Residents demonstrate in a conga-line protest at the town’s poor road markings
Residents staged a fancy dress protest to highlight the bizarre road markings in their seaside community.
The wiggling white lines running along the Clevedon Seafront, Somerset, make it difficult for motorists as well as pedestrians to follow their lead, confusing both.
Locals decided that the best way to draw attention to road markings was by creating a conga line, and then following their curvy paths.
The lines, according to North Somerset Council are an intentional design that slows down traffic by making it feel narrower.
However, many local residents disagree with the organizers and performers of the weekend’s protest dance, “Snake Sunday”.
In a Facebook post, they wrote: “Are You Against the Barmy Curvy Lines That Have Made North Somerset Council a Viral Laugh Stock of the Nation?”
“We will march the line in a wavy conga to protest the unsafe wiggly changes made to our Victorian seafront, which was vandalised and vandalized by NSC [North Somerset Council].
“We will demand it’s put back to the safe space it once was. No need to wear fancy clothes. Home-made banners essential.”
One social media user commented, “The road layout in a hot mess. The cyclelane is next the pavement, then there’s parking, and then out the other end of the road is normal traffic.”
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Another person said: “I kid you not, the squiggly lines are opposite driveways to allow vehicles to swerve to get round and into their drives without crossing the white line.”
These markings were created as part of plans for a new beach-front bike path that runs along the seaside road. The goal is to remove traffic from the town’s shorefront.
A new cycleway will be part of the “Pier to Pier”, linking Weston-super-Mare to Clevedon. The road adjacent to it will also be one-way.
A council spokesperson stated that “The lines are designed to reduce abuse of parking at these spots and help make it feel narrower. This technique is used to slow traffic speeds.
“A wavy line creates uncertainty for the driver and helps reduce unwanted parking.”
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North Somerset MP Liam Fox called the scheme a “shambles” in his opinion. He urged the council chiefs to stop the project and apologize to the citizens of Clevedon.
Save our Seafront (SOS), a group that advocates for safety, has asked the Department for Transport for assistance.
A petition opposing seafront changes also has more than 6000 signatures.