Glasgow's West End, Are cycle lanes, psycho lanes?

[@LAMF24]

1:00 you're abusing the green box which is for cyclists.

[@zambotv8150]

Thanks for commenting

[@shaunfaesolar]

The biggest thing you're missing from these arguments is the concepts of induced demand, modal shift. This is basically theory surrounding people making choices about which mode of transport they use based upon the facilities provided. If you build lots of wide roads with great parking everyone will eventually drive and it will be jammed, a nightmare to park and few will be using healthy active options - this is essentially what happened to Glasgow from the 60s til recently. You talk about these roads being narrowed, the reason they are all so wide to start with is that they were designed for trams, we cut the tram system and gave the space over to the car. And look where that ended up. The existing lanes in the video you drove past (university avenue) are not really fit for purpose as they are just painted lines, this is why you see people electing to use the pavement instead and don't see a large number making the mode switch. Around 1000 people a day pass the bike lane counter on vicotria road in each direction near me. If the whole city had bike lanes of this quality that joined up to form a complete network you would see huge numbers of people chosing to cycle. This is what happened to copenhagen and amsterdam after they built their segregated lane network in the 80s. If you could even switch 20% of city journeys from car to bike the roads will be a lot less busy for the remaining drivers. For Glasgow as a whole averaged 48% of households have a car, this is up from 40% 20 years ago and about 20% 20 years before that. If we don't offer better alternatives like safe cycle lanes that figure will keep going up and up and households with 2 or more cars will increase too. We don't have the space for more cars and the place is unhealthy enough as it is.

[@shaunfaesolar]

btw for comparison copenhagen and amsterdam are on about 25% households with a car

[@zambotv8150]

Aye Shaun, Vicky road and Sauchiehall street are defo bike good situations... I knew you would chime in it's appreciated... I think my baw's burst with the actual state of the roads, they look like a lunar landscape... My missus works with the council, I know they're skint but. When a country can't even maintain it's transport infrastructure you know that country's in terminal decline and. Everything you own or have has came to you vis diesel power. Container ships, trains, trucks and vans. The sound proofing in the studio isn't working, I had the structure air tight and thought I was ready to paint it but. There was too much noise coming in from the neighbouring workshop. I am contently double skinning it with an extra layer of plasterboard but, hopefully we'll be looking at acoustic treatment in the next few weeks. I'll give you a shout when it's time to spec it oot. Hope you're well buddy Z

[@zambotv8150]

@@shaunfaesolar Amsterdam's understandable, it was a maritime centre and it's really flat.... I didn't know about Copenhagen, I'll check it out as Glasgow's on the same latitude as Cop and Moscow so you might have kyboshed my weather theory... When you're next down I'll get you on the channel and we can have a discussion about it... See you soon mate

[@shaunfaesolar]

@zambotv8150 amsterdam got more rainy days and only slightly less rain than glasgow I think. Copenhagen bit nicer in the summer but much colder in winter.

[@shaunfaesolar]

@zambotv8150 whole country is skint because the economy is so fucked and we don't tax the big corps or earners enough. Whole place is in very depressing state of decline.

[@HelenaMikas]

I live in Berlin where cycle lanes used to be set in the pavement .They still are BUT as well as that the road have been reduced to one lane and the rest is for bikesBikes seldom have a bell and those who do fail to use.They really are psycho lanes here.Meanwhile the politicians go by helicopters , planes and cars ..

[@zambotv8150]

That's the rub isn't it Helena? I think it was COP 26 Glasgow hosted? Biden arrived in a 747 and 4 military cargo planes, they had a 17 car motorcade to bring him from Edinburgh to Glasgow... I am all for looking after the planet but, I still want to be able to afford to heat my house!!! Thanks for watching and commenting

[@RicardoPetrazzi]

The basic road width of the city just does not lend itself to hiving off road space for cycle lanes. Period. Not many cities or urban areas in the UK were ever made wide enough to begine with. We have historically and organically grown our towns, villages, cities and other urban areas around a width or road that will never accomodate segerating cycles from motor vehicles. Doing so make it inherintly more hazardous for cyclinsts, athan simply sharing the road space amicably. There is no way round it except better driver edication. not amount of structural changes can be made to fix this without demolishing all the buildings and starting over.

[@zambotv8150]

Best comment yet, thanks

[@MDP112]

Many cities in the UK have been restricting certain roads in city centres by making them one way and open only to buses/taxis and cyclists to get around this. It basically means the cyclists have a full lane designed for cars cordoned off for them and you rarely if ever see them being used. It’s killing trade for local businesses as it’s a total nightmare to navigate through.

[@shaunfaesolar]

most of the streets here are plenty wide. They used to have two way tram tracks down the middle. We just got used to using half the space for storing cars.

[@iainmacpherson7188]

Electric Bikes - build it and they will come

[@zambotv8150]

Agreed, in the city centre you wee them EVERYWHERE..... Cheap, efficient and fast

[@zambotv8150]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zp28i4WHhNGaaqM For anyone that's interested Here's a follow up video

[@PatriciaSouter-mh7dh]

Where is the disability parking bottom Byres Rd, horrendous experience

[@zambotv8150]

Good point Patricia, I should have also included that in my video.... Thanks

[@ctr360x10]

Cycling is the best form of transport :)

[@zambotv8150]

Until you have to get your dad to hospital or drop off a new fridge?

[@HelenaMikas]

@ctr360x10 Not everyone can ride a bike / wants to have one / or maybe has a disability .UK has 3rd rate public transport and its expensive...

[@zambotv8150]

@@HelenaMikas I am doing building work just now, I had a quarter of a ton of plaster in it the other day and. Public transport in Scotland is very expensive, I don't even know if you can take a bike on a bus?

[@LAMF24]

0:20 on the right. You didn't count him.

[@zambotv8150]

I missed one? Thanks for pointing that out, maybe I was wrong about the council spunking all that dough on the cycle lanes for the three maniacs that cycle in the town

[@garyweir8587]

By the time you saw your first cyclist you had only seen one car. 🤭😆🤦‍♂️

[@garyweir8587]

First and foremost, cycling is a form of travel.

[@garyweir8587]

Cold, hills and rain doesn't deter all cyclists and less so on bright sunny spring days.

[@garyweir8587]

Finally, your motor is running and your are using your phone. Even when stationary with the motor on you are breaking the law. This vlog rant is, in practical terms, incriminating you.

[@zambotv8150]

@@garyweir8587 You're obviously a hard core bike guy, do you wear lycra and a helmet?

[@zambotv8150]

@@garyweir8587 The camera was on the dashboard thanks for the comment