robertclark125
Established Member
Some traffic management measures are supposed to make things easier. According to Fife Council, replacing the 4 way small roundabout at Weymssfield in Kirkcaldy, just north of the town centre, with four sets of traffic lights, and widening the pavements, would make things better.
Has it? Of course not. Regular queues have built up, rat runs are being taken along narrow nearby streets, and now even bus drivers are complaining, as it seems are Stagecoach, at the delays.
The delays are sometimes as much as five minutes. The most incredible bit is that some cars are taking a short cut through a petrol station forecourt, to miss the lights, thus risking an accident and possible explosion.
Fife council says the lights are working, and delays are about a minute. On a 10 minute observation I made on Monday afternoon, about 3pm, I have to say, their definiation of a minute is more than 60 seconds.
And one last point. By widening the footpaths, to make things better for the pedestrians, and to encourage people to use public transport, Stagecoach are saying their buses are now struggling to turn right from Weymssfield into St Brycedale Avenue, en route to leven or route X26 and X60. This is due to the stop line on St Brycedale Avenue being so close to the crossroads, causing more delays, as the coach needs time to make the turn, and also resulting in cars on St Brycedale avenue sometimes unable to go at green, as the coach is still trying to reverse and go forwrd to turn.
Good thinking by Fife Council . I should add, when the roundabouts and wider roads were there, such delays were non existent.
Has it? Of course not. Regular queues have built up, rat runs are being taken along narrow nearby streets, and now even bus drivers are complaining, as it seems are Stagecoach, at the delays.
The delays are sometimes as much as five minutes. The most incredible bit is that some cars are taking a short cut through a petrol station forecourt, to miss the lights, thus risking an accident and possible explosion.
Fife council says the lights are working, and delays are about a minute. On a 10 minute observation I made on Monday afternoon, about 3pm, I have to say, their definiation of a minute is more than 60 seconds.
And one last point. By widening the footpaths, to make things better for the pedestrians, and to encourage people to use public transport, Stagecoach are saying their buses are now struggling to turn right from Weymssfield into St Brycedale Avenue, en route to leven or route X26 and X60. This is due to the stop line on St Brycedale Avenue being so close to the crossroads, causing more delays, as the coach needs time to make the turn, and also resulting in cars on St Brycedale avenue sometimes unable to go at green, as the coach is still trying to reverse and go forwrd to turn.
Good thinking by Fife Council . I should add, when the roundabouts and wider roads were there, such delays were non existent.
