taxman Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 The long awaited safety alterations to Harcourt Road look to be happening soon. The pavements on both sides will be extended so as to narrow the road. Not before time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Is this on the really wide junction which strands you in the middle of the road, or all along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I assume it's the junction with Crookes Valley Road - I always use the other side of the road although the junction of Crookes Valley and Oxford Street is hardly the safest in Sheffield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 Is this on the really wide junction which strands you in the middle of the road, or all along? Just at the junction by the looks of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkleyIan Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 We asked for the nearby crossing to be fitted with these style beacons via 2 local forums but no reply yet other than "crossing to be upgraded" as part of the safety scheme http://www.zebrite.co.uk/products/index.html It certainly qualifies on the usual incident stats used to prioritise work. There the same type used on the crossing outside the Botanical Gardens. It seemed logical to fit them while they install the LED street lights. Good the see the long delayed narrowing going in. The original scheme got lost in the first wave of budget cuts. Seen far too much aggressive behaviour at that junction by drivers who "forget" rule 170 the as soon as they pass their test. Might help prevent the infamous left hook manoeuvre as well. ---------- Post added 30-01-2016 at 17:56 ---------- I assume it's the junction with Crookes Valley Road - I always use the other side of the road although the junction of Crookes Valley and Oxford Street is hardly the safest in Sheffield. cars coming up the outside of the uphill queue overtaking the stationary traffic against then peeling into Oxford St on the wrong side of the road by any chance? Thats a pretty common occurrence I've found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 cars coming up the outside of the uphill queue overtaking the stationary traffic against then peeling into Oxford St on the wrong side of the road by any chance? Thats a pretty common occurrence I've found. They're the worst. I've also known traffic turning left onto Oxford Street failing to give way to pedestrians - ditto for traffic coming up the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalman Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Must admit I'm not entirely sure this is the right modification to make to this road. Yes, you may get trapped in the middle, but at least there was room for cars to get past to either side of you. Now there won't be so if you're in the middle of the road once they've narrowed it, you're going to be run over. Why go for narrowing the entrance rather than just putting an island in the middle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Must admit I'm not entirely sure this is the right modification to make to this road. Yes, you may get trapped in the middle, but at least there was room for cars to get past to either side of you. Now there won't be so if you're in the middle of the road once they've narrowed it, you're going to be run over. Why go for narrowing the entrance rather than just putting an island in the middle? It will mean cars have to slow down considerably compared to what they did previously and drivers be able to see the full width of the road and doing what they ought to - giving way to pedestrians already crossing the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S6 D.I.Y Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 they should make oxford street one way up hill only and upperthorpe road downhill simple solution to a lot of problems and i live on oxford street. you would be suprissed how many use the area as rat runs short cuts at over 40 mph some as high as 60 mph in a 20 zone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalman Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 It will mean cars have to slow down considerably compared to what they did previously and drivers be able to see the full width of the road and doing what they ought to - giving way to pedestrians already crossing the road. So would an island surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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