Item 4 - East Sussex County Council

Beamsley Road and Barden Road, meaning thatthe existing pavement width outside the propertiesalong this section of Seaside would be retained.It is recommended that the existing signalisedpedestrian crossing on Seaside be movedcloser to the junction of Beamsley Road andWhitley Road, as part of the bus lane proposals.CyclingCyclists should not use the pavement. It isdangerous for pedestrians and not enforced byPolice.Combined Bus Lane/Cycle path preferred ascyclists already use the pavement with disregard forpedestrians.Use of cycles in Seaside is low. There is no needfor the cycle path and it is too shortMixing bikes and buses in the same lane isdangerous. Cyclists are safer separated fromtraffic.92117The scheme proposals have to take account of allhighway users including cyclists and thereforeprovision has to be made for them to safely travelthrough the junction. Both options would providesafe facilities for cyclists, however, only theproposed bus lane in Option 2 would be wideenough to enable cyclists to safely use the buslane. Option 1 proposes that cyclists share thefootway with pedestrians. As the level of cyclingalong Seaside is low, it would be permissible forcyclists share the footway with pedestrians inaccordance with government guidelines.It is recommended that cycling facilities beimplemented as part of the bus lane proposalsunder either option 1 or 2.Need safe dedicated cycle routes all over town (likeCambridge); small unlinked schemes will be awaste of money.6Seafront schemes should be targeted e.g. reinstatecycle path by the Redoubt and round the bowlingclub on the seafront34