Earlier this morning, Stagecoach tweeted that the Busway was closed between St Ives Park & Ride and Swavesey, "due to an over turned car". They've since reported that the track is now fully reopened. If anyone has further information (like, most obviously, why there was an overturned car on the busway...) please feel free to add a comment to this post.
[This post has been edited by the later addition of the following]
The Cambridge News has provided more information, mostly based on a police report. The incident took place just after 6 a.m., at Meadow Lane in St Ives. No explanation yet provided as to how it happened.
Showing posts with label obstructions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label obstructions. Show all posts
Friday, 16 December 2016
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
Greenery (again)
Less than four weeks ago this blog carried comments by Paul Verbinnen on verge cutting along one section of the busway, the destruction of wildflowers and the lack of litter collection before any cutting took place.
Elsewhere, though, it's a lack of maintenance which has been causing problems. The Cambridge News reports the views of regular cyclist David Palmer that the rural cycle routes leading into the city are in a dreadful state. Included in his criticisms are the Busway between Histon and Oakington (Mr Palmer is a Histon resident), where overhanging brambles “pose a risk at face level" and weeds obscure the ground-level reflectors (something, without undertaking any research whatsoever, I seem to recall someone on this blog - or in the Comments - anticipating would be a problem when they were first installed).
Follow this link for the full story.
Elsewhere, though, it's a lack of maintenance which has been causing problems. The Cambridge News reports the views of regular cyclist David Palmer that the rural cycle routes leading into the city are in a dreadful state. Included in his criticisms are the Busway between Histon and Oakington (Mr Palmer is a Histon resident), where overhanging brambles “pose a risk at face level" and weeds obscure the ground-level reflectors (something, without undertaking any research whatsoever, I seem to recall someone on this blog - or in the Comments - anticipating would be a problem when they were first installed).
Follow this link for the full story.
Friday, 18 January 2013
Cars and other incidents on busway
From time to time the local newspapers report incidents on the busway, for example, when motorist drive onto the busway and get stuck.
In fact, there have been more than 56 incidents in the past 6 months, including 20 cars being driven onto the tracks. 18 of these were at the busway crossing of Harrison Way in St Ives. There have been fires, obstructions, signal failures and bus breakdowns.
For full details see Cambridge News website.
Also reported in Huntingdon & St Ives News & Crier (17 January, page 16)
In fact, there have been more than 56 incidents in the past 6 months, including 20 cars being driven onto the tracks. 18 of these were at the busway crossing of Harrison Way in St Ives. There have been fires, obstructions, signal failures and bus breakdowns.
For full details see Cambridge News website.
Also reported in Huntingdon & St Ives News & Crier (17 January, page 16)
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