlin

Jim Candlin — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:42:21 +0000

On my route through islington to Fleet street the cars have thrown slush onto the cycle lanes which of course have not been salted; pedestrians are walking on the edges of the carriageway because the pavements are not gritted; and, the cars are routinely driving at or above the new local speed limit of 20mph right up behind the cyclists who are unable to use the cycle lanes then overtaking through the slush and covering both pedestrians and cyclists with slush. We are certainly not getting our fair share of resources. Where all the street sweepers and where are the grit bunkers? Same as it ever was eh! Good to see that Boris Bikes are still being used though.

By: David Hembrow

David Hembrow — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:33:11 +0000

The cycle path in the video isn't actually all that local to me. It's about 5 km from my home and I rarely ride along it except on recreational rides such as the one I was on when I made that video. However, it's an essential link for people who live in villages and that's why it's cleared of snow. The same goes for all the cycle paths, of course. They're all essential, so gritting is comprehensive. The same goes for all the cycle paths. Work is 30 km away, my route is almost entirely on cycle paths, and all of them were clear for my commute in both directions this week.

By: Tejvan

Tejvan — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:37:42 +0000

I bought a mountain bike just to cope with the roads. It’s too bad, as long as you avoid cycle paths and don’t mind cars not slowing down on narrower roads.

By: Andreas

Andreas — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:14:00 +0000

I took a good picture today on my iPhone of the pavement with pedestrians slipping all over the place while cars go by on their happily gritted roads. It’s impossible to conceive how much priority cars get over pedestrians and cyclists