Information on Shared Road Markings

September 1, 2006 No Comments

Simon has been doing some research on Share Road markings.

Attached below are 3 comprehensive documents about the practice.

To accompany the reading material I would like to suggest the following questions (anyone else can add their own queries and comments to the pot as we proceed):

1. How relevant and applicable are the Brisbane/Australia and San Francisco/USA experiences to Galway/Ireland?

Galway’s “Cycle Paths”

March 29, 2006 No Comments

The Real Function of Galway’s "Cycle Paths" ?

"Cycle lane" blocked by road signs, near Glenburren Park

Galway’s "cycle paths" are apparently ideal when it comes to finding somewhere to put any inconvenient road signs. (This includes signs of the permanent variety as well as well as bus stops.)

The "cycle paths" don’t just save motorist convenience as a
place to store signs.

They are also used for routing pipes and services. This ensures that
the actual disruption due to road works is also predominantly targeted
at people on bicycles rather than at motorists.

Galway’s Roundabouts

Life outside a car in the "City of the Tribes"

Galway’s Roundabouts

On multilane
roundabouts of the design favoured by Galway corporation cyclists
have an injury accident rate that is 14-16 times that of motorists. Motorcycle/Scooter
users are only marginally better off at 10-13 times the injury rate. They
are also a nightmare for pedestrians. Many of them were built at a time
when over 39% of permanent private households in the City didn’t have
a car. While for short urban journeys within the city, foot and cycle
use outweighed motorcar milage by a factor of almost two.
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Irish Junction Design Practice: An Information Sheet

March 28, 2006 No Comments

Galway Cycling Campaign -Feachtas
Rothaiochta na Gaillimhe

Irish
Junction Design Practice

An Information Sheet

What’s the issue?

Browsing Category 'Campaign Issues'

Information on Shared Road Markings

Simon has been doing some research on Share Road markings.

Galway’s “Cycle Paths”

The Real Function of Galway’s "Cycle Paths" ?