Now, down in North Somerset:-

                  
The  A38 south of Highbridge, and elsewhere on this road.   Barriers are so positioned so that a degree of protection is provided for all modes of transport; so it can be done!  

 
             The pavement, though a bit narrow, doubles as a cycleway











 A cyclist makes use of the extra protection that is provided by the  correct positioning of the safety barriers.  This correct design it is not recognised 100 % of all cases in North Somerset; yet!  Maybe one day they will see the light.

Even in the Ukraine & Romania.!

Protection for pedestrians and cyclists in the Ukraine
 


                                           

This example in Romania, the cyclist have chosen to ride in the road, but there is not a lot of traffic about.    

These two pictures were poached from a video of cycle touring made by one Daren Alff (hence the poor quality).  I recommend his series of touring videos, I am sure they will encourage enthusiastic cyclists to get out there and see the world.  If you can, go ahead before it you are retired it starts to get a bit too late in life.
              Go go go.

A10.

Some correctly applied safety/crash barriers were seen near Froxton on the A10 south west of Cambridge.  I wasn't able to take a picture myself. 

Barriers in Germany June 2017.

Pictures of safety Barriers in Germany
                                
Photographed from the passenger seat of a Right-Hand-Drive vehicle.

Barriers are positioned with the intention of preventing vehicles leaving the road and crashing off the bridge down into the valley. Unlike most UK barriers, they also prevent motor vehicles from hitting and cyclists or pedestrians that may also be crossing the bridge. 
     Providing that bit of extra protection (than they do in the UK) doesn't cost any more.  So why don't they do it?

   This Bundestrasser has a cycle/pedestrian way running for many kilometres along side it (as can be identified on the right of the picture).   A crash barrier has been installed, so that any vehicle out of control should be stopped by the barrier, before it crosses the cycleway.   This example also has a hand rail for pedestrians and cyclists. 

                                    Another good example of how it should be done.

Better still, let us have more routes that away from Main Roads.

Crash barriers in Romania.

Crash barriers on a semi-dual carriageway in Romania.

Safety Barriers installed!

Driving on the A617 (the Mansfield bypass)  one couldn't help noticing the cycle/footway that ran along side it, but also that way was protected from motor vehicles by safety barriers.

Now this is good news.  Is is this a case of the only highways unit in this country taking the trouble to follow correct practice? 


I could have taken photos, but that would have meant my having to
 stop on a busy 'A' road.  I am sure that readers of this blog will be able to recognise a safety barrier by now, and how it should be installed., even if Kent Highways don't seem to be able to (as a general rule).  Here all forms of transport are given some protection, no one misses out.

Finberry

Dangerous Safety Barriers (again)

Dangerous to cyclists and pedestrians.

Re: The new housing development known as Finberry (Cheesman's Green)

 A nice new shared use route, but the barrier is in the wrong place. It it is obvious that if a motor vehicle 'looses-it' on the bend, then it would career into the barrier taking anything or anybody with it, crushing them against the barrier. Who designed this? What were they thinking? Don't the lives of pedestrians and cyclists count?

This is a new project, this is modern Britain, let us get it right for a change.

Put the barrier in the right place then it not only protects the most vulnerable, but it provides protection to motorists too.

It is cheaper to get it right the first time.

Ted Prangnell CTC, member of Living Streets and RoadPeace.

I would appreciate any feedback from interested parties please.

Accidentally correct.

Gosh! What have we here?  A crash barrier that actually protects cyclists and pedestrians,  BUT it ain't that clever because the barrier was put in place long before the cycleway was thought of. The fact that it is where it is, is purely accidental.