Photo listing: road environments
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This listing only shows photos within North Herts.
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Fatal collision, unlicensed driver got 6 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-51119455
Climbing from Shaftenhoe End towards Barkway, with Great Chishill in the distance. The 2013 "Emitremmus Desrever", a 100 km audax organized each year by the Stevenage CTC.
The Green, Royston. Annoying road closure with no through connection for cycling. There is a bit of tarmac on one side that makes sort of a ramp. Easily fixed, not much money to open this as an alternative route for bikes from the busy … [more]
Very narrow cycle lanes like these force cyclists into the gutter and encourage fast, close overtaking by motor vehicles.
No way through here. Unwelcome new traffic island outside Baldock rail station.When traffic is flowing it forms a nasty pinch point, when traffic is stationary or stop / start queueing as here it prevents cyclists and motorcyclists from … [more]
Unwelcome new traffic island outside Baldock rail station.When traffic is flowing it forms a nasty pinch point, when traffic is stationary or stop / start queueing as here it prevents cyclists and motorcyclists from passing the queues. … [more]
Junction of Lucas Lane and Station Road. A lady cyclist was killed at this junction when a young driver cut the corner coming from behind the camera and hit her head on. Proposals for improving the junction include adding a splitter … [more]
Junction of Lucas Lane and Station Road. A lady cyclist was killed at this junction when a young driver cut the corner coming from the left and hit her head on. Proposals for improving the junction include adding a splitter island to … [more]
Junction of Lucas Lane and Station Road. A lady cyclist was killed at this junction when a young driver cut the corner coming from the right and hit her head on. Proposals for improving the junction include adding a splitter island to … [more]
Visibility as you approach Jubilee Road is very poor. The danger is exacerbated because the wide bellmouth encourages drivers to approach at speed. This is not suitable as a shared use pavement without serious improvement to improve … [more]
HCC think that this is what a cycle facility looks like. Mind the post that has been left right in the middle of it. This is morning rush hour and look how little traffic there is on the road. It does not need 5 traffic lanes here. It DOES … [more]
Morning rush hour, traffic reduced to single lane serving both directions, no traffic queues. Here only SIX cars are waiting as the lights change. This road is grossly oversized for the traffic using it where it splits into dual … [more]
Morning rush hour, traffic reduced to single lane serving both directions, no traffic queues. This road is grossly oversized for the traffic using it and that just creates problems. There is a pressing need for a good quality cycle link … [more]
Baldock Rd in Letchworth (formerly the A505) is an urban two lane single carriageway for all but a short stretch outside the retail park. Plenty of roadside activity here - driveways and properties fronting straight onto it.
Roadside hedges just don't get maintained. Footways just disappear into the jungle - another reason for NOT putting cyclists on the footway. Royston Rd, Baldock.
Sun St has been thoughtlessly made one way without providing two way cycle access as required by the Hertfordshire Cycling Strategy. See #16743 This is how to fix it: 1. Put in a protective bollard with "cycles left" sign. 2. Put logos … [more]
Sun St has been thoughtlessly made one way without providing two way cycle access as required by the Hertfordshire Cycling Strategy. See #16744 for how to fix it.
Sun St has been thoughtlessly made one way without providing two way cycle access as required by the Hertfordshire Cycling Strategy. See #16740 This is how to fix it: 1. Put in a protective bollard with "cycles left" sign. 2. Put logos … [more]
Sun St and Church St were thoughtlessly made one way without provision for two way cycle access. This is despite the Hertfordshire Cycling Strategy explicitly raising that very issue. It is easily solved - see #16742 for details
Speed cushions are usually one of the more cycle friendly traffic calming methods, however these are a hazard. The cushions leave little gap to the kerb so cyclists are forced into the centre of the road, particularly if towing children on … [more]
Speed cushions are usually one of the more cycle friendly traffic calming methods, however these are a hazard. The cushions leave little gap to the kerb so cyclists are forced into the centre of the road, particularly if towing children on … [more]
Speed cushions are usually one of the more cycle friendly traffic calming methods, however these are a hazard. The cushions leave little gap to the kerb so cyclists are forced into the centre of the road, particularly if towing children on … [more]
Bell Row SHOULD have been closed to motor traffic and a two way cycle track built down it, according to the NHDC cycle route masterplan. This has unaccountably been ignored in the High Street re-build. See #16671 Action needed to rectify … [more]
NHDC cycle route 3 requires Bell Row to be closed to motor traffic at the northern end and a two way cycle route linking the High Street to Church Street. This has unaccountably been ignored in the High Street rebuild. For the solution, … [more]
The solution to the problems created in #16643. Create a cycle bypass through the one way closure, with additional "cycle plugs" at the turn into Sun St and the Sun Street exit into Whitehorse St. Use cycle logos on the carriageway to … [more]
Church Street has been thoughtlessly blocked off and made one way. This makes it impossible to legally cycle through to the High Street by bike from the streets immediately to the north. This is on the planned NHDC cycle route 3. The whole … [more]
Paynes Park might feel like an out of town ring road but in fact it is only 100m from the High Street. It is the inappropriate road conditions that create the hostile environment. Take away the traffic and the one way system, develop … [more]
Paynes Park is a very poor environment despite being so close to the bustling centre of Hitchin. The one way system is partly to blame, creating a hostile, vehicle dominated environment. Paynes Park would also benefit from having more … [more]
Two way cycle access needed in Nuns Close. There is ample width to provide a cycle plug entry at the Paynes Park end.
Two way cycle access needed in Nuns Close. There is neither need nor benefit in having a seperate cycle lane as this would get abused by car parking. Mark cycle logos in the carriageway to deter beligerence towards people cycling … [more]
Two way cycle access needed in Nuns Close. There is neither need nor benefit in having a seperate cycle lane as this would get abused by car parking. Mark cycle logos in the carriageway to deter beligerence towards people cycling … [more]
Nuns Close needs to have two way cycle access to allow people to avoid the Park Way roundabout. The entry geometry encourages people to drive in fast off the one way system. Action: Re-align the entry so that it is square to Old Park … [more]
Paynes Park is not a very pleasant pedestrian environment. It is completely traffic dominated, leaving the properties in the centre of the "island" isolated. Solution: Restore 2 way traffic flow. This would remove all except local traffic … [more]
This footway is very narrow. In contrast, the roadway has been widened out to create two lanes going north up the Bedford Road and a third lane going back south to the town centre. ACTION: Remove the second queueing lane, create a cycle … [more]
This pavement is too narrow for successful shared use. The usable width is reduced further by the many road signs and other street furniture that are located in the path. Here the effective (ie usable) width is only 1m - too narrow for a … [more]
Two lanes or one ? Two stacking lanes before the junction lead to an ambiguous single, wide lane. Drivers jostle for position before reaching the first parked car. ACTION: remove the double stacking lane, it is only two car lengths long … [more]
Elmside Walk leads to an attractive path up to the swimming pool (indoor pool and a fantastic open air lido in summer). Also links to the residential streets of Bearton.
Brand Street junction with Paynes Park. A grim and unwelcoming environment that contrats starkly with the bustling shopping streets only a short walk away. It needs: - Restoration of two way flow - Closure of Brand St to private motor … [more]
The entrance to Grammar School walk is unnecessarily widely flared. It encourages people to drive in and out too fast and makes it more difficult for pedestrians to cross. Minimise the width and kerb radius (as recommended in Manual for … [more]
Cars come racing off the Bedford Road section of the gyratory, straight into Brand Street with nothing to slow them down. This junction needs re-arranging, to introduce deflection and slow cars down to a speed more appropriate for a … [more]
The one way system forces people to choose. You either take a long detour round Paynes Park and Old Park Road, taking in the delights of the Park Drive roundabout on route, or you ride along the pavement. Not surprisingly many people … [more]
Most people prefer to ride in the road than on the pavement unless they are forced to do otherwise. Even here on Bedford Road where conditions are pretty hostile. If this footway is to be converted to shared use it should be taken into the … [more]
Brand Street is one of Hitchin's main shopping streets. The 1999 Hitchin Transport Plan called for the traffic restricted zone to be extended to cover Brand Street (maintaining access for cycles and public transport).
Cyclists need to be able to cross between the proposed cycle route along Bedford Road (opposite) and Oughten Head Way (behind) or to continue up Bedford Road to the left. People should not have to stop and give way more than ONCE to cross … [more]
Build out on Old Park Road, built 2009, creates a nasty pinch point. Cyclists get squeezed by drivers who are reluctant to pull across into the right hand lane.
The one way restrictions in Old Park Road, and the hostile road conditions, force people to cycle on the pavements.
Baldock High Street during morning peak on a weekday BEFORE the bypass was built. Doesn't look very busy does it ? Doesn't look much different to today really ! Was that £33 million, plus another £2.4 million for resurfacing the "car … [more]
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