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I enjoyed Dan’s take on the not-at-all-over-the-top reaction to Hanley’s newly extended segregated cycle lane so much that I’ve decided to kick off today’s live blog with round two…
Unfortunately, Raging Russell Porter and Desperate Dan Jellyman couldn’t make this morning’s bout (reports suggest that they’ve failed anti-doping tests), but don’t worry as another resident, the less imaginatively named Stewart Robinson, has stepped up to top the bill.
And as far as anti-cycle lane arguments go, Stewart’s is worthy of any pay-per-view event [alright, enough of the wrestling metaphors – Ed.]:
Stewart here complaining about inattentive and incompetent motorists hitting kerbs that keep a cycle lane safe, inadvertently proving why a protected cycle lane is needed.
Thicker than custard and not as bright https://t.co/ay19qe7xLv pic.twitter.com/xex4LeK2cb— Real Gaz on a proper bike (@gazza_d) August 24, 2022
“They’ve just put new cycle lanes in and the kerb is raised. Cars keep hitting them as they’re just in the middle of the road,” says Stewart, who evidently struggled with simple maths at primary school.
“There’s signs on them, but one has already been knocked off from a car hitting it… I’ve contacted the council about one of the signs being knocked off and I’m going to ring Highways to see if we can get the kerbs taken out as there’s going to be more accidents. I’ve seen three vehicles hit them in the last month.
“Cars just come down the road and hit them, because they’re just stuck in the middle of the road.”
Ah yes, Stewart, that classic argument against protected cycle lanes: that the poor motorists keep driving into the infrastructure, rather than just the cyclists themselves…
Apparently, the Shelton New Road isn’t the only part of Stoke where drivers are struggling to spot raised kerbs and bollards designed to protect the human beings on the other side:
And another protected kerb drivers in #StokeOnTrent drivers fail to see, yes thats supposed to be a cycle lane pic.twitter.com/yhWHs2UBwm
— Ninja Breadhouse 💙💛 (@NBreadhouse) August 25, 2022
So, the next time someone asks you why protected cycling infrastructure is necessary, just take them to Stoke.
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