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Written by: Wen Jiamin
2020-10-24 08:00
Last update date: 2020-10-24 08:00
The 60-kilometer "Super Bike Track", which connects Tuen Mun to Ma On Shan, was completely opened to traffic on the 29th of last month. It should be a gospel for cyclists and citizens. You can enjoy the beautiful countryside while cycling, and check in while exercising. People have criticized that there are 13 breaks in a short 1.5 km distance. If you want to follow the law, you will have to get in and out of the car every tens of meters.
Among them, there are deadly blind spots at the intersection of Heshang Township. Large vehicles and bicycles can't see each other at the corners. If they are not closed in time, the consequences may be disastrous.
"Hong Kong 01" recruited Luo Zhenqi, a member of the Bicycle Policy Concern Group of the Bicycle Information Network, to sweep out the four biggest positions for everyone!
The 60-kilometer "Super Bike Track", which connects Tuen Mun to Ma On Shan, was completely opened to traffic on the 29th of last month. It should be a gospel for cyclists and citizens. You can enjoy the beautiful countryside while cycling, and check in while exercising. People criticized.
(Photo by Zhou Jingwen)
The first volt: cut off the bug cart path
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Starting from the Shuangyu River entering the Gudong section of Qingshan Road, until the junction of Zhoutou Village Road, the reporter actually counted on the spot that there were 13 breaks in the section of about 1.5 kilometers, involving multiple intersections with frequent vehicles and pedestrians. Cut off, the shortest section is only more than 20 meters.
Luo Zhenqi pointed out that there are "stop" signs at the beginning and the end of the cycling track. According to the law, riders must get off their carts and cross the road. "However, some people do not get off the car because they are greedy. It is easy to cause danger if they leave the road without paying attention to the vehicle. If you obediently alight at the stop position, will people behind you be too late to stop and bump into it suddenly?"
In fact, according to the government road design guidelines, at intersections where you must slow down and get off the vehicle, the road between the cycle track and the footpath is at least 5 cm high, and there are guardrails or rubber posts to narrow the passage to 75 cm.
The purpose of this design is to not pose a danger to the cyclist, but at the same time make him "not comfortable", reminding him not to drive long, and to get off the car and cross the road.
If there is no need to get off the vehicle, but you need to slow down, there will be no road bumps, and only the rubber pillar will narrow the intersection to 110 cm.
Second Volt: People and Vehicles Fight for Road
There are many intersections, and there are naturally many people and vehicles competing for the road. The reporter has even witnessed that when a private car was waiting to leave the road, it encountered runners and cyclists at the intersection, but everyone still insisted on moving forward. The runners were on the road. Shuttle between cars in a narrow space is dangerous.
Luo Zhenqi pointed out that the priority of the road is given to the car first, because the cycle track has a termination sign to end, and there is a small section of footpath connecting the road. "If there is a blind brick, it will be the priority of the pedestrian. The cyclist should get off the car and become a pedestrian in that position. ".
Third Volt: Big Blind Spot on Heshangxiang Road
One of the breaks of the cycling track is at the junction of Heshangxiang Road and Qingshan Road, but both sides of the intersection are blocked by bamboo forests and substation buildings and become blind spots.
It has been observed that whether a driver or a cyclist is surprised that a car has rushed out at the intersection, he has to brake or even reverse to prevent being hit. If he does not slow down in time, the consequences may be unthinkable.
Luo Zhenqi suggested that when people go to unfamiliar road sections, it is best to slow down and get off the car early, pay attention to the traffic situation before pushing their carts across the road.
Fourth Volt: Indication of Disappearance
Many of the intermittent cycle tracks are separated by more than one hundred meters of footpaths or private roads, such as outside the Kwu Tung Township Office and the Songyuan squatter area. If the road is not a "skilled road" or there are motorcades to follow, it will stop at some of the cycle paths After that, you will not be able to see the starting point of the next cycle track, which is easy to get lost.
Many temporary road signs have been added recently to indicate the direction of Yuen Long and Sheung Shui, but some of them have fallen off.
And at the junction of Chau Tau Village Road on Castle Peak Road, cyclists have to get off and wait for traffic lights to cross the road. There will be congestion on weekends and holidays. Luo Zhenqi found out that the cycle track at Zhoutou section is a long ramp. However, when the sloping road top fell to the light, there was no sign to tell the cyclist to slow down. If you continue to rush down, it will be too late to see the arrow and slow driving sign until the last five meters. The footpath even rushed out of the road."
He suggested that it would be safer if some signs could be added earlier on the road, or if the "gantry frame" was used to add road signs to remind them.
According to the Transport Department, since the 29th of last month, a total of five opinions or complaints have been received on the cycle track of the Kutung Section and Chau Tau Section of Castle Peak Road, mainly related to cycle track or junction design and construction progress. Two cases have been referred to civil engineering The Territory Development Department followed up.
The Civil Engineering and Development Department replied that temporary direction signs have been added along the new cycle track from Yuen Long to Sheung Shui to remind road users to pay attention to traffic safety. Permanent direction signs will be installed successively, and busy intersections will be inspected with the Transport Department The situation, formulate corresponding improvement measures and projects.
If 10 points out of 10 points, Luo Zhenqi gave this cycle track 6 points, which is barely qualified.
He admitted that there are cycling tracks that are safer than before on roads, but the design is still insufficient. He reminds cyclists that they can bring their own "car cams" so that they can clarify their rights and responsibilities in case of anything.
According to police figures, as of August this year, bicycle-related traffic accidents occurred in the New Territories North Region, an increase of 47.2% over the same period last year. Seven of these accidents were fatal.
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