Western Distributor Road Survey

Sligo Cycling Campaign wants to see Sligo become a cycle friendly town and county which is safe and enjoyable for all ages to cycle in.  We especially want to see a network of cycle lanes around Sligo, making it safe for school children and adults of all ages to cycle to school, work, shops, library, sports grounds, and all local amenities.

Sligo’s newest walking and cycling facility is on the newly opened Western Distributor Road and it is proving hugely popular with people of all ages.  At the moment however, with schools closed and many people working from home traffic on the road is light and safety is not as big a concern as it will be when traffic returns to normal.

If you live close enough to the WDR to walk or cycle on it we’d love you to complete our survey and tell us how you use or plan to use the road and if you have any concerns re access from where you live. 
1.From a cycling or walking perspective, do you find the Western Distributor Road a useful route?(Required.)
2.Would you use the WDR for everyday journeys?(Required.)
3.If the answer to question 2 is yes, please indicate what kind of journeys you would take.
4.If the answer to question 2 is “no” please indicate why you would not use the route for walking cycling?
5.In your opinion can people walking or on bikes easily and safely join the WDR from the Crozon/Caltragh/Summerhill Village area?(Required.)
6.If the answer to question above is “No” what needs to happen to make access to WDR safe?
7.In your opinion can people walking or on bikes easily and safely join the WDR from Maugheraboy/Ballydoogan/Kevinsfort Heath/Strandhill Road?
8.If the answer above  is “No”  what needs to happen to make the access safe?
9.In your opinion can people walking or on bikes, easily and safely join the WDR from First Sea Road, Brooklawns, Seaview Park, Sráid na Mara? Carbury Grove?
10.If the answer above  is “No”  what needs to happen to make the access safe?
11.The speed limit on the WDR is 60 km/h changing to 50 km/h at the roundabouts. Are you happy with the speed limit?
12.In your opinion are cars going faster than the speed limit?
13.There are traffic lights at the junction of WDR/Ballydoogan and at junction of Roger Eames Road/Strandhill Road. 

Are you happy with how these lights work for people walking or cycling?
14.If you are not happy, what improvements would you like to see at WDR/Ballydoogan Junction?
15.If you are not happy, what improvements would you like to see at Roger Eames/Strandhill Road Junction?
16.Are there any sections of the route where you feel people walking or cycling are “abandoned”?
17.Are you happy with the signage/markings on the route?
18.If no what changes would you like to see?
19.At the WDR roundabouts people on bikes are directed to become pedestrians and cross the junction via the pedestrian crossings.  It is illegal to cycle across a pedestrian crossing.  Are you happy with this arrangement?
20.If you travel to or from Finisklin what is your view of the new (WDR) part of the route versus the older part (Roger Eames/First Sea Road)?
21.The WDR route may not be as direct as travelling through town but it has fewer junctions and better cycle lanes.  Would you choose a longer route like this over a shorter one because you find it more comfortable?