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Parisian white-van-man sometimes stops half-blocking the cycle lane - cyclists naturally tend to go around the outside, even when the gutter isn't flooding.
Foreign coach has parked overnight here several nights running. The car has had to drive on the wrong side of the road on a blind corner to overtake.
Parking in the entrance of Woodhead Drive off Milton Road restricts lane width near the traffic island, making a nasty pinch-point for cyclists
Overnight coach parking in Woodhead Drive causes visibility problems on a blind corner.
Selfish parking doesn't leave much room for this cyclist to avoid oncoming bikes. Cyclists with trailers would find it difficult to get through. Pavement blocked for pedestrians too.
Selfish parking blocks the cycle route at a busy junction with poor sight-lines. The blue car means that cyclists from this direction cannot keep left.
Yellow markings on the pavement showing delivery prohibitions. Lorries unloading from Mill Road causing delays, despite this being legal. Over time, the Council need to find ways to reduce this problem by making space in the side streets ... [more]
W967 HCE & T335 UPP completely blocking cycleway. Parking all over the pavement made it almost impossible to get through. Impassable for cycle trailers / pushchairs / wheelchair users. Persistent problem with parking here.
Commuter parking blocking access for cycle routes, pedestrians & emergency vehicles. Persistent problem.
Red Mini MX52 ACU obstructing important cycle route junction where visibility is poor. Silver Peugeot W636 HFG is blocking pedestrian access & is parked right next to the segregated path sign. Persistent problem with commuter parking here. ... [more]
New threat! Semi-intelligent shopping trolleys now have magnetic type devices fitted to them which means they stop moving when they reach the boundary. In this case they all end up blocking the cycle lane!
On Kingston Street pedestrians are forced in to the road by a combination of inconsiderate parking and wheelie bins.
The contraflow cycle lane and the entrance to what is supposed to be the Grand Arcade cycle parking is, apparently, the ideal venue for the constructors' lunchbreak.
In Bristol taxis park in contraflow mandatory cycle lanes, even right outside a police station!
It's not just The Revolution - kitchen deliveries to Pembroke College blocking the contraflow cycle-lane.
Car "YS 52 OAA" illegally parked so as to cause a dangerous obstruction to a cycle bypass lane in Cherry Hinton High Street. Reported to Police as incident CC20071206-358.
May Gurney van and trailler dangerously left so that cyclists leaving the pavement (where they have to avoid both the lamp-post and the damaged bollard) have to swing straight out of cycle lane into main traffic flow.
Parkers Piece ice rink - the truck (extreme right) isn't going anywhere, they just can't be bothered to clear the gate from the path.
This is the 'Cambridge Blue' sandwich van parked outside their shop in Regent Street. I've spoken to the driver before and tried in vain to explain it is illegal. He says 'everyone does it'. Were it not for the 'cycle crossing' there would ... [more]
The phaseing of the new Downing Street lights still means that despite there being a dedicated pedestrian phase, pedestrians cross at the only time cyclists can turn left or right into Downing Street. This cyclist took an innovative route t ... [more]
Approx. location of the pole for the proposed Puffin crossing. Note that if the current inclination is maintained, wheelchair users will have to press the button on the new traffic light from a slope. A crossings upgrade removed the rail ... [more]
Totally unnecessary use of a temporary 'cyclists dismount' sign at the new Gonville Crossing while under construction. No motorist would withstand such nonsense.
A pram arm pointing to the right has been left on the cental bollard of this crossing. It is a potential hazard, especially to children's legs ( see photo #9376 ) where they are carried on child seats. The black painted bollards are also a ... [more]
Construction work to narrow Chesterton Road westwards at traffic lights between Hamilton Road and George Street. This leaves little space on the road, especially at this new pinch point at the new Toucan crossing.
Start of the Millennium Mile through Welland Park. It looks like a cycle route, but theres a pretty horrible chicane and no dropped kerb at its start point.
A bar blocks the whole wide road. Intrepid cyclists go off road through a deep ditch at the left hand side.
Closure expected for at least 6 months while this derailment is fixed, and the bridge rebuilt.
Plumbers van in mandatory cycle lane third day on the trot. reported to the police, who wondered if it was their duty to enforce, or the councils :-(
Access barrier to Weddall Wynd open ground at the southerly end of Peter Avenue, Batman's Hill Bilston. Bicycles cannot go easily through the barrier. It prevents access to any sort of wheelchair. Sharp 1 in 10 gradient followed by straight ... [more]
Access barrier to Partridge Bridge section off Weddall Wynd open ground, opposite Millington Road, Princes End, Tipton. No cycle nor any wheelchair can get through this one. Bikes have to be lifted over the padlocked 5 bar gate in the left ... [more]
Access control on path between Weddall Wynd open ground and Peter Avenue, Batman's Hill, Bilston
BARRIER ON PATH FROM PETER AVENUE, BATMAN'S HILL, BILSTON TO WEDDALL WYND OPEN GROUND. ADULT BIKE WILL NOT GO ROUND THE GATE. LOOKS DOUBTFUL IF A WHEELCHAIR WILL GO ROUND ALSO. WEDALL WYND IS THE OPEN LAND WHERE THE CYCLING IN SANDWELL ... [more]
Bushes overhanging the wall adjacent to the Gresham Rd cycle track completely block one lane and pavement.
This entrance to Coldham's Common needs to be upgraded. The entrance is currently a swing gate which is extremely diifficult to manage as a cyclist particularly if travelling with a child on the back, as the gate swings dangerously into ... [more]
Tesco chicanes, totally unnecessary. Tesco should be ashamed of themselves. These are arguably not even DDA compliant.
Inadequte provision forces cyclists to break the law. And why are these poles needed?
Pole in cycleway, here at the new Arbury Park development. Totally thoughtless and pointless.
The Kissing Gate at Devil's Elbow Bridge, Wyrley and Essington canal, Wednesfield. A bicycle cannot be wheeled into the gate's reservoir without clashing with the gate. Some bikes have to be lifted over. NCN 54 is planned to go along this ... [more]
The kissing gate near Devil's Elbow Bridge, Wyrley and Essington canal, Wednesfield. Rob Marris MP lifts his bike over this barrier to cycling. It wouldn't wheel in and out of the gate.
This is officially a cycle path and a very convenient way to the river Cam. Unfortunately the path is obstructed on both ends.
Five people from Anglian Home Improvements, Cambridge (ANGLIAN WINDOWS LIMITED, Company No. 02540020) came out to discuss the photos. "Police won't do anything because you don't pay any taxes". "We are allowed to park here for 30 min, its ... [more]
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