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[email protected] · March 30th 14, 07:36 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Paul Corfield) wrote:

It is usually possible for the public to cross at defined crossing
points until about 60-90 minutes before the race arrives. An advance
processsion of sponsors' vehicles runs ahead of the main race. I would
expect bus routes to be split so they run in sections either side of
crossing points with people transferring via pedestrian crossings. Yes
it will be a pain but if it is done properly it should work.

That happened in Putney High St during the Olympic cycle races in 2012. i
went to the women's race. What surprised me was the huge number of motor
vehicles accompanying the cycles. They seemed to be never ending, before and
after the cyclists passed. There seemed to be an interminable wait to cross
when the race was returning from Box Hill because they were so spread out.

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Colin Rosenstiel