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from Michael Evans. . . Reading your summer edition of Cycle User, I see you picked up the roundabout issue in Bournemouth and Weymouth. You might like to know something of the background. When the local authorities decided to put in cycle lanes around the periphery of the roundabouts, they did not consult us or the CTC. We could have saved them a lot of money if they had! Neither did they consult us when they took them out, even though we have Cycle Forums meeting regularly. So much for consultation! However, in Wimborne, where I live I was consulted in July on the redesign of a small roundabout, and the result is in our Summer Newsletter which you can find on our website, including a sketch plan. The new design puts cyclists who intend to go straight on or turn right at the roundabout in the centre of the carriageway, not on the periphery where it might be assumed by drivers that they are taking the next exit, which is what caused most of the accidents at Bournemouth and Weymouth. We are watching the new Wimborne layout with interest, but our County cycling officer told me last week that so far no accidents have been reported there, compared with 11 over the previous 2 years. Yours sincerely, Michael Evans QPM BA (Chairman DCN) |
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