Also - work with contractors doing work that obstructs pavements that they keep to the legal requirement on signing out alternatives and providing ramps, so that pedestrians are not forced to walk on to the road and anyone with mobility issues is considered.
prioritise walkers and cyclists by taking road space away from cars. Glasgow has huge numbers of wide roads with plenty space for segregated cycle lanes.
Bear with me on this one because I realise it's slightly abstract. I notice an increasing number of stickers which first began to appear on large vehicles (HGVs, then lorries) which say words to the effect of "Cyclists beware of passing this vehicle on the inside", and which are now increasingly displayed on smaller vehicles like company-branded cars, including Glasgow City Council's own vehicle fleet. Filtering is legal, but these stickers reinforce a misplaced urban myth that people cycling are not permitted to pass through stationary traffic. These stickers only externalise responsibility, in a contradiction to the new highway code rules about a hierarchy of road users, and against the spirit of rules 88, 160, 211. It matters because people outwith a large vehicle are the responsibility of the driver to keep safe, these stickers only undermine that message. There are good reasons for filtering if you cycle: it improves visibility and serves to reduce overall congestion.
Have longer road crossing times for pedestrians. Reduce speed limit on all residential streets. Repair pot holes. Have no parking/drop off zones at all schools.
Getting the city network up and running asap will help a lot, but will obviously take time.
Shorter term: enforcement - op close pass, dashcam/helmentcam submissions, parking fines
Hi Chris, I believe these stickers are to highlight the vehicles blind spots and not to put cyclist off filtering.
Blanket 20mph speed limit, pavement parking ban+strict enforcement.
Also - work with contractors doing work that obstructs pavements that they keep to the legal requirement on signing out alternatives and providing ramps, so that pedestrians are not forced to walk on to the road and anyone with mobility issues is considered.
Segregated cycle lanes. Lower speed limits. Action on illegal parking.
prioritise walkers and cyclists by taking road space away from cars. Glasgow has huge numbers of wide roads with plenty space for segregated cycle lanes.
Bear with me on this one because I realise it's slightly abstract. I notice an increasing number of stickers which first began to appear on large vehicles (HGVs, then lorries) which say words to the effect of "Cyclists beware of passing this vehicle on the inside", and which are now increasingly displayed on smaller vehicles like company-branded cars, including Glasgow City Council's own vehicle fleet. Filtering is legal, but these stickers reinforce a misplaced urban myth that people cycling are not permitted to pass through stationary traffic. These stickers only externalise responsibility, in a contradiction to the new highway code rules about a hierarchy of road users, and against the spirit of rules 88, 160, 211. It matters because people outwith a large vehicle are the responsibility of the driver to keep safe, these stickers only undermine that message. There are good reasons for filtering if you cycle: it improves visibility and serves to reduce overall congestion.
Have longer road crossing times for pedestrians. Reduce speed limit on all residential streets. Repair pot holes. Have no parking/drop off zones at all schools.
Getting the city network up and running asap will help a lot, but will obviously take time.
Shorter term: enforcement - op close pass, dashcam/helmentcam submissions, parking fines