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From: Ray Keattch on 8 Dec 2009 15:12 Tim wrote: > Adrian wrote: >> "Tim" <timdownie2003(a)obvious.yahoo.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding >> much like they were saying: >> >>> Certainly it's hard to understand how any cyclist in Edinburgh could >>> possibly be aware of the presense of the new tram lines. >> >> I assume that should read "possibly not be aware of" - I live several >> hundred miles from Edinburgh, haven't been there for years, and knew >> that there were trams going in. > > Indeed, that was what I meant. > >> >>> This rather lends weight to his point about the line layout being >>> hard to spot >> >> They're metal rails, sunk into the road surface. How can they be >> "hard to spot"? > > Imagine you're cycling in a lane next to the rails following traffic and > the adjacent lane also contains traffic. Imagine then that the rails > veer across your lane as part of a 90 degree bend. In the presense of > traffic I think it's entirely possible that your opportunities to have a > clear view of the rails could be severely compromised. Only if you are too close to other traffic surely? If there are rails on the road and you are approaching a junction, time to think of veering rails? What about the route of power lines? -- MrBitsy -- MrBitsy.
From: Elder on 10 Dec 2009 17:39
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