The cyclepath has randomly sprouted bollards. Not sure how effective these are going to be at keeping out the electric motorbikes however. - ThreadSky

threadinburgh.scot • 11 days ago

The cyclepath has randomly sprouted bollards. Not sure how effective these are going to be at keeping out the electric motorbikes however.

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oscillatr.bsky.social•11 days ago

Not a lot will tbf. Might stop the cars at least.

oscillatr.bsky.social•11 days ago

Is that the Trinity tunnel leg?

threadinburgh.scot•11 days ago

It's the Warriston and Chancelot legs that have them

ellatasm.bsky.social•11 days ago

from 5 ways?

threadinburgh.scot•11 days ago

Yes, now on all but 1 leg. Maybe 5th arrives tomorrow

threadinburgh.scot•11 days ago

It might, but then they might just come along the other 3 arms of the junction that they didn't put bollards on 🤷‍♂️ Honestly not sure of the thinking here as the other ends of these arms of the path haven't gotten bollarded either and surely makes access for the maintenance vehicles harder

oscillatr.bsky.social•11 days ago

Yeah I guess limiting the routes in/out might be helpful in dealing with it to some degree. Are those the kind you can remove with a key for access?

threadinburgh.scot•11 days ago

I don't think so, maybe will crash in to one later deliberately to check if they are the sort that fold over. The joggers doing their stretches there were equally bemused when I stopped to take the photos and had a quick chat to explain that I wasn't just some bollard photographing weirdo

oscillatr.bsky.social•11 days ago

"For science!" Andy bellows as he plows headlong into the bollard :)

threadinburgh.scot•11 days ago

Definitely not the flexible type, or the folding type with a hasp and staple lock. Looks like with a proprietary key they could be lifted out to give vehicular access

blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk•11 days ago

Those plastic bolliards won’t even stop rogue drivers, as they’ll just drive straight over them

Another example of the council spending money when apparently “there’s no money” 🙄

threadinburgh.scot•11 days ago

Another 2 have appeared since this morning! I guessed like every other "removable" bollard installed on a bit of cyclepath that they'll mysteriously disappear the first time a Transit van full of workies has to get passed

blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk•11 days ago

Indeed

davidhoy.bsky.social•11 days ago

Yes, I was surprised to see them this morning, not sure how effective they'll be.

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