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Rye cycle path is utterly useless
THE cycle path at the back of The Rye is utterly useless for commuters.
It is dark, bendy, hilly, bumpy and, frankly, dangerous. Why not put a path on the other side, next to the cricket ground, etc., and, thence, on half of the wide and little-used pavement, on that side of the London Road, to end at the same point?
I, for one, would be willing to pay a levy, on commuter cyclists, to create this and get cyclists off at least that part of the London Road.
More widely, to be fair to motorists, I suggest a cycle-path tax, once a decent cycle path network has been created.
Since most cyclists' journeys will be short, it could start as a local tax, added to the council tax of any Local Authority which creates a Sustrans-approved network.
High Wycombe is flat, east to west, with the station (and, for shoppers, the town centre) in the middle - the topography is ideal.
Let's see Wycombe District Council shine, like a beacon, showing that, in this country, we can match the Continent, where responsible cycling is encouraged.
More pragmatically, all planning applications, within the District, are opposed on traffic grounds and are still permitted; and cycle paths are a good way to reduce traffic. Otherwise, cyclists on the London Road will become fewer, with increased traffic (adding to that traffic, if they drive, instead).
With all the benefits of cycling, this makes about as much sense as the cycle path at the back of The Rye.
If you take this up, on behalf of all your readership, and it leads to this district setting an example, generations of cyclists will be in your debt.
T.A. Hatton, Bassetsbury Lane, High Wycombe
1:51pm Friday 25th April 2008
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CommentPosted by: Marmite, HW on 3:38pm Fri 25 Apr 08
Never going to happen
Posted by: Wycombe is High on..., High Wycombe, Bucks on 9:38pm Fri 25 Apr 08
I would imagine from Bassetsbury lane to the train station on foot would take no longer than 10 minutes at a modest amble.
So it's probably no more difficult to walk than cycle.
I must agree though that the cycle path on the Rye is naff since I came off a bicycle there and injured my shoulder years ago. That aside the most irritating thing about the lane is that people rarely stick to it causing last minute avoidance tactics by unsuspecting pedestrians who were planning to enjoy a stroll around the place with the kids and dogs whilst searching for the mad squirrel feeding woman to laugh at...
I would imagine from Bassetsbury lane to the train station on foot would take no longer than 10 minutes at a modest amble.
So it's probably no more difficult to walk than cycle.
I must agree though that the cycle path on the Rye is naff since I came off a bicycle there and injured my shoulder years ago. That aside the most irritating thing about the lane is that people rarely stick to it causing last minute avoidance tactics by unsuspecting pedestrians who were planning to enjoy a stroll around the place with the kids and dogs whilst searching for the mad squirrel feeding woman to laugh at...
Posted by: Elmo, High Wycombe on 3:40pm Mon 28 Apr 08
From Bassetsbury Lane to Wycombe at rush hour would is there not a perfectly reasonable Bus and Cycle lane already in operation?
From Bassetsbury Lane to Wycombe at rush hour would is there not a perfectly reasonable Bus and Cycle lane already in operation?
Posted by: bystander, home on 8:33pm Thu 1 May 08
Yawn. Bucks CC put that path in, not WDC. It is technically a highway. It follows the route of the old road to Windsor but unfortunately nobody has pointed out that there is a cycling bye-law ban on the Rye so everyone is in theory risking prosecution if they stray from the cycle lane and any member of the public can enforce the bye-law! Let's get 'em!
Yawn. Bucks CC put that path in, not WDC. It is technically a highway. It follows the route of the old road to Windsor but unfortunately nobody has pointed out that there is a cycling bye-law ban on the Rye so everyone is in theory risking prosecution if they stray from the cycle lane and any member of the public can enforce the bye-law! Let's get 'em!
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