09-06-2018, 08:49 AM
(09-05-2018, 09:28 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(09-05-2018, 05:49 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: A cyclist was killed in Victoria park after crashing into the gates around the railway. It is a main reason that the crossing was reconstructed and the gates were opened .
Thanks. What were the circumstances? For example, was it in the dark? (Now the trail is lit.) Or were there other contributing factors why the cyclist had such a serious (and presumably high-speed) crash?
Does this regularly happen in other cities, too? My attempts at searching were unsuccessful, possibly I'm not using the right keywords for the search.
This was at night, in the dark, but they're definitely not good practice. I have had near collisions. And if it is a busy trail like this they'll cause congestion. Bollards serve exactly thensametpurpose. They aren't great for trail users but they're immeasurably better.
Frankly this conversation is just another example of how we have no trust in our traffic engineers to do a competent job.