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The driver of this van is to be commended for her/his thoughtfulness in not blocking the cycleway whilst undertaking these works.
Cycle lane on Regent St outside Pizza Express near Downing College is regularly used for parking, forcing cyclists to move out to overtake.
Persistent problem of parking on yellow lines. Resulting width restriction dangerous for cyclists. (There is a gap in the yellow lines, but most vehicles shown here are on yellow lines.)
Which is really in the way here - the small boxes, or the cars taking up half the pavement?
Way over the line! Photo taken at just after 2pm, still there at 4pm. Reported to City Council Lape at 4:06pm - see #12171.
Car parked inconsiderately in front of a pedestrian crossing point. This street needs to be adopted by the Local Authority so that yellow lines can be put down.
Walking lanes inside the multi-storey car park at the Grand Arcade. Is this actually the safest position to walk? Wouldn't you be better off further away from the vehicles so that they can see you and you see them better?
Taken from the very top of the Grand Arcade car park looking across to King's College Chapel.
What a convenient place to park a car. P151 DVO is a regular guest on the Milton Rd cycleway.
Anti social parking on East Road at 6:41 pm. This after reporting another obstructing car to police at 4:45 pm.
Red car W516 VOJ reported to police at 4:45 pm as incident 0403 / 02102007 ( #11639 ) was still 20% in the 30 min parking 60% in the MCL at 5:23 pm. This vehicle is a regular culprit: #11515, #11517.
A newly re-painted continues white line on the East Road MCL invites motorists to use that "extra space". Cyclists are being pushed into the main traffic lane of the ring road. Volvo L606 RAH reported as incident 340 / 21092007. Car has suf ... [more]
Volvo L606 RAH reported as incident 340 / 21092007. Car has sufficient space to not block the MCL.
Antoher case of "quality parking". Volvo L606 RAH reported as incident 340 / 21092007. Car has sufficient space to not block the MCL.
The van MX05 OLM manages to park in two cycle lanes at once (pavement contraflow cycle lane + onstreet MCL) + obstructing the view for traffic coming from Hamilton Road. Drivers answer: "We have build the buildout and parked here for six we ... [more]
The van MX05 OLM manages to park in two cycle lanes at once (pavement contraflow cycle lane + onstreet MCL) + obstructing the view for traffic coming from Hamilton Road. Drivers answer: "We have build the buildout and parked here for six we ... [more]
Finally someone has found a useful application for the new buildout at the "upgraded" Chesterton Crossing. Number plate was removed by the builders who parked it there. Reported to police as incident 106 / 070919.
Car encroaching onto the East Road Mandatory Cycle Lane, blocking the dropped kerb. The red Renault W516 VOJ had been there for at least two hours: #11515 . Weeks later #11639. How many police cars pass this place every hour on their return ... [more]
The car parking bay on the left is to become one of Cambridge's first locations for Car Club cars. (Cycle parking also needed in the area.)
The car parking bay on the right is to become one of Cambridge's first locations for Car Club cars.
Van from Thackray's ( W152 ODX ) parking in contraflow mandatory cycle lane (red tarmac) in Bateman Street, forcing cyclists into an illegal position on the one-way-street.
Van from Thackray's ( W152 ODX ) parking in contraflow mandatory cycle lane (red tarmac) in Bateman Street, forcing cyclists into an illegal position on the one-way-street.
Royal Mail van LB56CZW parked in bike lane outside Kelly's, St Andrews Street, forcing cyclist & van out into main part of road. No sign of loading / unloading.
Van X377ECE blocking the mandatory cycle lane on Cromwell Road. This cycle lane is a hot-spot for illegal parking.
Royal Mail vehicle stopped outside City House near Hills Road/Brooklands Avenue junction in advisory cycle lane despite prohibition of stopping at any time and loading between 1700 and 1815
Bicycle parking at the market. Unusual wheel bender which allow to lock the bike to a fixed object.
Car "X566DKC" obstructing Mandatory Cycle Lane on Cromwell Road. Reported to Police as incident 533.
Half-level pavements result in ugly car parking. This example is from Fairsford Place, Cambridge.
Milton Road - a bit of double yellow line; a bit of cycle lane - for the convenience of motorists.
Car "GSL U581" (Polish number plate) obstructing the mandatory cycle lane on Cromwell Road. Reported to Police with incident number 546
It might look as though the truck has made a special dietary choice, but actually it's the Dutch word for "sweeping". The road layout shows a way of transforming narrow streets like those near Mill Road in Cambridge. The road is narrow b ... [more]
Older roads can be redesigned with a narrow area for driving and with parking bays for cars. This results in more pedestrian space and prevents cyclists from being tempted to duck in between parked cars, leading to additional safety. The sp ... [more]
Scooter " LK55 HPO "parked on the intersection of two cycle routes on Parker's Piece. Reported to police at 8:10 am ( http://www.camcycle.org.uk/map/location/11108/nearby.html ) and 7 1/2 hrs later reported again (25JUN07 incident 403).
Where motorists put their wheels on the CYCLE lane vans and buses on the East Road bend often invade the MCL.
Car blocking on street cycle lane forces cyclists onto the pavement. Car reported as incident 377 - 07Jun2007.
That is the shared use pavement part of an intersection of a cycle path on the ring road. Cyclists coming from the right hand side are supposed to push through the car S34 FRP and mount their bicycle in front of the van...
Car parked in MCL at East Road pushes cyclists who have to steer around it into the main, 3 miles/hr lane. This Zafira EJ03 MKE has been reported to police on previous occasions. Staff at Anglian Home Improvements has been informed and is f ... [more]
Virgin Media vehicle HG07NFJ blocking cycle lane. Reported to the company using the "How am I driving?" phone number with no response, and the vehicle was illegally parked some weeks later.
Norfolk Street would be much more pleasant and safer to cycle in if the pay and display bay on the left were removed. Here is a rare example of it with no cars in. What a nice wide cycle lane this would be - and about as wide as is standard ... [more]
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