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Poorly designed infrastructure in Swansea 'an accident waiting to happen' say hauliers

New cycle route for students puts them in danger from HGVs say local businesses

Hauliers have complained that a cycle route for students going to and from Swansea University's new Bay Campus is poorly designed and “an accident waiting to happen”.

32-tonne lorries travel from Fabian Way along Baldwin's Crescent and would be unable to stop in time should a cyclist cross into their lane, say local businesses.

Steve Norman, managing director of Stenor Environmental Services, told the South Wales Evening Post that there had already been two near misses with cyclists wearing headphones in just one week.

"We had an incident last Friday and an incident on Monday this week," he said. "The incident on Friday was a real close one.

"It is the main access to the port and it is becoming the main access to the university for people who aren't driving — it's an accident waiting to happen."

Swansea University student Ed Kingham who cycles to his lectures along that route, said:

"Something needs to change before someone gets hurt."

Robert Steins, of Steins Haulage, said: ”We are having to make sure that our drivers don't make any manoeuvres that will endanger anyone else's life. We’re having to police it."

And William Briggs, of Briggs Coaches, said: "This is a busy little road and it doesn't seem that much thought has been given when planning it."
A Swansea University spokeswoman said it had liaised with the council, which confirmed it is reviewing the situation.

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brooksby | 9 years ago
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"would be unable to stop in time if a cyclist crossed into their lane" - I thought that the roads were also cyclists' lanes? Sounds like the HGVs had got used to nobody else using this "busy little lane" and are now having to cope with a wider range of vehicles. I have to say, if they think that looking out for cyclists and making sure that you can stop are some sort of weird advanced driving skill, the HGV drivers of Swansea must be a bit rubbish...

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HarrogateSpa | 9 years ago
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I don't know the road, but surely if you think you're not going to be able to stop in time to react to a situation that may occur, you have to drive more slowly.

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SuperG | 9 years ago
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Terrible route and infostructure....should have been a major priority when the built the place

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oldstrath | 9 years ago
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It may well be the shittiest route ever designed

 

But why is

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Robert Steins, of Steins Haulage, said: ”We are having to make sure that our drivers don't make any manoeuvres that will endanger anyone else's life. We’re having  to  police it."

anything other than the normal situation? 

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