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Cycle track painted line merges into kerb

Reported via desktop in the Cycling Route Issue category by Richard Evans at 18:12, Mon 18 November 2024

Sent to Merton Council less than a minute later. Council ref: SRQ-1165741-G4H7C2.

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When I saw the cycle track it was marked by a painted line, but by the time I was crossing into it to use it there was a kerb which I had not seen which caused me to crash. Bystanders helped me to get up, one of whom is a local and said he'd seen three similar crashes recently. There are raised bits of cycle track on both sides of the road. I cannot see the purpose they serve. I think they should either be removed, or the kerbstones should be changed so that there is a smooth transition up onto the cycle track, not a sudden vertical edge. In the short term the hazard should be highlighted perhaps using alternate black and white paint on the kerbstones between road and cycle track.

Updates

  • Thank you for reporting this. We've sent your report to one of our highways officers for investigation.

    State changed to: In progress

    Posted by Merton Council at 18:15, Mon 18 November 2024

  • We're closing this because we've either resolved the problem or passed it to the relevant service provider to investigate.

    State changed to: Closed

    Posted by Merton Council at 11:00, Tue 19 November 2024

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