Posted by: jim, Glasgow on 11:04am Thu 14 Aug 08
And i thought we were getting Subway expansion into east end!
And i thought we were getting Subway expansion into east end!
Posted by: Brad on 11:18am Thu 14 Aug 08
[quote][bold]jim[/bold] wrote:
And i thought we were getting Subway expansion into east end![/quote] Why would you think that?
jim wrote:
And i thought we were getting Subway expansion into east end!
Why would you think that?
Posted by: Bob Millar, Shawlands on 11:20am Thu 14 Aug 08
A cycle lane from the city centre all the way to the southside would be greatly appreciated rather than having dicing with death on Kilmarnock Road/ Pollokshaws Road etc
A cycle lane from the city centre all the way to the southside would be greatly appreciated rather than having dicing with death on Kilmarnock Road/ Pollokshaws Road etc
Posted by: Brad on 11:22am Thu 14 Aug 08
[quote][bold]Bob Millar[/bold] wrote:
A cycle lane from the city centre all the way to the southside would be greatly appreciated rather than having dicing with death on Kilmarnock Road/ Pollokshaws Road etc[/quote] Yes, it's pretty awful. Victoria Road is much better but maybe not exactly where you want to go. There really needs to be a way of getting across the railway land between Pollokshields and Tradeston.
Bob Millar wrote:
A cycle lane from the city centre all the way to the southside would be greatly appreciated rather than having dicing with death on Kilmarnock Road/ Pollokshaws Road etc
Yes, it's pretty awful. Victoria Road is much better but maybe not exactly where you want to go. There really needs to be a way of getting across the railway land between Pollokshields and Tradeston.
Posted by: Bob Millar, Shawlands on 11:26am Thu 14 Aug 08
[quote][bold]Brad[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Bob Millar[/bold] wrote: A cycle lane from the city centre all the way to the southside would be greatly appreciated rather than having dicing with death on Kilmarnock Road/ Pollokshaws Road etc[/quote] Yes, it's pretty awful. Victoria Road is much better but maybe not exactly where you want to go. There really needs to be a way of getting across the railway land between Pollokshields and Tradeston.[/quote] I've always thought a cycle path running alongside the cathcart circle line would be perfect.
Brad wrote:
Bob Millar wrote: A cycle lane from the city centre all the way to the southside would be greatly appreciated rather than having dicing with death on Kilmarnock Road/ Pollokshaws Road etc
Yes, it's pretty awful. Victoria Road is much better but maybe not exactly where you want to go. There really needs to be a way of getting across the railway land between Pollokshields and Tradeston.
I've always thought a cycle path running alongside the cathcart circle line would be perfect.
Posted by: Stewie Griffin, Glasgow on 11:33am Thu 14 Aug 08
Yet another waste of money. They put down bus lanes which are so badly finished every time it rains there are massive puddles everywhere. What a shambles this country is in. There's a cycle lane on Cumbernauld Road. I've actually yet to see a cyclist use it. They seem to prefer the pavement.
Yet another waste of money. They put down bus lanes which are so badly finished every time it rains there are massive puddles everywhere. What a shambles this country is in. There's a cycle lane on Cumbernauld Road. I've actually yet to see a cyclist use it. They seem to prefer the pavement.
Posted by: Brad on 11:41am Thu 14 Aug 08
[quote][bold]Stewie Griffin[/bold] wrote:
Yet another waste of money. They put down bus lanes which are so badly finished every time it rains there are massive puddles everywhere. What a shambles this country is in. There's a cycle lane on Cumbernauld Road. I've actually yet to see a cyclist use it. They seem to prefer the pavement.[/quote] I think it's fair to say that a lot of cycle lanes are installed where it's easy to do so, rather than where they're really needed (e.g. Pollokshaws Road/Eglinton Street).
Stewie Griffin wrote:
Yet another waste of money. They put down bus lanes which are so badly finished every time it rains there are massive puddles everywhere. What a shambles this country is in. There's a cycle lane on Cumbernauld Road. I've actually yet to see a cyclist use it. They seem to prefer the pavement.
I think it's fair to say that a lot of cycle lanes are installed where it's easy to do so, rather than where they're really needed (e.g. Pollokshaws Road/Eglinton Street).
Posted by: Douglas, Glasgow on 12:20pm Thu 14 Aug 08
Why bother when most cyclists seem to prefer the pavement?
Why bother when most cyclists seem to prefer the pavement?
Posted by: RapidAssistant, Glasgow on 12:32pm Thu 14 Aug 08
[quote][bold]Douglas[/bold] wrote:
Why bother when most cyclists seem to prefer the pavement?[/quote] Yes, then they spread the dog dirt around even more....
Douglas wrote:
Why bother when most cyclists seem to prefer the pavement?
Yes, then they spread the dog dirt around even more....
Posted by: FMJ, Glasgow on 12:32pm Thu 14 Aug 08
[quote]Glasgow's £2.5m share of an overall £15m pot ... will also be used for [bold]community-based bicycle recycling[/bold] ... schemes [/quote]
You mean bike theft?
[quote]Why bother when most cyclists seem to prefer the pavement?[/quote]
Only because most motorists seem to prefer parking on cycle lanes. Current on-road lanes are a bit of a joke, basically just a green stripe that might be clear to use for a couple of hours just before dawn. Some of said stripes are also only about five yards long, which is no use to anyone.
New and upgraded lanes are a great idea - but ideally they should be separate from the roads and patrolled or watched by CCTV to prevent neds using them as a convenient, police-car free place to drink.
Glasgow's £2.5m share of an overall £15m pot ... will also be used for community-based bicycle recycling ... schemes
You mean bike theft?
Why bother when most cyclists seem to prefer the pavement?
Only because most motorists seem to prefer parking on cycle lanes. Current on-road lanes are a bit of a joke, basically just a green stripe that might be clear to use for a couple of hours just before dawn. Some of said stripes are also only about five yards long, which is no use to anyone.
New and upgraded lanes are a great idea - but ideally they should be separate from the roads and patrolled or watched by CCTV to prevent neds using them as a convenient, police-car free place to drink.
Posted by: bibliotecaria, East End on 1:23pm Thu 14 Aug 08
Up until a year ago, I cycled regularly along Cumbernauld Road, taking my life in my hands every time. One of the main reasons for stopping was the feeling of terror everytime a double decker or a d**k in a w**k tank revved up behind me because I wasn't going fast enough for them.
Why didn't the council take this opportunity to improve cycle routes [bold]throughout[/bold] the East End - instead of just the bit that the visitors from other countries will see?
Looks like we're going to be hearing of a lot more of these tokenistic schemes that are simply aimed at papering over the cracks.
Up until a year ago, I cycled regularly along Cumbernauld Road, taking my life in my hands every time. One of the main reasons for stopping was the feeling of terror everytime a double decker or a d**k in a w**k tank revved up behind me because I wasn't going fast enough for them.
Why didn't the council take this opportunity to improve cycle routes
throughout the East End - instead of just the bit that the visitors from other countries will see?
Looks like we're going to be hearing of a lot more of these tokenistic schemes that are simply aimed at papering over the cracks.
Posted by: The Wise One, Glasgow on 1:39pm Thu 14 Aug 08
Cycle lanes in the east end. Give me a break.
They would need to ride tandems... Someone at the front peddling like mad and someone at the back deflecting all the bricks, etc which the yobs would be throwing.
And as for free bike stations, has anyone noticed the weather recently, and they are forecasting it will only get wetter.
How about using the money to provide a free circular bus route around the city centre which would allow people to get where they want and not have to risk pneumonia.
Cycle lanes in the east end. Give me a break.
They would need to ride tandems... Someone at the front peddling like mad and someone at the back deflecting all the bricks, etc which the yobs would be throwing.
And as for free bike stations, has anyone noticed the weather recently, and they are forecasting it will only get wetter.
How about using the money to provide a free circular bus route around the city centre which would allow people to get where they want and not have to risk pneumonia.
Posted by: Brad on 1:56pm Thu 14 Aug 08
[quote]deflecting all the bricks, etc[/quote]
Done much East End cycling? I have, and no bricks, etc have come my way.
Maybe I'm too fast.
deflecting all the bricks, etc
Done much East End cycling? I have, and no bricks, etc have come my way.
Maybe I'm too fast.
Posted by: I Predict A Riot, Glasgow on 2:17pm Thu 14 Aug 08
I cycle every day in the east end ,going to work and back and it's not yobs that give me aggro it's the car and lorry drivers who see me as an inconvenience even tho' I'm yellow vested and reasonably fast.
I cycle every day in the east end ,going to work and back and it's not yobs that give me aggro it's the car and lorry drivers who see me as an inconvenience even tho' I'm yellow vested and reasonably fast.
Posted by: weelangy, glasgow on 2:53pm Thu 14 Aug 08
hope this will now make pedestrians safe as
these morons[cyclists] seem to think that
mounting the pavement is there right of way
hope this will now make pedestrians safe as
these morons seem to think that
mounting the pavement is there right of way
Posted by: Brad on 5:19pm Thu 14 Aug 08
[quote]these morons[/quote]
Who are you referring to?
these morons
Who are you referring to?
Posted by: weelangy, glasgow on 9:36pm Thu 14 Aug 08
are you trying to tell me that you cant
work it out you need help son
are you trying to tell me that you cant
work it out you need help son
Posted by: Brad on 11:21pm Thu 14 Aug 08
[quote][bold]weelangy[/bold] wrote:
are you trying to tell me that you cant work it out you need help son[/quote] I think I can work it out. I was just trying to give you the benefit of the doubt 'cos it seems like you're talking mince.
weelangy wrote:
are you trying to tell me that you cant work it out you need help son
I think I can work it out. I was just trying to give you the benefit of the doubt 'cos it seems like you're talking mince.
Posted by: weelangy, glasgow on 11:33pm Thu 14 Aug 08
oh brad brad brad you are such so much
sadder than anyone could imagine everyone
loves mince even people that dont like it
mon the pedestrians keep oor pavements
cycle free
oh brad brad brad you are such so much
sadder than anyone could imagine everyone
loves mince even people that dont like it
mon the pedestrians keep oor pavements
cycle free
Posted by: haze, Glasgow on 10:09am Fri 15 Aug 08
I cyle to work most days from the Eastend and I never use the pavement. I think you'll find weelangy the issue goes both ways on the areas at lights set out for cyclist cars rarely obey and through town I dont think I've made it once with out someone careless wondering along the cyle path. Most other cities in Europe are alot more respectful to the cyclist why not so here?
I cyle to work most days from the Eastend and I never use the pavement. I think you'll find weelangy the issue goes both ways on the areas at lights set out for cyclist cars rarely obey and through town I dont think I've made it once with out someone careless wondering along the cyle path. Most other cities in Europe are alot more respectful to the cyclist why not so here?
Posted by: leesome, Glasgow on 1:18pm Sat 16 Aug 08
Cost of fuel has seen myself study the practical of a bicycle, banned from driving dies to health issues, a car is no option.
Apears now I can drive a Bicycle fitted with a four stroke engine, or, even a electric one, but they are many choices and much of teh technology on sale is not for the Glasgow hills.
120mpg on 2.5 ltrs of fuel, now it becomes tempting. Certain engine sizes are exempt from the expense of a motor vehicle and with cycle paths a motorized bicyle would be idea.
Seems that now the only issues is the flamability of petrol, out-side cupboard. The noise might be an annyance and one hopes a few communications might move a designer to improve the exhaust pipe.
May be the Scottish Government will allow bicycle lanes to be built next to motorways, now with a motorized bicycle you truly could cut congestion. ©2008 leesome
Cost of fuel has seen myself study the practical of a bicycle, banned from driving dies to health issues, a car is no option.
Apears now I can drive a Bicycle fitted with a four stroke engine, or, even a electric one, but they are many choices and much of teh technology on sale is not for the Glasgow hills.
120mpg on 2.5 ltrs of fuel, now it becomes tempting. Certain engine sizes are exempt from the expense of a motor vehicle and with cycle paths a motorized bicyle would be idea.
Seems that now the only issues is the flamability of petrol, out-side cupboard. The noise might be an annyance and one hopes a few communications might move a designer to improve the exhaust pipe.
May be the Scottish Government will allow bicycle lanes to be built next to motorways, now with a motorized bicycle you truly could cut congestion. ©2008 leesome
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