Cyclists are in danger: they were forced between cars due to the closures of Gergely Karácsony.
There is no end to the hair-raising traffic solutions in Budapest that also endanger cyclists: after the chaotic bike lanes on Clark Ádám Square, the city administration has now created a life-threatening situation on Blaha Lujza Square. Metropol has tested what maneuvers it takes to get to the section of József körút in front of Blaha Lujza tér.
The paper says that due to the renovation of Blaha Lujza tér, motorists and cyclists were herded into a single narrow lane in front of the intersection. The before
BY MAYOR GERGELY KÁRÁCSONY, BUDAPESTIANS FORCED TOWARDS BIKE TRANSPORT ARE NOW FORCED TO TAKE COMPLICATED MANEUVERS, OFTEN LIFE-THREATENING
on the section of József körút in front of Blaha Lujza tér. The safe movement of bikers is further hindered by cars turning onto the boulevard from Népszínház Street. Apparently, neither side knows what to do with the new situation: the two- and four-wheelers avoid each other, sometimes bewildered, sometimes cursing, writes Metropol about their experiences.
Blahán/source/Metropol/NZ is in a tight spot
Cyclists were driven between motorists at Blaha - this is life-threatening.
After a long delay, Gergely Karácsony closed everything in Budapest at the same time, which is why the traffic chaos that has been going on since the beginning of the summer is constantly increasing: already
DRIVERS OFTEN HAVE TO SIT IN TRAFFIC FOR ONE AND A HALF TO TWO HOURS IN THE MORNING.
Motorists have been nervous about the bicycle lane for months, meanwhile the mayor started the reconstruction of the lower quay in Pest between the Margit Bridge and the Parliament during the downtown metro renovation that was already underway.
After a delay of more than a year and a half, the renovation of Lánchíd began with considerable delay, in mid-June, and then came the Nyugati railway station. The latest step in the traffic organization run amok, known colloquially as "Christmas chaos", was the closure of Blaha Lujza tér at the beginning of July.
THE WORK WILL CERTAINLY NOT BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE END OF 2022,
and in the near future more and more traffic restrictions are to be expected in and around the junction, the portal concluded.
Metropol also noticed that due to the roadblocks, the ambulances could not even fit next to Blaha. Even though the light was green, it took almost 1 minute for the ambulance to cross the section of road next to the square.
The ambulance can also wait/Source/Metropol/NZ
Get out of the car and walk!
- this is what Mayor Gergely Karácsony said after he caused enormous chaos in the capital with his chaotic measures, and a Fidesz politician asked about this on behalf of his constituents - Metropol recalled. On behalf of the portal, a representative survey of Budapest cars was conducted by interviewing 23,847 people. The motorists had to answer a single question: "Do you agree with Gergely Karácsony's opinion?" Would that really solve the traffic jam?”
The result:
Gender: 65.09%
Yes: 34.91%
Source: Origo.hu
Featured photo: metropol.hu/NZ
