Morrisons lorry driver ploughs through cycle lane wand

On 25/10/2020 00:40, Mike Collins wrote:
On Saturday, 24 October 2020 at 15:16:54 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 24/10/2020 13:18, Mike Collins wrote:
On Friday, 23 October 2020 at 22:15:42 UTC+1, wrote:
More poor driving by the so-called "experts".
QUOTE:
Haringey Council respond to photo of lorry driver knocking over cycle lane wand.

https://cdn.road.cc/sites/default/fi...ss-twitter.PNG

https://road.cc/content/news/cycling...er-2020-278187

Long vehicle making a tight turn.
What's the problem?
*All* vehicular road users should hang back and give the truck room.
For once, I agree with you (or rather, you agree with me).

The same applies to buses and other long vehicles making a turn in a
restricted junction.

And to tractors and trailers in rural locations with narrow carriageways.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt619Pwaz3o&t=318s

If your point is that the stop line is sometimes recessed a long way at
tight junctions) in order to allow for long vehicles (like buses)
turning and that everyone needs to respect traffic lights, I thoroughly
agree with it.

On Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 2:33:35 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
On Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 1:18:58 PM UTC+1, Mike Collins wrote:
On Friday, 23 October 2020 at 22:15:42 UTC+1, wrote:
More poor driving by the so-called "experts".
QUOTE:
Haringey Council respond to photo of lorry driver knocking over cycle lane wand.

https://cdn.road.cc/sites/default/fi...ss-twitter.PNG

https://road.cc/content/news/cycling...er-2020-278187

Long vehicle making a tight turn.
What's the problem?
*All* vehicular road users should hang back and give the truck room.

It destroyed fixed cycling road furniture, like this driver did.
The road was empty at the time.

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EddyBerckx | 988 posts | 1 day ago
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"Haringey Council posted the above reply on Twitter, saying that while the wands are "designed to rebound following this kind of over-run", they will "explore a more appropriate location for the wand". "

So rather than deal with the offender...they are removing the cycle lane?!?!

Reminds me of the time I complained to TFL about a bus overtaking then immediately squashing me against the kerb while I was in a cycle lane about 50 feet before a bus stop. They politely responded by promising to remove that section of the cycle lane...jesus wept. It's now a main part of the CS3 now thankfully...

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Philh68 replied to EddyBerckx | 348 posts | 1 day ago
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Why immediately assume the worst case scenario? They might just mean relocate the wand outside the turning radius of an articulated lorry so it doesn't get knocked over by these vehicles.

On Sunday, 25 October 2020 at 12:34:54 UTC, JNugent wrote:
On 25/10/2020 00:40, Mike Collins wrote:
On Saturday, 24 October 2020 at 15:16:54 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 24/10/2020 13:18, Mike Collins wrote:
On Friday, 23 October 2020 at 22:15:42 UTC+1, wrote:
More poor driving by the so-called "experts".
QUOTE:
Haringey Council respond to photo of lorry driver knocking over cycle lane wand.

https://cdn.road.cc/sites/default/fi...ss-twitter.PNG

https://road.cc/content/news/cycling...er-2020-278187

Long vehicle making a tight turn.
What's the problem?
*All* vehicular road users should hang back and give the truck room.
For once, I agree with you (or rather, you agree with me).

The same applies to buses and other long vehicles making a turn in a
restricted junction.

And to tractors and trailers in rural locations with narrow carriageways.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt619Pwaz3o&t=318s
If your point is that the stop line is sometimes recessed a long way at
tight junctions) in order to allow for long vehicles (like buses)
turning and that everyone needs to respect traffic lights, I thoroughly
agree with it.

No point in particular other than legislative intent.
If speed limits were enforced to the letter of the law there would be no cars on cyclists roads.