Guest 720- Registered: 20 Jul 2011
- Posts: 114
So who came up with the idea of a bus and cycle lane in Maison Dieu Road and what did the public know about it before it was implemented? If any councillors (county, district or town) knew and didn’t do anything to stop it, they should explain why. It is bound to cause accidents not to mention long delays for traffic using the remaining lane. I would like to be proved wrong but I doubt it.
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,879
A nice idea if you are sitting at a desk miles away but a daft idea in practice as well as not needed. I have read KCC had money they had to spend within a very short time, how true this is I do not know.
There is already a shared cycle/pedestrian path by Morrisons that is hardly used and I have already seen a picture of a car completely blocking the pavement near the pub.
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Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
probably some one from the green party with influlence .the next thing they want us to do is to buy any thing that runs on electric batterys.
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- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 3,057
Brian Dixon wrote:probably some one from the green party with influlence .the next thing they want us to do is to buy any thing that runs on electric batterys.
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Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
- Posts: 2,546
I have a few days away and come back to find this
Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
- Posts: 2,546
So this decision has been made by someone who clearly should sacked from their job immediately
Halving the capacity of the main road through the town for cyclists - who already have a cycle route along the whole stretch is just crazy
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Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,257
Maybe they think creating congestion where there was none will convince us to cycle or use the bus, idiots of the highest order.
However I'm sure our county cllrs will be addressing this with the usual vigour we have come... yeah I guess we will be stuck with it.
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Arte et Marte
Guest 3775- Registered: 12 Sep 2020
- Posts: 1
What I was wondering, is what happens when a bus wants to turn right into either Pencester or Castle Street, or as a car, we want to continue straight ahead towards the seafront? I can see a lot of ‘cutting up’ happening. Does not seem well thought out at all
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The Gov- Registered: 24 May 2020
- Posts: 151
What bonehead has come up with this idea ?
There will be some people getting upset coming out of asda etc
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Good job if you are in the insurance game all the accidents which is going to happen
Andy B
- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,818
What next?will they camera the bus lane like in London so they can dish out fines.
Andy B- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,818
To promote active travel as the KCC notice says,What a load of old bo***cks.
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TheThinWhiteDuke- Registered: 7 Jul 2016
- Posts: 357
Haven't seen it yet.
I said the same thing when they widened the Barton Road pavement between Beaconsfield and Limes Road, supposedly as a cycle path. Barton Path is literally a stones throw away and is/was already a cycle path. Effectively turned that bit of road into single lane and took away parking spaces.
I see Bridge Street is up for overnight closure soon. Hope it's to sort out the drainage by the bridge. They'd only just sorted it out there and then they resurfaced the road and managed to fill all of the drainage holes with tarmac
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Chris- Forum Admin
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Oct 2009
- Posts: 357
I'm sure the bus drivers will be delighted at getting stuck behind whoever is the slowest cyclist! I drove along it last night, and (given the right-hand lane will now be much busier) there won't be many opportunities for them to overtake.
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TheThinWhiteDuke- Registered: 7 Jul 2016
- Posts: 357
It really is ridiculous. I predict traffic backing up to at least Barton Road, if not up to River. Saw this happen before because a single window cleaner had his ladder in the right hand lane near Castle Street. Now it's effectively the whole street full of ladders. How tf have they justified this?
Andy B- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,818
Not as if we have that many buses to even justify it,we,re not a city,will be interesting when the bin lorry turns up for the few houses along the route.I,ve seen that bring traffic to a total standstill the whole length of Barton rd and Buckland ave.
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
aAndy .If you used the buses you would know how many run an hour .Three an hour from Canterbury .Three from River .I think three from Whitfield One from Temple ewell.Im not so sure from TowerHamlets .Several from Folkestone .Then there are school Buses.
Try going over St Radigunds on a bus held up by a dust cart .
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- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
I did not mention the buses coming in from Deal.I think they come via Connaught Road and then down Frith Road..
Andy B- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,818
Not enough to justify this mess up.
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Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
- Posts: 2,546
But how can a u-turn on this decision be forced?
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,931
Well now the elected officials will be looking in with elections next May
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