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TfGM - Bolton Trinity Street_Newport St CYCLOPS'Cyclops' junction to be introduced in Manchester is 'genius' says Chris Boardman
A new approach to junction design that will become a key feature of Greater Manchester’s Bee Network has been described as ‘genius’ by the region’s Cycling and Walking Commissioner, Chris Boardman. The Cycle Optimised Protected Signals design (Cyclops) is said to be safer for cyclists and pedestrians while being optimised all modes of transport.
The principle feature of a Cyclops junction is an orbital cycle route that separates cyclists from motor traffic. This reduces the possibility of collisions and conflicts – ‘left hooks’ in particular.
It basically amounts to a roundabout-style cycle track that encircles the junction with traffic signals controlling the movement of pedestrians, cyclists and motor vehicles.
Cyclists can make fully protected two-phase right turns and filter left onto and off the orbital route without signal control.
People on foot are said to be able to get where they want to be in fewer stages and with more space to wait than in other junction designs. There’s also potential for diagonal pedestrian crossings.
The designers say the concept allows all types of junction arrangements to be incorporated within the external orbital cycle system.
Transport for Greater Manchester said that the first locations where a Cyclops junction will be installed would likely be Bolton and Hulme.
Several other UK cities, including Cambridge and Aberdeen, are also working on plans based on the Cyclops design template.
“Junctions are where most collisions occur and can be a scary experience for people travelling without cars,” said Boardman. “If people are faced with one or more of these stressful experiences on a journey, in many cases they simply opt to jump in the car, so tackling this is a top priority.
“Our traffic engineers have come up with a world-leading junction design that will be introduced in towns and cities not only across the UK but abroad too.
“The Cyclops approach makes foot and bike travel far safer and more direct without disrupting other modes. It is frankly genius and we’ll soon be wondering why we ever did anything else. I can’t wait to see the first one installed in Greater Manchester.”
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The recently revamped Highbury Corner in London has a similar arrangement, though it's not directly comparable because they have converted what was previously a roundabout / gyratory into two-way traffic. They closed one 'side' of the old gyratory and installed new segregated cycle track around the inner and outer edges. The new track is great (I imagine) for inexperienced riders, and I've taken to using it because it's a bit more pleasant being separated from cars (even though I never found the old roundabout dangerous). The downside is that going what would have been all the way round the old roundabout (something which was one phase manouvre when it was a rounabout, and still is for cars) is two or three phases on the bike track (depending on light timings, which I think are dynamic according to demand). Cyclists can now sit at one of the sets of lights for up to 2 mins, and many get fed up and cross regardless. So good for less experienced / confident cyclist; less convenient for seasoned roadies (who can stay with the cars, but probably get abused for not using the expensive infra).
...is an example of a place where I routinely avoid the bike path and am regularly berated by angry drivers who want me to gerrinthefackinbikelane.
Are you for real?
It looks a fucking mess . Learn how to negotiate roads and this shit fest of streets and roads would not be needed. If you can’t negotiate roads then keep your bike off the roads and walk or take a bus , always pandering to incapable people. What next a lane for the alphabet people they have a crossing in Dallas already . ,,,,fuck me . I could ride my bike safely on the roads when I was 10 years old . It just causes more chaos .Some drivers will be totally confused.. a fucking mess.
You do know we're trying to get *more* people cycling yeah?
I'm a leave voter, there's simply no need to introduce that shit into this conversation!
I think it looks an absolute mess, it's overly complex, you're asking people on bikes to have to make maassively more decisions than normal, including children, the not so young and sometimes people maybe with not 100% decision making faculties. It's often tough enough even for the experienced, alert and fit rider so for me it's rubbish, still panders to the motorist and should be a simple solution. Move the motors completely off the network except for public transport, priority crossing everywhere.
That makes it easy, safe and wide - this isn't designed for mass cycling, it's not safe IMHO and it's simply over complex and more time consuming for people on bikes.
Narrow minded/limited thinking, if we want 26% modal share as per the Dutch/Danes then this is a lillion miles away from achieving that!
Measure twice cut once!
Well, the thing is Xenas comment is just the kind of ill informed, reactionary and extreme comment we’ve become used to in the Brexit debate so it’s not a million miles off the mark. This type of junction isn’t dissimilar to those I’ve seen in Seville, Bilbao, Antwerp and various Dutch towns, where they have had them for years and years. They are used by ALL cyclists for their proposed purpose - that is helping people move around safely and reasonably quickly. The UKs problem is attitudes - until the us and them conundrum is resolved, there will be cyclists v motorists and Remainers v Leavers. The two things have the same core causes at heart - seeing the differences in people, separatism and antagonism - and they both provide ample demonstration of how f@@ked up UK society is.
Well, the thing is Xenas comment is just the kind of ill informed, reactionary and extreme comment we’ve become used to in the Brexit debate so it’s not a million miles off the mark. This type of junction isn’t dissimilar to those I’ve seen in Seville, Bilbao, Antwerp and various Dutch towns, where they have had them for years and years. They are used by ALL cyclists for their proposed purpose - that is helping people move around safely and reasonably quickly. The UKs problem is attitudes - until the us and them conundrum is resolved, there will be cyclists v motorists and Remainers v Leavers. The two things have the same core causes at heart - seeing the differences in people, separatism and antagonism - and they both provide ample demonstration of how f@@ked up UK society is.
i don’t give fuck , politics is BS. Government has done nothing for no one except take away your rights and find more ways to tax you and get your money unlike the rich who don’t even pay any fucking tax “ assets “ go check something called the Panama papers. Then you will see why Cameron called a referendum. To save his and his mates trillions of pounds of wealth and over seas assets after the EU were threatening to look into , timing was perfect .
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-panama-papers-six-key-takeaways/
your a MSM bitch who does not think for himself.
. The world is for everyone. The main reason we get mass immigration is when the US and allies “ cunts I call them “ go round bombing the shit out of country’s or doing political or economic coups like what’s happening in Venezuela right now and cause all these fucking issues .
if instead of bombing the shit out of country’s like Syria we acted like human beings who care then the world would be a better place and people would not want to move all over the place because they have a nice life with good health care and housing . But these warmongering lunatics think they can steel the resources of these county’s like it’s a given right and fuck the thousands of mums ,dads, and children who get killed because “ they want “. So don’t talk to me about leaving Europe etc it means fuck all , and won’t make a blind bit of difference to your fucking life . The fucking MP’s don’t even know what they are doing . In the last 2 years I’ve been to Lucca Italy , Nice ,france. Barcelona, spain. I’d like to think I can live anywhere I’d want to and that should be the same for everyone.
so go fuck your bullshit fake politics...and be sure you know what your talking about next time you open your mouth . Moron .
Thanks for proving my point so well. #keyboardninja
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Clarify “ EVERY human being in my opinion should have the right to live wherever they want ,anywhere no boarders no facial recognition cameras at airports . None of this over the top bullshit .......any fucking where . Understand .
Here is a lesson in real life for you . Did you vote to bomb Syria? did you vote to invade Iraq? Did you vote to bomb Afghanistan? Did you vote for sanctions against country’s of the world ?
no you fucking did not. Because the government do what they want anyway . Did you vote for the cuts to the health service?. Did you vote to give the MP’s a raise ? Did you vote to let the richest companies not pay tax and give those companies all the help they need so they can carry on making huge profits for their shareholders.? are you a shareholder? Did you vote to give one of the richest families in the world with billions of pounds of assets your tax money ?
The government do what the fuck they want,,, if you want to play their games and think what you’re doing is important then you Can be their bitch . Enjoy your BBC and question time because in reality it’s all just a lot of self important people who think they know better doing nothing in reality to make a our world better. These mathura fuckers create the problems ,these mathura fuckers then come up with a solution that’s just keeps lining their pockets and gives them more power ...wake the fuck up stop watching the MSM news and twitter and understand what’s really going on “ Panama papers for instance is just one of many things that gets tucked away .
This doesnt appear to translate well from Russia, or you sir are an idiot!!!!
Interesting.
Has it been tried anywhere yet?
Is there already evidence that it works?
It looks good, but you know, motorists...
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