Do you know the road bridge over the Thames between Wallingford and Crowmarsh?
It is too narrow for ordinary two way traffic, so signals allow one direction to flow at a time.
There is a narrow cycle lane marked on the left hand side of the road both ways as you approach the bridge, which continues past the traffic lights and over the bridge.
The stop line for the traffic lights, only extends accross the ordinary traffic part of the lane, but not the cycle lane.
Does this mean cycles may continue regardless of the signals?
Do you know the road bridge over the Thames between Wallingford and Crowmarsh?
Nope.
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The stop line for the traffic lights, only extends accross the ordinary traffic part of the lane, but not the cycle lane.
Does this mean cycles may continue regardless of the signals?
The only thing(s) which may permit a cyclist to legally cross is the relevant Traffic Order(s) [1] Paint on the road may or may not be accurate, and if there's any ambiguity at all I'd be checking the TOs.
R.
[1] Or by instruction of a uniformed police officer, failure of the equipment, etc, etc.
I was wondering if it was the planner's intention to allow cycles through or not? I'm not sure.
I always thought that a red light meant stop for all.....
If there was any intention of letting bikes go against the flow, surely there'd be a filter light for bikes?
Here in Leeds there's cycle specific traffic lights at a major junction with a cycle lane which allows cycles to proceed while cars and the like are halted.
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Do you know the road bridge over the Thames between Wallingford and Crowmarsh?
Very well. It is part of cycle route 5 on the national cycle network (which on the other side of Wallingford includes a series of cycle lanes that are always obscured by parked cars - that is when they are not punctuated by drain covers).
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It is too narrow for ordinary two way traffic, so signals allow one direction to flow at a time.
There is a narrow cycle lane marked on the left hand side of the road both ways as you approach the bridge, which continues past the traffic lights and over the bridge.
The stop line for the traffic lights, only extends accross the ordinary traffic part of the lane, but not the cycle lane.
Does this mean cycles may continue regardless of the signals?
I have tried it in the past but I think you could easily end up looking at the underside of an oncoming car. Personally I tend to either wait for the lights or cross the river using the bypass at the Crowmarsh roundabout near the Carmel College turning instead.
Here in Leeds there's cycle specific traffic lights at a major junction with a cycle lane which allows cycles to proceed while cars and the like are halted.
We've got one of those opposite Blackhorse Road tube station.
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Do you know the road bridge over the Thames between Wallingford and Crowmarsh?
It is too narrow for ordinary two way traffic, so signals allow one direction to flow at a time.
There is a narrow cycle lane marked on the left hand side of the
road
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both ways as you approach the bridge, which continues past the
traffic
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lights and over the bridge.
How do you know it is a cycle lane, and not just a shoulder to the road? If it was a shoulder it would be illegal for bikes to use it. If it was a bike lane, and so marked and signed, you probably could assume that there was a matching traffic order, legalising its use
