Hills Road has had quite a few cycle safety schemes put onto it. Route
http://radwagon.blogspot.com/2013/02/... in Cambridge Video Clip Cycling Guide, as described at
http://radwagon.co.uk/2013/02/cambrid....
The first part of the road has no offroad route on this side despite there being plenty of space. The Park and Ride carpark just up the road and there is an offroad route on the other side, but it has plenty of side accesses, prioritized side streets, and you have to cross back again soon.
Vehicles do come fast down here, often breaking the 30mph speed limit. Ride well out so you can be seen and use the primary position if oncoming traffic and you feel threatened from behind. Notice I do it as I approach the lights.
At the lights, the shared-use path starts on the left. Worth using even if I didn't this time. It helps all the way to the Addenbrookes roundabout when joining back with traffic can be done, carefully.
The cyclelane paintwork has recently been redone. Prior to that, the corners on the exits of the roundabout were worn through. This is a good indication that people drive over them, so it's another one of those cases of treating the roadspace as if there is no cyclelane, it offers no protection.
Again, the offroad cyclepath starts quite quickly. I'm very surprised that this wasn't continuous through the roundabout, there's plenty of space. However, at a guess it would drop the prioritization, so may be fairly useless as well.
It's possible to go offroad all the way to the lights, turn up Long Road and cross it, then continue along Hills Road if traffic looks busy. Take care crossing the road and it still can be quicker and safer than waiting at the lights.
The cyclelane into the right lane looks useful, but be aware of cars trying to charge up and past you into the left lane. Also, the tarmac has a very awkward sharp mount along the lane split that is bound to throw some people off.
Interesting to note that the black car turning left, stops at the green light. Then, after I pass realises as shoots through the lights, just after they've changed back to red.
The straight-on lights change just after the oncoming traffic turning right ~15-second phase ends. Don't pull over to the left too quickly as traffic turning left is next to you. Again, this dual option cyclelane and cyclepath gives the best for different levels of people cycling. This helps at pedestrian lights as well where you can come off the road if you are there, but always be wary of what people crossing the road might be doing.
Just before the Cherry Hinton Road lights, the offroad path is pushed back out into a bus lane just before a bus-stop. There's a definite case for a ""new style"" cyclepath to the left of the pavement here, although there can be quite a lot of sixth form kids hanging around.
Passing any buses here should be okay, especially if the junction lights are red, but do try to manage your move out in conjunction with the slowing traffic.
The cyclelanes over the bridge are the latest in a series of experiments, and probably the best. If overtaking other people cycling on the upslope, check for traffic coming past you and pull well out. On the downslope take care of cars trying to cut back across you to turn left. At the lights, as I'm turning right, I pull over to the centre of the ASL. I don't want cars trying to squeeze through whilst I make my manoeuvre.
Starts on Hills Road
The first part of the road has no offroad route on this side despite there being plenty of space. The Park and Ride carpark just up the road and there is an offroad route on the other side, but it has plenty of side accesses, prioritized side streets, and you have to cross back again soon.
Vehicles do come fast down here, often breaking the 30mph speed limit. Ride well out so you can be seen and use the primary position if oncoming traffic and you feel threatened from behind. Notice I do it as I approach the lights.
At the lights, the shared-use path starts on the left. Worth using even if I didn't this time. It helps all the way to the Addenbrookes roundabout when joining back with traffic can be done, carefully.
The cyclelane paintwork has recently been redone. Prior to that, the corners on the exits of the roundabout were worn through. This is a good indication that people drive over them, so it's another one of those cases of treating the roadspace as if there is no cyclelane, it offers no protection.
Again, the offroad cyclepath starts quite quickly. I'm very surprised that this wasn't continuous through the roundabout, there's plenty of space. However, at a guess it would drop the prioritization, so may be fairly useless as well.
It's possible to go offroad all the way to the lights, turn up Long Road and cross it, then continue along Hills Road if traffic looks busy. Take care crossing the road and it still can be quicker and safer than waiting at the lights.
The cyclelane into the right lane looks useful, but be aware of cars trying to charge up and past you into the left lane. Also, the tarmac has a very awkward sharp mount along the lane split that is bound to throw some people off.
Interesting to note that the black car turning left, stops at the green light. Then, after I pass realises as shoots through the lights, just after they've changed back to red.
The straight-on lights change just after the oncoming traffic turning right ~15-second phase ends. Don't pull over to the left too quickly as traffic turning left is next to you. Again, this dual option cyclelane and cyclepath gives the best for different levels of people cycling. This helps at pedestrian lights as well where you can come off the road if you are there, but always be wary of what people crossing the road might be doing.
Just before the Cherry Hinton Road lights, the offroad path is pushed back out into a bus lane just before a bus-stop. There's a definite case for a ""new style"" cyclepath to the left of the pavement here, although there can be quite a lot of sixth form kids hanging around.
Passing any buses here should be okay, especially if the junction lights are red, but do try to manage your move out in conjunction with the slowing traffic.
The cyclelanes over the bridge are the latest in a series of experiments, and probably the best. If overtaking other people cycling on the upslope, check for traffic coming past you and pull well out. On the downslope take care of cars trying to cut back across you to turn left. At the lights, as I'm turning right, I pull over to the centre of the ASL. I don't want cars trying to squeeze through whilst I make my manoeuvre.
Starts on Hills Road
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