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Old October 1st 03, 01:08 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Liverpool Road speed bumps

Has anyone here experienced travelling along Liverpool Road Islington
recently ?

I cycle up this road every day and drive along it occasionally, and in
my view it is far more dangerous than it was before they put speed
bumps on it.

From a cycling perspective, I now have to swerve into the gaps between
the speed bumps in order to avoid cycling over them. The only problem
is, this puts me into direct competition with cars and trucks trying
to do the same.(It seems that trucks don't have to worry about slowing
down as the width of their wheels means they straddle the speed
bumps.) Previously I could keep to my bit of the road and vehicles
could keep to theirs. Whilst doing this recently in the rain I skidded
on the edge of the hump and nearly ended up underneath a car.

I have also driven along Liverpool Road in a car 2 or 3 times since
the humps were installed, and I find it rather alarming the way cars
going in opposite directions both have to aim towards the centre of
the road narrowly missing each other.
Any thoughts anyone ?

RalphT
 
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