The bikers would not be welcome in Ralliement plaza and around

Credit picture Auva : tiny but dangerous 

 

 

 

If the pedestrians have yet recovered the core of the city, this is not the case for the cyclists. Apparently, no lanes dedicated to bikes have been drawn on the ground and the equipments to park the bikes are scarce in the streets near Ralliement square. So how will the cyclists do to cross the area and park their vehicles? Those could be sufficient to cause accidents.

No specific lanes for bikers

Presently, the only possibility the bikers have in Ralliement square is to tie the cycle to the guardrails of steps driving to the parking lots. That's a pity because those iron structures are styled. In Alsace street nothing indicates which side of the pavements is dedicated to pedestrians and cyclists. And there is no signal indicating the zone is accessible to each other. Moreover, the only surface which could not be slippery is the central one, covered with cobblestones. But the traks of the streetcar constitute for bikers a dreadful snare and could lead to severe accidents.

Equipments unavailble in Ralliement plaza

 The most careful behaviour for these would be to step down from the top of Alsace street till the bottom of Roë street. But there is no road sign to warn them to do so. The risks could be more important in Roë street because of the slope. Another difficulty is much devious. The new road surface of the Chaussée Saint Pierre has two levels, only distinct with a slight difference in height : one or two centimetres. That little difference of height could provoke falls.