Tag: Warwickshire

An extremely short designation of shared use path seen on the opposite side of the carriageway to the camera. A shared use roundel announces the start of the route which is then ended just a few meters on with "end of route" and "cyclists dismount" signs. A proper shared use path is on the camera side of the road.

Nuneaton’s shortest shared use path?

Posted on 10/07/202410/07/2024 by Fiets! Let's Cycle Like the Dutch

When it comes to shared use infrastructure, how short is too short? Perhaps when it’s only a few metres, flanked on either side by a regular footpath (i.e., not designated for cycling), and where the path on the opposite side has a proper and useful (if poor considering modern standards) shared use route.

“Cyclists Dismount”: Evaluating a NEW Shared Use Path

Posted on 06/06/2023 by Fiets! Let's Cycle Like the Dutch

A new shared use path has been installed on part of Coventry Road, Nuneaton, as it approaches the Griff Roundabout. This has come about as part of the recent new development of a couple of industrial units – but given modern infrastructure standards, it falls short of what should have been built.

Traffic light controlled T-junction seen from a pedestrian refuge island on the side road. In the distance is a hedgerow and field, where soon a new housing estate will be built and the junction expanded into a cross-road arrangement.

New Nuneaton cycleway to be failed by a bad junction?

Posted on 18/05/202319/05/2023 by Fiets! Let's Cycle Like the Dutch

Nuneaton is set to get a new road to serve the massive upcoming Top Farm development. The exciting part of this new road scheme is the planned inclusion of a bidirectional separated cycleway! But there’s a catch…

Image of a close pass of a cyclist through a pinch-point (handlebar camera view).

Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership dangerously misrepresent the Highway Code

Posted on 25/04/202325/04/2023 by Fiets! Let's Cycle Like the Dutch

In the last few days, a particular tweet and Facebook post from the Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership (WRSP) has caused a stir due to misrepresenting the updated Highway Code in favour of drivers wanting to pass cyclists. The tweet has since been deleted, although the Facebook post remains up at the time of writing. So, what is the problem?

Coventry's Coundon Cycleway, a bidirectional route. This image also includes a pedestrian footpath and zebra crossing, a bus stop, and a general traffic road. It therefore illustrates multi-modal transport.

Evaluating Warwickshire’s Local Transport Plan

Posted on 14/11/202214/11/2022 by Fiets! Let's Cycle Like the Dutch

Warwickshire County Council is refreshing its Local Transport Plan, and for the past couple of months has had its draft version in consultation for people to comment. That consultation ends on 20 November, and I have finally managed to complete a read through of all of the main strategy documents, compiling notes on what I find good, bad, and somewhere in between, along with my suggestions for improvements.

Updated highways design guidance for Warwickshire

Posted on 15/04/202208/11/2022 by Fiets! Let's Cycle Like the Dutch

Warwickshire County Council has released updated design guidance aimed at developers and designers for the creation of new or improved highways infrastructure. As part of this, the new guidance specifically makes reference to providing good quality cycle links and infrastructure designed in line with the latest guidance from the Department for Transport in LTN 1/20 (or its replacement should it be updated in the future).

Small Changes for Notable Improvements

Posted on 29/01/201908/11/2022 by Fiets! Let's Cycle Like the Dutch

It’s so easy to get caught up in the demand for long, protected cycleways and high quality infrastructure (a worthy goal, of course), that it’s easy to overlook how making relatively small adjustments can make a notable difference for cycling. One such location occurred to me today as I was cycling to the neighbouring town of Bedworth. My most direct

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