Signs for the lost!

Love it. There is such an unrecognised need to make QUICK decisions on route choice while walking.

Sorry to double post, but I also agree that we have too many on-road signs, each extra one is a hazard for people to crash into, and potentially fatal for motorcyclists.

While some paths are in desperate need to fixing (mostly due to tree roots lifting them), I also think some more navigation signs on the off-road cycle paths would be a good thing – even with the map it’s often confusing as to which exit you need (the maze of under passes near the belconnen soccer club on william slim comes to mind)

Road drivers take for granted the green navigation signs, but it’s very confusing learning the cycle network as the routes are often non-obvious.

Why not put that 1.1m into fixing the bike paths

I am so with you there Mike B. Fix the bike paths and the regular paths. The paths around Kambah are horrible, I feel sorry for the older people who have to trip over cracks and raised bits, wade through dirt and sand and even find paths at all under all the grass that’s overgrown them. Hell, I feel sorry for myself sometimes, but then I write comments on Riotact and I feel a tiny bit better.

We need to have a Riotact comp. to send in pictures of the ACTs worst paths, I bet I could find a winner.

Hells_Bells74 said :

Might have to start stealing ‘boring’ signs they could be worth heaps on the black market now.

**I’ve never stolen a sign in my life, but I’ve seen some doozies lifted of course.

I’m with you here, time to start stealing some, at $1.1m, I want my share back, that’s a ridiculous price.

What are the signs around Barton Hwy, Federal Hwy (to at least Gundaroo turnoff), EPIC that are yellow and folded in half ie you can’t read them? Is this something to do with Summernats??

My new favourite has just appeared on Southern Cross Drive, facing west. It directs you to turn right into Starke St for Kippax Shops. So what? you say. But there is every chance that you have driven/ridden from, or past, the aforementioned shops to get to this sign. Or it has been placed at the wrong intersection. Starke St intercepts Southern Cross twice. Still a stuff up.

Well done that sign allocator. Next, arrange sign pointing to your bum. You probably need it.

@ Mike post #11

I think the barriers are to try and stop adventurous car drivers entering cycle paths / shared paths / whatever they are called .

Apparently there is some history of that happening here ?

Might have to start stealing ‘boring’ signs they could be worth heaps on the black market now.

**I’ve never stolen a sign in my life, but I’ve seen some doozies lifted of course.

Yeah it’s great. Always wondered where Schlick St it. The more regular cyclists will also notice that barriers are also starting to appear forcing the two lanes to become one, for about a metre or so. I will try get some photo’s of one. Hoping it does not cause and accidents, as I see head on’s happening.

Have been waiting with bated breath over the last couple of weeks to see a couple of steel posts finally completed with informative signs. Saw it this morning….sign said ‘Schlick St’ with a couple of images of a pedestrian & a bicycle. Money well spent.

1.1 Million? Seriously? Where does that money go? Sign making must be a lucrative business.

This signage sounds like a good idea (depending how it’s done).

As a frequent bike-path user, I have no need for signs myself. But visitors, new residents, and those cycling for the first time are frequently baffled by our extensive bike-path network, so often either cycle on the road even though they’d prefer a bike-path, or choose not to cycle.

In terms of the infrastructure itself, our bike-path network is comparitively excellent, and I beleive, at this stage, $1 million invested in signage (depending on whether its done well) will add more value to the network than what it could buy in reseals/extensions.

Free maps would also be good if the aim is to encourage bike path use, but maps have some shortcomings: (1) some find them confusing; and (2) stopping to get out a map every few minutes is inconvenient on a bicycle.

Canberra neglects it’s needy (cyclists and otherwise) as always but has no problem with paying over a mill for freaking signs to look good pretending to care!
Can’t they just buy cheaper signs if they feel the need for them?
That’s ok it wasn’t long ago they put flippin’ signs for bubblers all over the city (non-existent ones sometimes). Wonder what that cost was?
Madness!

Post #2

+1

Right, the other Uriarra road……crawls back into his hole

Isn’t the southern end of Uriarra road in NSW therefore nothing to do with Stanhopeless

Why not put that 1.1m into fixing the bike paths. Infact why not make the contractor that just resealed the bike paths a couple of months ago come back and have another crack at it.
We don’t need little signposts. For those that don’t know where they are going go buy a bike map. Even better put the 1.1m into free bike maps.
The last thing we need is more obstacles to dodge whilst we are riding around.