Thursday, 21 May 2015

A little piece of local cycling history?

The signage in William St quarter (Anne Mews, King's Rd, Linton Rd, William St) has (largely) been corrected. (When originally installed it did not take into account that the one way restrictions did not apply to pedal cyclists.)

So, along with the fairly recently permitted "except cyclists" plates qualifying no-entry signs, at the other end of the road, signs (960.2 I believe) have been fitted that indicate contra-flow cycling (not a term I like, as cycling is "flow" too) without a lane.

These are surely a first in Barking & Dagenham. I haven't seen the in real life in this country, but that's not saying much.

Here are some photos of the signs in situ. I still think one or two of the signs are in error and I hope the council will correct this very soon.



Junction of Linton Rd and William Street

 Junction of King's Rd and Anne Mews

Junction of William St and King's Rd

As above, facing North St. The sign is wrong as the stretch of road is not one way for cycling - see below.

 The entrance to Kings Rd from North St. No entry except cycles means the road is not one way for cycling.

The entrance to Anne Mews from Linton Rd. The one way sign on the right is wrong. It should match the sign on the left. Not sure why the road is marked as a no through road.

No comments: