Cyclists and driving

[debz1]

I have been told by impeccable sources that a metal sculpture will be ordered, when the money is available, to be put on it.

Definitely not a cone though. Something more nautical.

Can't wait! I'm sure your 'impeccable sources' will produce a beautiful metal sculpture but hopefully wastebins will be ordered first

 

[scouse mark]

1919 roundabout?? Surely, following the widespread concern about the ice cream huts possible demise, the roundabout should be referred to as the 'ice cream' roundabout? This would be a token of peoples support for the Valls.

Going even more off topic.....it occurs that an icecream cone sculpture would be fitting centre piece for the said roundabout.

Just blue sky thinking

Or a sign saying Valls ice cream " Magic on the roundabout "

 

[Tangoman]

Cycling

Just looked at "SEEM ......" Webcam, and I notice that there are 4 or 5 cyclists going in the opposite direction from the cars ..... is this how it is meant to be??? I'm confused now!!

 

[whaleywanderer]

The cycle lane is to be bi-directional, so in answer to your question, yes cyclists will be able to go both ways but only in the cycle lane!

 

[Molt de Renou]

Until it is re-tarmaced, I don´t think many cyclists will be using it.

 

[CharlieV]

Agree. If the tarmac is not good, cyclists on road bikes won't use the cycle lane because of risk of punctures. Also the kind of pro-cyclists we see in PP probably won't use the cycle lane because they travel much faster than other cyclists, so the two types don`t mix so well. A lot will depend on how busy the cycle lane is.

 

[clinkham]

Decisions decisions

Just had a letter from our financial adviser - a good chap who ensures we can get away to PP a couple of times a year.

He is seeking donations to sponsor him for an excellent charity.
No problem with that, I hear you say.....

But the event is a sponsored cycling challenge with up to 120 riders completing three days of serious biking based on Pollensa at the end of June.

1) Should I support this worthy cause. Our savings are in his hands.
2) Should I take a principled stand and say no more pelotons racing round mountain roads.
3) Should I say nothing and not donate?
4) Should I spectate at the top of Sa Calobra on the final day and confirm this is not my idea of a pastime or a holiday?


Before anyone gets excited, this is a tongue in cheek post..... personally, as long as cyclists don't ride in busy pedestrian areas and both drivers and cyclists proceed in a courteous manner to each other, then that's good.

 

[Nick]

And pigs might fly....

 

[lovemallorca]

Until it is re-tarmaced, I don´t think many cyclists will be using it.

So now we have a dedicated cycle track, but it is unlikely that anyone will use?

Sometimes I feel that I am reading a script for a comedy of errors! Any moment surely Derek Nimmo is going to appear dressed as a vicar (just as I have my trousers around my ankles!)

 

[copper]

Our local New Forest council spent a lot of money on a cycle track at the side of a main road but cyclists didnt like the surface so didnt use it so the council resurfaced it and it still isnt used and the cyclists use the main road !

They could have spent money on someof the village pavements instead !

 

[Bean Counter]

So now we have a dedicated cycle track, but it is unlikely that anyone will use?

Sometimes I feel that I am reading a script for a comedy of errors! Any moment surely Derek Nimmo is going to appear dressed as a vicar (just as I have my trousers around my ankles!)

Wasn't Brian Rix the "trousers around my ankles" guy???

 

[Stevo66]

Wasn't Brian Rix the "trousers around my ankles" guy???

I think "trousers around my ankles guy" was Ray Cooney.

 

[ragdollabbi]

Cyclists still going wrong way along road this morning......and ignoring cycle lane. Will it ever be successful one wonders

 

[Timberman]

I doubt it very much. 2mtr wide travelling in both directions and cyclists who like to ride more than 2 abreast.
Already one family I know are looking elsewhere on the island for their September holiday as they have 3 children under 5, one if them disabled and won't take the chance of having to park their car a distance from the beach and having haul all the equipment they need as well as wheelchair with a disabled child.
They were staying nearer pollensa than the port.

 

[rebel]

One thing is for sure if cyclists are not using the cycle lanes then cars will not be traveling faster than bike speeds that can't be a bad thing.
If they police anything it should be bikes on the pavements.
Rebel

 

[JohnE]

Whilst cheering the success of British cyclists in Rio, I was alarmed to hear how many enthused about Mallorca, and specifically Pollensa, as a place to train. I fear an even greater number of cyclists next spring. I will try to think of Tokyo 2020 when stuck behind them.
JohnE

 

[hoopy]

I suppose certain resorts do get stereotyped (is that the correct term??) and it looks as though PP is quickly becoming the "go to" place for cyclists in the way that perhaps El Arenal is for Germans, Magaluf for the Brits and Santa Ponsa for The Irish.

If I'm a local business person I couldnt give a monkeys who spend their spondoolies in my shop/bar/restaurant and also the cyclists prescence increases the length of the season with more and more hotels staying open the whole year.

As a tourist with a flat in PP I'm all for a busier port which makes out of season flights available (Edi - Palma twice a week this winter) however perhaps the sight of lycra clad bodies of all shapes and sizes clogging up the bars and restaurants drinking water and coffee would make people thimk twice about coming.

 

[Rosie34]

Although April is a lovely time to visit - we shan't be coming again at that time of the year - the hundreds of cyclists made driving anywhere a nightmare

 

[marilyn]

We come every year in April and October and hire a car for our whole stay. One of our daytime pleasures is driving around the island. This April was a nightmare with cyclists riding 3 abreast on roads and not using cycle lanes. We set off for Arta one day and it was so stressful that we didnt even get as far as C'an Picafort before we decided to return to the Port. After a lot of debate we decided that we will hire a car next month. However if it is just as bad we will use taxis and buses in future. I think the behaviour of a lot of cyclists will have a financial impact on the car hire businesses and restaurants outside of the main resorts.

 

[KWUK2]

Ditto to posts 38 & 39. We came in April last year and are unlikely to visit again in April as the volume of cyclists in that month creates too many issues. We attempted a driving tour of various places in the mountains; it became so problematic we abandoned that trip and headed back to the motorway and PP instead.