Dear Walton On Thames & Surrounding Areas Residents.
This petition has been set up to try and show the council how we feel about the new cycle lanes in Walton on Thames - particularly along Terrace Road.
Who on this planet, in their right mind, would have decided that it would be a good idea to narrow the roads - Especially Terrace Road, Walton on Thames by nearly a quarter of its width in order to accommodate cyclists who will never use the new, wider foot/cycle path?
It is virtually impossible for any road cyclist to use this "new improved" path because of all of the side roads that it crosses and all of the kerbs.
All that has been achieved is to force cyclists onto a narrow road and the traffic is trying to overtake them. Therefore you have made it more dangerous for cyclists all round. Its only a matter of time before someone is seriously injured.
Why did the council not think to paint a blue cycle lane in the existing road for the cyclist to use...was it's too simple or was it simply a case of using up budgets so they are allocated next year?
I am sure it would have been a lot more cost-effective to paint a cycle lane, rather than pay what must have been a ridiculous total sum of OUR MONEY for this pathetic project.
Please sign if you agree with the above and would like to see the roads put back to their previous width and blue cycle lanes put in instead.
Its only a matter of time before someone is seriously injured or killed - please show your enthusiasm and support.
If successful I will deliver this petition to the council and hope for the best!
Yours Sincerely,
Walton On Thames Resident
*** UPDATE ***
Since writing the copy above another valid point has been made. As a driver pulling out of Cambridge road onto Terrace road the pavements are now double width and the road so narrow that when pulling out in a 4x4/estate car/van the front of your car is intact so far out that you are Forced into driving on the other side of the road risking a head on collision from oncoming traffic.
Well done Surrey County Council
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
July 10, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
July 10, 2015
July 9, 2015
The council is ignoring the chaos on Terrace Road but they cannot ignore 500 people demanding accountability. Push this out to your neighbors right now so we hit that mark and force them to look at this disaster.
July 8, 2015
The council thinks we are going to drop this but they are dead wrong. We are about to hit 100 signatures and I need you to push this link to everyone you know so the bureaucrats on Terrace Road cannot ignore us any longer.
513 Comments
I think it's ridiculous I was standing at the crossings in Walton with my friend waiting to cross if I didn't pull him back he would of got his feet run over by not 1 lorry but 2 going past they went up on the path because the road is ridiculously narrow
Really stupid idea,it's outside my house in Walton road and my 2 year old son was almost knocked down by a cyclist on the way to nursery and all the serious cyclists still use the road and the congestion is worse than ever, the council are idiots
I live off of Terrace Road, so I can really see the difference. When someone is killed it will be too late. Sort this out now. Life's can not be replaced. I would like to know who agreed to the works. I understand cyclists need to be safe but at what cost?
It was a very ill thought through idea. This puts ALL users at higher risk, disabled pedestrians the more so. Cycle lanes are a great idea, it should be exactly that. A separate, independent lane that is well defined and protected from all other users.
Cyclists are not using the Cycle lane on the pavement that has been specifically provided for them. They continue to use the road that has been marginally narrowed. This has become very dangerous for the cyclists and the motorists especially down Terrace Road.
This is one of the most dangerous cycle systems I have seen, pedestrians getting hit by cyclists on the path, cyclist being hit by cars pulling out of their driveways, cyclists being hit by cars as the road had been narrowed on both sides, cyclists not using the cycle lanes because there is road every 500 metres and people being hit by cyclists because the pavement outside Marks & Spencer’s is now a cycle. In all the other areas I have lived, I have never seen anything so dangerous and a council who cares so little about public safety.
Since it was put in Terrace road into town Never gets used cycles use road along side it . IN DEFENCE Why would they ride on a way track Its full of bumps which causes accidents it also crosses several streets (also dangerous) And the silly metal round markers those( silver things stuck in ground) Are dangerous not only are they slippery but raised . The whole thing is a joke ,waste of time . Rubbish design great waste of money .
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Dear Walton On Thames & Surrounding Areas Residents.
This petition has been set up to try and show the council how we feel about the new cycle lanes in Walton on Thames - particularly along Terrace Road.
Who on this planet, in their right mind, would have decided that it would be a good idea to narrow the roads - Especially Terrace Road, Walton on Thames by nearly a quarter of its width in order to accommodate cyclists who will never use the new, wider foot/cycle path?
It is virtually impossible for any road cyclist to use this "new improved" path because of all of the side roads that it crosses and all of the kerbs.
All that has been achieved is to force cyclists onto a narrow road and the traffic is trying to overtake them. Therefore you have made it more dangerous for cyclists all round. Its only a matter of time before someone is seriously injured.
Why did the council not think to paint a blue cycle lane in the existing road for the cyclist to use...was it's too simple or was it simply a case of using up budgets so they are allocated next year?
I am sure it would have been a lot more cost-effective to paint a cycle lane, rather than pay what must have been a ridiculous total sum of OUR MONEY for this pathetic project.
Please sign if you agree with the above and would like to see the roads put back to their previous width and blue cycle lanes put in instead.
Its only a matter of time before someone is seriously injured or killed - please show your enthusiasm and support.
If successful I will deliver this petition to the council and hope for the best!
Yours Sincerely,
Walton On Thames Resident
*** UPDATE ***
Since writing the copy above another valid point has been made. As a driver pulling out of Cambridge road onto Terrace road the pavements are now double width and the road so narrow that when pulling out in a 4x4/estate car/van the front of your car is intact so far out that you are Forced into driving on the other side of the road risking a head on collision from oncoming traffic.
Well done Surrey County Council
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
July 10, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
July 10, 2015
July 9, 2015
The council is ignoring the chaos on Terrace Road but they cannot ignore 500 people demanding accountability. Push this out to your neighbors right now so we hit that mark and force them to look at this disaster.
July 8, 2015
The council thinks we are going to drop this but they are dead wrong. We are about to hit 100 signatures and I need you to push this link to everyone you know so the bureaucrats on Terrace Road cannot ignore us any longer.
513 Comments
Very well written petition. Just wanted to add as a parent pushing a pushchair in Walton now at the traffic lights it dangerous to stand waiting for the green man to cross the road as the cycle lane goes straight through the pavement! Ridiculous!
I think it's ridiculous I was standing at the crossings in Walton with my friend waiting to cross if I didn't pull him back he would of got his feet run over by not 1 lorry but 2 going past they went up on the path because the road is ridiculously narrow
Really stupid idea,it's outside my house in Walton road and my 2 year old son was almost knocked down by a cyclist on the way to nursery and all the serious cyclists still use the road and the congestion is worse than ever, the council are idiots
I live off of Terrace Road, so I can really see the difference. When someone is killed it will be too late. Sort this out now. Life's can not be replaced. I would like to know who agreed to the works. I understand cyclists need to be safe but at what cost?
It was a very ill thought through idea. This puts ALL users at higher risk, disabled pedestrians the more so. Cycle lanes are a great idea, it should be exactly that. A separate, independent lane that is well defined and protected from all other users.
Cyclists are not using the Cycle lane on the pavement that has been specifically provided for them. They continue to use the road that has been marginally narrowed. This has become very dangerous for the cyclists and the motorists especially down Terrace Road.
This is one of the most dangerous cycle systems I have seen, pedestrians getting hit by cyclists on the path, cyclist being hit by cars pulling out of their driveways, cyclists being hit by cars as the road had been narrowed on both sides, cyclists not using the cycle lanes because there is road every 500 metres and people being hit by cyclists because the pavement outside Marks & Spencer’s is now a cycle. In all the other areas I have lived, I have never seen anything so dangerous and a council who cares so little about public safety.
Since it was put in Terrace road into town Never gets used cycles use road along side it . IN DEFENCE Why would they ride on a way track Its full of bumps which causes accidents it also crosses several streets (also dangerous) And the silly metal round markers those( silver things stuck in ground) Are dangerous not only are they slippery but raised . The whole thing is a joke ,waste of time . Rubbish design great waste of money .
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Very well written petition. Just wanted to add as a parent pushing a pushchair in Walton now at the traffic lights it dangerous to stand waiting for the green man to cross the road as the cycle lane goes straight through the pavement! Ridiculous!