These road markings have appeared between Church Road and Mill Lane on a route I use from time to time both on a bike and in a car.
The markings make no sense. From a car they look more like a speed bump, the shiny green paint mostly obscures the white cycle symbol. From a bike they are just crazy.
Is this a very short mandatory cycle lane in the middle of the road?
It seems that this is another original piece of road artwork from Croydon Council.
A source from TfL has confirmed that The cycle symbol and arrow are authorised (legal) signs and use like this is rexcommended, see LCDS Annex C S1 & S2.
Green can be used, no legal significance.
White line around outside is not legal and should not be used!
Which has sparked yet further debate about local road markings, since if the box around the cycle marking is not legal, what is the legal status of the white boxes the council have painted round local speed bumps?
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Sunday, 15 June 2008
Crap New Road Markings
The No Cycling Cycle Lane - Park Hill Road
This is a temporary art installation from November 2003.
It is one of the most outrageous pieces from the artist best known as the Croydon Council (Anti-)Cycling Department.
It was swiftly removed, following unfavorable publicity, and it was later claimed that this was the result of a contractor's error. However, it is a clear illustration of the lack of care taken by the council in these matters.
It might be funny, but for the fact that these no cycling signs were supposed to be placed along the Fairfield Path. Now, five years later this steep narrow twisting footpath is under threat from the Connect2 project. Croydon Council now want to turn this busy section of the footpath into a cycle route.
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Thursday, 22 May 2008
Boris buggers up bus lanes for cyclists
Motorbikes to be allowed in bus lanes, says Boris
But Tom Bogdanowicz of the London Cycling Campaign said that TfL's first report was "wrong".
He told the Standard: "LCC advises against making any snap judgement on putting motorbikes in bus lanes based on what TfL has said. TfL says the data showed potential 'dis-benefits' to pedestrians and cyclists. Many cyclists find bus lanes a refuge from high-speed and unpredictable motor vehicles."
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Saturday, 17 May 2008
Useless Cycle Lane Blocked by Bollard
You have to hand it to the traffic engineers of croydon, they really know how to make the laughable into the ludicrous. Remember "X" marks the spot - the useless cycle lanes by West Croydon Station? 
Well, because many of Croydon's car drivers can't read road signs and obey them, Croydon Council have added two bollards to make it quite clear which way they should go.
Only they've put one of the bollards where it blocks the entry to one of the cycle lanes!
Not that any sane cyclist would ever use these cycle lanes, but the council could at least admit defeat and remove this useless cycle facility.
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cycling, cycle lane, croydon
Friday, 11 April 2008
Saturday, 5 April 2008
In the News Again
Monday, 31 March 2008
Cycle Training doesn't increase cycling
There is a continual push from people who do not understand the issues towards measures like cycle buddies and adult cycle training.
I've seen this kind of thing come and go over the past 20 years and they have never made a significant difference to the level of cycling on our roads.
Training benefits a small number of individuals. For them it can be very effective, but the number of people who want cycle training is very small.
The major increases in the levels of cycling are all caused by external factors which make cycling more attractive than the car or bus or train. The major examples in London over the past few years are the congestion charge and the bus and tube bombs.
The best way of increasing the levels of cycling in Croydon would be to bring in a congestion charge for the major access routes and the A23.
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cycling, croydon
Friday, 21 March 2008
The London Programme ITV 21/3/08
"Death by Lorry" was a very good programme and well worth catching if it's repeated. Sadly I can't find a version of it online.
It featured 50 seconds of shots of crap cycle facilities in Croydon, including
Tamworth Road/Ruskin Road
[Edit: having taken a closer look whilst out shopping, it's clear that the lane does not go into a one way street as the programme stated, but is part of a plug no entry and signs show the road to be two way from the end of the cycle lane]
South End
High Street (clear shot of Leon House)
and the classic post in the cycle lane at Reeves Corner
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Watch Tory leader David Cameron flouting laws of the road
Tory leader exposed.
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cycling, tory
Sunday, 16 March 2008
Addiscombe Road - TfL remove the lane
This post is dedicated to the two friendly, young policemen who stopped and searched me under the Terrorism act whilst I was trying to take these photos. Sorry guys I can't remember your names, but if you'd like to add a comment then it would round out this post nicely.
An email from Jim notified us that the cycle lane had been removed, as predicted by another cyclist. The cycle lane now suddenly stops some distance from the junction, at the point where the traffic is directed into two lanes.
The advanced stop line still exists, and has now been painted green.
However, the ASL box is completely useless as not only is it almost impossible to get to in heavy traffic, without going round the outside, it is also technically illegal to enter the box on a bicycle because there is no cycle lane giving entry.
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