London Banter - View Single Post - Unenforceable banned right turn in Highgate London

Colin Rosenstiel · September 9th 04, 11:51 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Colin McKenzie) wrote:

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:

In article ,
(John Rowland) wrote:

The safest way to achieve this would be to put in a traffic island 1
metre from the kerb, and have No Entry signs on the large entrance,
and Cycle Only signs on the small entrance.

May I introduce you to some junctions in my ward which lack the odd
spare metre you seem to be thinking of?

Botolph Lane?

No. Downing Street and Malcolm Street. Botolph Lane is two way for all
traffic. A one-way proposal in the early 1970s was rejected by Council
officers on the grounds that it was too narrow (no kidding!).

You don't have to have a contraflow cycle lane, and you can use 'no
motor vehicles' instead of 'no entry'. See Traffic Advisory Leaflet
06/98.

Indeed. But car drivers are notoriously bad at obeying "low flying
motorcycles" signs. See Bene't St.

With this signing you can also have a contraflow lane without the
splitter island. But I'm convinced the way ahead is to persuade the
DfT to modify it's view about no entry except cycles.

Agree but if Britain's premier cycling city can't persuade the DfT, who
can?

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Colin Rosenstiel