Cycle path campaign to link Peasedown St John with Odd Down

“These like many other cycle lanes only serve to further marginalise people who cycle. The road is perfectly good for cycling, as highlighted in these comments some drivers have difficulty overtaking but that could be addresed with better driver training.

http://tinyurl.com/crxllax”

“Iamail, it must be dreadful, all these other road users holding you up. Ban the lot I say, just leave you on the road to carry on regardless. Oh hold on, we all pay taxes, and are therefore entitled to use the highway.”

“Reading the comments I too have come across these big yellow buses on the pavement in Lower Oldfield Park and find it strange that nobody from Bugler's has yet sprung to their (indefensible) defence. Surely they must have been looking at this story about one of their own and seen the comments? Strangely quiet then?”

“Erm....Unless I am mistaken, I thought there was a cycle route there already its called the A367, and its best value as it's designed for shared rather than exclusive use.”

“I'm sure ALL will be willing to chip in with the cost of turning this pavement in to a cycle path. After all what eles would we spend our money on? ROAD TAX?”

“they wouldn't be in such danger if they bothered to follow the rules regarding cyclists, and actually cycled in SINGLE FILE, and not two abreast as several of them were doing last Sunday morning going up Dunkerton HIll. (Rule 66 Highway Code states: never ride more than two abreast, and ride in single file on narrow or busy roads and when riding round bends).”

“I would rather have cyclists on the pavement annoying pedestrians than in the road where they are in danger and hold up the traffic - esp on hills.”

“i disagree with this idea completely, its a footpath - I use to drive through this route twice a day and would see people walking to and from Bath to Peasedown on a regular basis - if it then turns into a cycle path where are people meant to walk? If you're able to ride a bicycle sensibly then you should be able to ride on the road, keeping to the left and respecting other road users, whilst having proper clothing and lights on your bike - unlike others who decide to go down Dunkerton Hill in the middle of the road, no lights or reflective clothing asking to be hit off.”

“As a regular user of Lower Oldfield Park I would like to add my concern to Honeybunny's question of the big yellow coaches that park on the pavement at the lower gate to Hayesfield School. It is both dangerous and selfish and company policy should forbid such regular abuse of the footpath and the carriageway. Get there later or park somewhere more suitable. Several times when creeping around it in the car I have come face to face with a bus and they are not renowned for being nice if you are on their side of the road - allbeit because of another bus driver!

Anything that gets wobbly cyclists off the road in front of me and onto an underused pavement is fine by me....... let's make it legal on ALL the hills, especially the ones leading up to the Uni.”

“As a car owner who uses that stretch twice a day at least, I feel this is a good idea! Not because I have anything against the cyclists... Most of them are fine, dress appropriately and have decent lights! I just feel for them it can not be the safest road to navigate on with so many road users consistently breaking speeding limits there. Though I guess it would be costly to apply I'm sure it would be a welcome addition to that stretch by many!”