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rCLMore money p***ed up the wallrCY: Drivers fume at BristolrCOs new rCyleaning support railrCO for cyclists to rest at top of steep city streets

Cyclists are also unsure whether the Copenhagen-inspired footrest on
Colston Street is the rCLfuturerCY, with one claiming it is rCLjust a gimmick without better infrastructurerCY

by RYAN MALLON FRI, APR 11, 2025 15:48

Bristol rCo or at least a very small slice of it rCo now resembles Copenhagen, thanks to the installation of new support rails for cyclists, a first for
the city, which will enable people on bikes to rest their hands and feet without getting out of the pedals while waiting at traffic lights on two
steep city centre hills.

And which, unsurprisingly, have already been branded a rCLcomplete waste of taxesrCY by angry motorists.

The leaning rails, or foot and hand rests, have been installed near the top
of both Colston Street and Upper Maudlin Street, where a new segregated
cycle lane was recently opened (despite a few early, parked car-related hiccups), as one of the finishing touches to a long-running active travel scheme.

Full (sob) story at

<https://road.cc/content/news/drivers-fume-new-cycling-support-rail-313489>
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On 14/04/2025 06:05, Spike wrote:

rCLMore money p***ed up the wallrCY: Drivers fume at BristolrCOs new rCyleaning
support railrCO for cyclists to rest at top of steep city streets

Cyclists are also unsure whether the Copenhagen-inspired footrest on
Colston Street is the rCLfuturerCY, with one claiming it is rCLjust a gimmick without better infrastructurerCY

by RYAN MALLON FRI, APR 11, 2025 15:48

Bristol rCo or at least a very small slice of it rCo now resembles Copenhagen,
thanks to the installation of new support rails for cyclists, a first for
the city, which will enable people on bikes to rest their hands and feet without getting out of the pedals while waiting at traffic lights on two steep city centre hills.

And which, unsurprisingly, have already been branded a rCLcomplete waste of taxesrCY by angry motorists.

The leaning rails, or foot and hand rests, have been installed near the top of both Colston Street and Upper Maudlin Street, where a new segregated
cycle lane was recently opened (despite a few early, parked car-related hiccups), as one of the finishing touches to a long-running active travel scheme.

Full (sob) story at

<https://road.cc/content/news/drivers-fume-new-cycling-support-rail-313489>

The poor dears. They MUST be awfully tired after riding their chav-bikes
up Colston Street.

But hang on... surely they should be *boycotting* Colston Street until
and unless its name is changed. Perhaps to Mandela Hill, Corbyn Way or something of that sort?
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On 14/04/25 23:05, Spike wrote:

rCLMore money p***ed up the wallrCY: Drivers fume at BristolrCOs new rCyleaning
support railrCO for cyclists to rest at top of steep city streets

Cyclists are also unsure whether the Copenhagen-inspired footrest on
Colston Street is the rCLfuturerCY, with one claiming it is rCLjust a gimmick without better infrastructurerCY

by RYAN MALLON FRI, APR 11, 2025 15:48

Bristol rCo or at least a very small slice of it rCo now resembles Copenhagen,
thanks to the installation of new support rails for cyclists, a first for
the city, which will enable people on bikes to rest their hands and feet without getting out of the pedals while waiting at traffic lights on two steep city centre hills.

And which, unsurprisingly, have already been branded a rCLcomplete waste of taxesrCY by angry motorists.

The leaning rails, or foot and hand rests, have been installed near the top of both Colston Street and Upper Maudlin Street, where a new segregated
cycle lane was recently opened (despite a few early, parked car-related hiccups), as one of the finishing touches to a long-running active travel scheme.

Full (sob) story at

<https://road.cc/content/news/drivers-fume-new-cycling-support-rail-313489>

Glad to see there are some bicyclists who are also complaining about
this colossal waste of money on resources for a non-solution to a
non-existent problem.
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JNugent <jnugent73@mail.com> wrote:

On 14/04/2025 06:05, Spike wrote:

rCLMore money p***ed up the wallrCY: Drivers fume at BristolrCOs new rCyleaning
support railrCO for cyclists to rest at top of steep city streets

Cyclists are also unsure whether the Copenhagen-inspired footrest on
Colston Street is the rCLfuturerCY, with one claiming it is rCLjust a gimmick
without better infrastructurerCY

by RYAN MALLON FRI, APR 11, 2025 15:48

Bristol rCo or at least a very small slice of it rCo now resembles Copenhagen,
thanks to the installation of new support rails for cyclists, a first for
the city, which will enable people on bikes to rest their hands and feet
without getting out of the pedals while waiting at traffic lights on two
steep city centre hills.

And which, unsurprisingly, have already been branded a rCLcomplete waste of >> taxesrCY by angry motorists.

The leaning rails, or foot and hand rests, have been installed near the top >> of both Colston Street and Upper Maudlin Street, where a new segregated
cycle lane was recently opened (despite a few early, parked car-related
hiccups), as one of the finishing touches to a long-running active travel
scheme.

Full (sob) story at

<https://road.cc/content/news/drivers-fume-new-cycling-support-rail-313489>

The poor dears. They MUST be awfully tired after riding their chav-bikes
up Colston Street.

No! No!

The article says these rails are there to enable cyclists not to have to
suffer the inconvenience and indignity of having to rCyuncliprCO when stationary at the traffic lights. There must have been too many cyclists
who fell flat on their faces because their clips were too tight, and that
would never do. It might smudge their Lycra.

This only affects cyclists, of course. Those who merely ride bicycles wouldnrCOt have such clips anyway.

But hang on... surely they should be *boycotting* Colston Street until
and unless its name is changed. Perhaps to Mandela Hill, Corbyn Way or something of that sort?

LOL. Presumably there isnrCOt a convenient statue that cyclists could lean against.
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Peter Keller <muzhmuzh@centrum.sk> wrote:

On 14/04/25 23:05, Spike wrote:

rCLMore money p***ed up the wallrCY: Drivers fume at BristolrCOs new rCyleaning
support railrCO for cyclists to rest at top of steep city streets

Cyclists are also unsure whether the Copenhagen-inspired footrest on
Colston Street is the rCLfuturerCY, with one claiming it is rCLjust a gimmick
without better infrastructurerCY

by RYAN MALLON FRI, APR 11, 2025 15:48

Bristol rCo or at least a very small slice of it rCo now resembles Copenhagen,
thanks to the installation of new support rails for cyclists, a first for
the city, which will enable people on bikes to rest their hands and feet
without getting out of the pedals while waiting at traffic lights on two
steep city centre hills.

And which, unsurprisingly, have already been branded a rCLcomplete waste of >> taxesrCY by angry motorists.

The leaning rails, or foot and hand rests, have been installed near the top >> of both Colston Street and Upper Maudlin Street, where a new segregated
cycle lane was recently opened (despite a few early, parked car-related
hiccups), as one of the finishing touches to a long-running active travel
scheme.

Full (sob) story at

<https://road.cc/content/news/drivers-fume-new-cycling-support-rail-313489> >>

Glad to see there are some bicyclists who are also complaining about
this colossal waste of money on resources for a non-solution to a non-existent problem.

Actually, itrCOs an undisguised demand for even more taxpayer-funded infrastructure, the clue being in the quote [itrCOs] rCLjust a gimmick without better infrastructurerCY.
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