Drivers praised by cycling commuter

FOLLOWING on from the Hellers’ praise of the bus drivers in Dunedin ( ODT 29.4.24), I’d like to add that, as a cyclist, they have been brilliant in my experience.

They are patient, courteous and exceedingly safe around me whenever I’m on my bike commuting around town. When I make eye contact they are usually smiling and sometimes even wave as I bike down Easther Cres to work. Part of me feels that perhaps it’s because of a shared connection that cyclists, bus passengers and bus drivers all have in reducing our dependence on cars and reducing Dunedin’s CO emissions.

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I hope that the Dunedin city councillors fully realise the role that bus drivers are helping play in this, and contribute themselves by both continuing to promote sustainable transport and turning away from continued cheerleading of far less sustainable transport such as cruise ships.

Duncan Davidson Dunedin

Cycle lane bemuses

Like Tony Williams ( ODT, 27.4.24) I, a cycling commuter, am also bemused by the need for a cycle lane along Albany St and agree that a few ‘‘shared roadway’’ signs would suffice.

But also, what is its intended purpose and where is it supposed to lead? How does it connect with the West Harbour cycleway? Or is it another disconnection, of which there are many on the supposed Dunedin cycle lane ‘‘network’’ (being defined as ‘‘a group or system of interconnected people or things’’) if you can call it that? Is there a ‘‘network’’ plan?

If the DCC thinks there is a need, wouldn’t it be better along Frederick St? Shouldn’t parking be limited and reduced along this designated eastwest thoroughfare to facilitate traffic flow?

Phil Glassey Musselburgh