Rotherham Wellgate useless cycle lanes, totally deserted and I felt more unsafe on them.
Total waste of £3.6 million pound. What was the point of them? I was on a mountain bike, but wouldn’t fancy being on my road bike, as the only time I have had a accident in 50 years was on a cycle lane in Sheffield.
Wellgate ha ha ha What a waste of money! The locals there park on double yellows and leave their cars for a haircut let alone unloading lol. Well done RMBC again a waste of money!
Cycle lanes are pointless because cyclists simply do not use them…. I know this because I'm a professional driver who covers 3000km per week and it rare to see cyclists using the cycle ways.
I am a cyclist, I will not use these because they are dangerous,worse than just using the road. But I don't use the roads anyway because it's too dangerous lol, I cycle completely off road on old tracks etc and take my chances with tree roots, thorns, pedestrians/ dogs, Brocken glass etc etc etc because it is still safer and nicer than mixing it up with cars and lorries etc.
I think cyclist have a bad reputation and so I do my best to be as courteous as I possibly can when I'm out and about to make up for the idiots lol.
Roads are for cars, pavements are for walking on, bikes are a fantastic way to get around on IF there is a route suitable for them and somewhere safe to leave the bike which 99% of the time there isn't…..
If anything roads need to be wider for cars and lorries so why no just make all that part of the road for cars and obviously cyclists use it as normal as they always have done
Its not like there are constantly cyclists on the road anyway. I only ever pass one once un a blue moon.
Cycle lanes shouldn't take away from pedestrian infrastructure, and should only take away from car infrastructure where it is not a major through route.
It is entirely possible to create infrastructure that works for everyone, cheaply and efficiently, it's just not something that the UK knows how to do.
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Waste tax payers money
Wellgate ha ha ha What a waste of money! The locals there park on double yellows and leave their cars for a haircut let alone unloading lol. Well done RMBC again a waste of money!
Cycle lanes are pointless because cyclists simply do not use them…. I know this because I'm a professional driver who covers 3000km per week and it rare to see cyclists using the cycle ways.
What makes you feel unsafe about them?? They look rather nice from the video
Great use of the tax payers money ..
I am a cyclist, I will not use these because they are dangerous,worse than just using the road.
But I don't use the roads anyway because it's too dangerous lol,
I cycle completely off road on old tracks etc and take my chances with tree roots, thorns, pedestrians/ dogs, Brocken glass etc etc etc because it is still safer and nicer than mixing it up with cars and lorries etc.
I think cyclist have a bad reputation and so I do my best to be as courteous as I possibly can when I'm out and about to make up for the idiots lol.
Roads are for cars, pavements are for walking on, bikes are a fantastic way to get around on IF there is a route suitable for them and somewhere safe to leave the bike which 99% of the time there isn't…..
Pathetic leftist councils 💩
If anything roads need to be wider for cars and lorries so why no just make all that part of the road for cars and obviously cyclists use it as normal as they always have done
Its not like there are constantly cyclists on the road anyway. I only ever pass one once un a blue moon.
Who's cycling in rotherham apart from the crack heads?
Cycle lanes shouldn't take away from pedestrian infrastructure, and should only take away from car infrastructure where it is not a major through route.
It is entirely possible to create infrastructure that works for everyone, cheaply and efficiently, it's just not something that the UK knows how to do.
The English complain about everything.
Why aren't those drivers using the cycle lane?
I dont cycle near pa🔑 areas. The driving is terrible
If there was a proper network if cycle lanes like holland they would be used more ,problem is there so hit and miss
The internet more likely killed his business like so many others
Make no wonder my Road tax as increased twice since April ,
SUSTRANS!!!
It’s because people said years ago they wanted cycle lanes but like most things the public ask for they don’t use …
Rotherham council specialise in pissing money down drain. Think what 3 million could have done to actually make town centre a bit more appealing
The point is to just raise taxes and keep finding innovative excuses for doing so.
Hope they allow electric wheels and scooters also as they help keep place green as well as provide useful transport speeds for people
So they can feel more European.
This was a government grant, the council didn't pay for it
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Good now tell the cycle lobby group
We need more cycle lanes, get people of of cars and onto bikes!