Comments on: Twickenham Consultation – January Update http://www.richmondlcc.co.uk/2013/01/08/twickenham-consultation-january-update/ Promoting and Encouraging cycling in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Sat, 29 Jun 2013 15:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: London’s Mayor has a new cycling vision – can we join in? | Richmond Cycling Campaign http://www.richmondlcc.co.uk/2013/01/08/twickenham-consultation-january-update/comment-page-1/#comment-155 London’s Mayor has a new cycling vision – can we join in? | Richmond Cycling Campaign Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:18:58 +0000 http://www.richmondlcc.co.uk/?p=6102#comment-155 [...] like to see in our borough. And especially considering where we’ve been with the Twickenham Action Plan, it’s hard not to hope that our councillors and officials have read this vision from cover to [...] [...] like to see in our borough. And especially considering where we’ve been with the Twickenham Action Plan, it’s hard not to hope that our councillors and officials have read this vision from cover to [...]

]]> By: twickerman http://www.richmondlcc.co.uk/2013/01/08/twickenham-consultation-january-update/comment-page-1/#comment-150 twickerman Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:10:35 +0000 http://www.richmondlcc.co.uk/?p=6102#comment-150 It's a real shame that the police and LBRuT Council allow cars, vans, buses and HGVs to routinely use the mandatory cycle lane (meaning are vehicles NOT allowed) as a second vehicle lane. Even police cars fly up it as a fast track route out of the centre of Twickenham, thus setting a very poor example to all other vehicle users. This illegal practice is extremely intimidating and dangerous for cyclists, who the cycle lane is supposed to protect. This matter was raised at the October CLG meeting, but nothing has changed since, despite the presence at that meeting of local ward Councillors Harrison (Cabinet Transport/N.Twickenham), Naylor (Twickenham town centre) and Harborne (LBRuT's Cycling Czar) This week I tweeted @MPSRichmond asking them to monitor the cycle lane for misuse, but received no reply. This was following their own recent tweet about monitoring misuse of a bus lane in LBRuT. It's a shame that they are all turning a blind eye to the dangers of the habitual illegal use of this cycle lane by every type of vehicle. It’s a real shame that the police and LBRuT Council allow cars, vans, buses and HGVs to routinely use the mandatory cycle lane (meaning are vehicles NOT allowed) as a second vehicle lane. Even police cars fly up it as a fast track route out of the centre of Twickenham, thus setting a very poor example to all other vehicle users.

This illegal practice is extremely intimidating and dangerous for cyclists, who the cycle lane is supposed to protect.

This matter was raised at the October CLG meeting, but nothing has changed since, despite the presence at that meeting of local ward Councillors Harrison (Cabinet Transport/N.Twickenham), Naylor (Twickenham town centre) and Harborne (LBRuT’s Cycling Czar)

This week I tweeted @MPSRichmond asking them to monitor the cycle lane for misuse, but received no reply. This was following their own recent tweet about monitoring misuse of a bus lane in LBRuT.

It’s a shame that they are all turning a blind eye to the dangers of the habitual illegal use of this cycle lane by every type of vehicle.

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