RANT: Cape Town City cycle lanes

[Hairy]

1 hour ago, Bernard Horn said:

The new must have when using the cycle lane through Paardeneiland

Nice work man .... pro tip .... a block brush works well and can fit IN your bag.

[DJR]

On 7/6/2022 at 7:25 PM, Hairy said:

Nice work man .... pro tip .... a block brush works well and can fit IN your bag.

AKA hairy brush?

[Bernard Horn]

Gatvol of rubbish along cycle lane in Paardeneiland.Take back the cycle lane.Please put pressure on Paardeneiland City Improvement District,Miciti,CT Transport dept,Pedal Power etc etc

[Jbr]

Right after the famous 💩-pipe jump that I hop twice a day even on sundays and public holidays, there were these two vehicules (possibly mechanical issue) then another car a few hundred meters later that was abandonned half on the road half on the cycle path

Edited August 15, 2022 by Jbr

[Eddy Gordo]

What happened to "this city works for you"?

[Hairy]

4 minutes ago, Eddy Gordo said:

What happened to "this city works for you"?

No jokes here, Patricia De Lille changed it to "Making progress possible. Together"

https://ewn.co.za/2014/02/25/City-of-Cape-Town-logo-CT-City-Council-needs-a-new-look

Edited August 15, 2022 by Hairy
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[Hairy]

At least we are not this bad

[Hairy]

21 minutes ago, Hairy said:

No jokes here, Patricia De Lille changed it to "Making progress possible. Together"

https://ewn.co.za/2014/02/25/City-of-Cape-Town-logo-CT-City-Council-needs-a-new-look

It also seems an approach of "working together" is also a failure statement overseas

[Jbr]

7 minutes ago, Hairy said:

At least we are not this bad

Have you ridden the path in the pavement on sandown road ? It’s exactly like that 😝

[Jbr]

Nice !

[Johan A Marais]

A total disregard for cyclists.  This is a regular occurrence all over the bike path.  Really disappointing attitude from the city's service providers, contractors etc.

 

On a different note; this morning I had to swerve to miss a motorbike (no, it was not an ebike) on my way into Cape Town, and nogals riding on the wrong side of the bike path i.e. coming directly for me at speed... WTF?

I gave him my best army voice uitk@k parade shout, and he left the bike path soon thereafter, but really...  

[Eddy Gordo]

Pitch up with some friends and put it back or next to where it was taken out.

[MORNE]

30 minutes ago, The Commuter said:

A total disregard for cyclists.  This is a regular occurrence all over the bike path.  Really disappointing attitude from the city's service providers, contractors etc.

 

On a different note; this morning I had to swerve to miss a motorbike (no, it was not an ebike) on my way into Cape Town, and nogals riding on the wrong side of the bike path i.e. coming directly for me at speed... WTF?

I gave him my best army voice uitk@k parade shout, and he left the bike path soon thereafter, but really...  

these checkers 60 and uber bikes honestly  think the cycle lanes are for them though. Considering most of them are from norther african countries where paved roads are s luxury…i can get why. 

[Shebeen]

https://www.capetown.gov.za/City-Connect/Have-your-say/Issues-open-for-public-comment/proposed-upgrade-of-voortrekker-road-corridor-in-maitland

I only see this now that comments are closed, but the intention is still to provide commuter access. Plenty of side streets could work better here to be honest.

 

[MORNE]

28 minutes ago, Shebeen said:

https://www.capetown.gov.za/City-Connect/Have-your-say/Issues-open-for-public-comment/proposed-upgrade-of-voortrekker-road-corridor-in-maitland

I only see this now that comments are closed, but the intention is still to provide commuter access. Plenty of side streets could work better here to be honest.

 

I was there today…during loadshedding or whatever. What a clusterf@ck🤣. And as i stood in the line waiting my turn to be shafted by taxis running  the dead lights and not bothering with 4 way stop etiquette, a man on a spez mtb almost got run over twice in the space of 50m… 
 

[DJR]

15 hours ago, MORNE said:

I was there today…during loadshedding or whatever. What a clusterf@ck🤣. And as i stood in the line waiting my turn to be shafted by taxis running  the dead lights and not bothering with 4 way stop etiquette, a man on a spez mtb almost got run over twice in the space of 50m… 
 

Anyone cycling Voortrekker Rd through that section on a week day, is much braver (or, more likely, even dumber) than me.🤪