Cycling madness

[Martin L Batley]

Roundabout plan would give priority to cyclists

PLANS to replace a key town centre roundabout with another - which would remove priority for motorists and hand it to cy... Local News News Barnsley South Yorkshire

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I'm sorry but this is a waste of money on a scheme that borders, nay strike that, crosses the line of madness. This is a very busy roundabout with 6 roads leading to it and not one is capable of having a separate cycle lane. It's bad enough now, this is just going to worsen the queuing traffic problem and further worsen air quality. The article also seemed to imply a rise in accidents at the Cambridge one.

 

[Cougar377]

It may well work for the Dutch, as they have an ingrained cycling culture, but that's a recipe for disaster over here.
I'd hate to ride round something like that. I'd much rather there were designated crossings, underpasses or bridges.

 

[derek kelly]

They’ve just spent £millions developing Barnsley town centre, encouraging people to travel to Barnsley to shop then they propose something that is going to deter people coming to Barnsley for shopping.

 

[JayTee]

Still going ahead despite the worsening of collisions at the Cambridge site . Learning lessons from others mistakes is the wisest I can think of. I can only conclude that this decision is actually designed to feck people’s lives up no matter how they try and sell it.

 

[Stevebrooke]

No thank you, and I'm a cyclist.