Very first design guidelines! AT LAST!
Just thought I'd pop in to let you guys know that FINALLY the first set of official highway design guidelines for motorcycles has been published by the Institute of Highway Engineers. It's way overdue, but now at least us traffic/highway engineers have something concrete to work with and refer to. None of it yet constitutes law, but the research upon which a lot of it is based has prompted moves to change some traffic laws, although the guidelines will for the time being represent best practice. The book was produced with full consultation with REAL motorcyclists! (shock horror!) taking account of bike design and behaviour, rider behaviour and perceptions, other road users' perceptions and behaviour, including their attitudes to bikers.
The guidelines cover everything from high speed rural road design (especially bends), barriers, road surfacing and placement of white lining and utility covers, parking provision (very detailed), crossfall (camber), urban design (especially at junctions), traffic calming, road maintenance (winter and summer) and addresses the role of safety campaigns. I haven't read the whole thing as yet (only got it yesterday!) but so far the possible changes to the law I've spotted that may arise from the research include permitting motorcycles to legally use advance stop lines and bus lanes. Well, it's a start eh? |
Sounds very encouraging. Is this in the public domain yet and can it be downloaded anywere?
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Mavellous
Does this mean an end to grids on the apex of bends and 6 ft walls at T junctions. and an end to that nasty white/red stuff they slop all over the road. Oh silly me guidlines. as in if we do everything it tells us not to, then we will stop those nasty noisy bikers from speeding on this road |
Whilst this is definately good news, I believe these are guidelines (ie 'to be considered' rather than rules). Sadly, it is part of these guidelines (which on the whole, sound very good) that recommend the roundabout view obstruction described in rubberduckofdeath's thread.
Still, it's definately a start... I'd also like to see more incentives for commuting by motorcycle (free designated parking bays etc.). More people on bikes (especially commuter machines rather than sportsbikes)= better 'cager awareness' of bikes, less anti-biker attitudes at pubs/restaurants, less congestion in general. |
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Incidentally, 6 foot walls are not permitted at unsignalised T-junctions anyway - only old junctions will have them. All new junctions are (and have been for some years) designed using strict visibility guidelines. |
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Where I work, loads of ppl use motorbikes to commute, ever since we installed designated parking spaces under the building. Result :thumbsup: |
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Our security cameras are networked which means I can bring up a window on my workstation to monitor my bike from the office and to sound the alarm/record should movement be detected |
Isn't one of the big changes going to be that the right hand overtaking lane is going to be only for bikes, which will be allowed to travel at up to 30mph over the posted limit?
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Nice try! :P |
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