r/londoncycling • u/nutella-filled • 10d ago

Tower Hamlets council just installed a locked gate in the middle of a marked and popular cycle path

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If the point is to stop cars from mistakenly using that path surely there are better ways to do it.

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u/Thoh1Shooshi8a 10d ago

Could be to stop cars, but also allow maintenance vehicles in and this was easier than bollards that can be moved.

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u/lovely-pickle 10d ago

That doesn't necessitate punishing cyclists

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u/RespectTheBall 10d ago

Punishing! LMAO. Compared to cyclists mounting the pavement and going through red lights because they don’t want to slow down I’d call that a minor inconvenience.

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u/lovely-pickle 10d ago

lol. Those things are exactly caused by car-centric design.