Strange Road Signs

[Tim Bennet.]

On the off road route into Clapham. The alternative of course, is just to switch your lights on.

 

[Biker BoB]

On the off road route into Clapham. The alternative of course, is just to switch your lights on.



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😂😂😂😂

Quite a large amount of the national cycle network here is mostly un-cycleable for at least 85% of the users.
It's extremely funny watching visitors try as I ride on by....😂😂😂

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Theres equally this one in Harrogate directing cyclists using a local cycle route to immediately dismount which everyone ignores; it leads to a bridge over the railway and Nidderdale Greenway.
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York have on the A1237 bridge over the River Ouse and East Coast Mainline this slightly more proactive sign
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Still gets ignored. Fundamentally a cyclist on a bike takes up less width than a cyclist wheeling a bike.

IMO dismount signs should be replaced by Cyclists take care when passing others unless their is a definite hazard ahead making dismounting necessary. The A1237 shared path is not that wide and, as the adjacent carriageway has what I refer to as a bridleway lane edge to it cyclists heading in the same direction as the adjcent road traffic might be better directed to use that. The road itself is meant to be dualled so hopefully improved facilities for cyclists and pedestrians will form part of that. The bridge is the first crossing point of the River Ouse for some distance from the north.

so - interpreting this
if you are cycling and approach a walker - then you slow down, stop and get off
then start walking while you pass them

BUT - minor point
you are now walking - hence doing the same speed as the walker - probably slightly less as you have a bike to manage

so you loose distance and fall behind
eventually you are so far behind that you may as well get back on your bike to catch up

repeat


even worse if you are catching a jogger


not sure this sign was the concept of someone who ever cycles

 

[DRM]

On the off road route into Clapham. The alternative of course, is just to switch your lights on.



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Shouldn't the last word be removed & be replaced with "assume an aero position"

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

On the off road route into Clapham. The alternative of course, is just to switch your lights on.



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That sign is basically just a challenge!

 

[Andy in Germany]

On the off road route into Clapham. The alternative of course, is just to switch your lights on.



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Funny how similar signs for cars aren't ever found on A-Roads.

 

[mr_cellophane]

On the off road route into Clapham. The alternative of course, is just to switch your lights on.



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Sudden dark tunnels can be dangerous if you are cycling with tinted cycle glasses

 

[Tim Bennet.]

I must admit that even without sunglasses it was dark in the first tunnel. And on a bend so you couldn't see light at the far end. But a headtorch cured it all.

 

[mjr]

so - interpreting this
if you are cycling and approach a walker - then you slow down, stop and get off
then start walking while you pass them

BUT - minor point
you are now walking - hence doing the same speed as the walker - probably slightly less as you have a bike to manage [...]

Even worse if they're coming towards you on one narrow bridge near us: if you dismount and push your bike, two people plus bike will now not fit through the space, so one of the people will probably fall into the river and I'd bet it won't be the one holding onto a bike!

 

[KnittyNorah]

Theres equally this one in Harrogate directing cyclists using a local cycle route to immediately dismount which everyone ignores; it leads to a bridge over the railway and Nidderdale Greenway.
York have on the A1237 bridge over the River Ouse and East Coast Mainline this slightly more proactive sign
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Still gets ignored. Fundamentally a cyclist on a bike takes up less width than a cyclist wheeling a bike.

IMO dismount signs should be replaced by Cyclists take care when passing others unless their is a definite hazard ahead making dismounting necessary. The A1237 shared path is not that wide and, as the adjacent carriageway has what I refer to as a bridleway lane edge to it cyclists heading in the same direction as the adjcent road traffic might be better directed to use that. The road itself is meant to be dualled so hopefully improved facilities for cyclists and pedestrians will form part of that. The bridge is the first crossing point of the River Ouse for some distance from the north.

That second one ... if I were riding my horse at a brisk walk or a slow jog, I will be going faster than a walker. So I say, excuse me, can my horse and I pass you?

But slower than most cyclists. So the cyclist who wants/needs to pass me has to ... do what, exactly?
How would THAT work? Especially going downhill ...

 

[Biker BoB]

That second one ... if I were riding my horse at a brisk walk or a slow jog, I will be going faster than a walker. So I say, excuse me, can my horse and I pass you?

But slower than most cyclists. So the cyclist who wants/needs to pass me has to ... do what, exactly?
How would THAT work? Especially going downhill ...

There's a horse here that hangs out on the cycle trail during the day 😁

Never any bother and keeps the verges tidy. It goes in the stable at dark for a rug change and bucket. Nice it is . Never any bother when you ask it to shove over. 😬😬😬

 

[KnittyNorah]

There's a horse here that hangs out on the cycle trail during the day 😁

Never any bother and keeps the verges tidy. It goes in the stable at dark for a rug change and bucket. Nice it is . Never any bother when you ask it to shove over. 😬😬😬

I bet it wouldn't be so nochalant if people kept jumping off their bikes and pushing them about behind its bum in order to 'pass'!
Does anyone ever go down there with a bucket and shovel with the intention of giving their roses a treat?

Someone came up behind my horse once and shovelled up, while at the front of my horse a person with an exaggerated sense of hygiene was haranguing me (I was sitting on said horse) about not clearing up after my horse. I knew what was happening behind me but didn't let on to the person in front of me til they paused for a moment, then I said 'What horse manure? Where?'
By the way I was riding across a field well-used for cattle grazing ...

 

[Biker BoB]

I bet it wouldn't be so nochalant if people kept jumping off their bikes and pushing them about behind its bum in order to 'pass'!
Does anyone ever go down there with a bucket and shovel with the intention of giving their roses a treat?

Someone came up behind my horse once and shovelled up, while at the front of my horse a person with an exaggerated sense of hygiene was haranguing me (I was sitting on said horse) about not clearing up after my horse. I knew what was happening behind me but didn't let on to the person in front of me til they paused for a moment, then I said 'What horse manure? Where?'
By the way I was riding across a field well-used for cattle grazing ...

The stables sends out a poo picker daily.
The horse has been going on the trail for years now. It's quite happy.

 

[KnittyNorah]

The stables sends out a poo picker daily.
The horse has been going on the trail for years now. It's quite happy.

I'm sure it is - I had an old pony who would've loved that sort of life. Lots of things to be nosey about, plenty of grub to pick at and no other horses bothering him when he just wanted to be left alone to cogitate.

 

[All uphill]

I had to think about this one.