Published: Wednesday, 7th May, 2008 11:10
Wheels on fire ... your views on banning cyclists
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French lady Valet Frederique provided a European perspective on the matter, and the lady from the country that gives us the Tour De France, came out on the side of the cyclists
This month, Largs Community Council have waged war on cyclists and have suggested that they should be banned from the prom after a series of close shaves with the elderly and infirm.
Another possibility is to build a separated sectioned off cycle track but is getting rid of bikers on the seafront too draconian a measure, we don’t ban traffic going through Largs because of a few smashes do we?
Alternatively, perhaps youths on bikes have become too much of a menace and there needs to be more of a handle on the situation ... or should community councillors get on their bike and think again? Largs waited for many years for a cycle track, and North Ayrshire Council hope to link Largs to a cycle network stretching from Carlisle.
In our series of Vox Pop interviews, the ‘News’ once again hits the streets to gain local views and finds that there are a mix of opinions on the latest controversy to embroil the esplanade of Largs. First it was dog poo, next it was seagulls and now it is the turn of the bicycle brigade...
French lady Valet Frederique provided a European perspective on the matter, and the lady from the country that gives us the Tour De France, came out on the side of the cyclists. She said: “I have just bought a bike for me and my son Theo - I like cycling on the prom and I feel safe here. I think it is a strange view to get rid of the cycle track, in fact I am quite shocked about it. I feel safe, especially when I have my child here. I don’t see what the problem is. I think it is an over-reaction by the community council. While I agree with the No Poo on my Shoe campaign, I think there are too many rules after stopping feeding the seagulls. I think it has now gone too far. Separating the cycle track on the seafront maybe a good idea.”
Former Largs community council spokesman on transport, Jim Inglis said: “The bikes can be quite a danger to pedestrians not just during the summer but at all times of the year. Neither the pedestrians or the cyclists pay any attention to what is marked on the promenade. Judging by the way some of the cyclists use it, why can they not put the cycle path in a more sensible place. As far as I can see, the pavement on the seafront side of Greenock Road is not really used very much, surely that would be a more appropriate place for a cycle track? I don’t think the markings are particularly clear along some parts of the promenade either.”
For the rest of this story ... read the Largs and Millport Weekly News.
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