Motorcyclists aim to thwart Bedford’s ‘turbo roundabout’ at the 11th hour

Bedford Borough Council’s plan to install plastic lane dividers on a roundabout as part of a cycle safety scheme has angered the motorcycling community – and many cyclists too.

DfT officials were due to meet with Bedford Borough Council officers this week to discuss the council’s plan to install plastic lane dividers on a roundabout in Bedford as part of a cycle safety scheme. The talks have been prompted by complaints from motorcycle groups that the plastic humps are a potentially lethal hazard for powered two wheeler (PTW) riders. Implementation of the scheme is scheduled to begin later this month but motorcyclists hope installation of the dividers can still...

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