Watch out for the Waterview, Auckland, "Cyclepath"

The Auckland Waterview Cycle-path should offer safer cycling than the adjacent very busy road but it currently has a nasty crack which will swallow & destroy a bike wheel.

It hasn’t happened to me but I know someone it’s got. The photos – taken 27–05–2007 – show my bike happily standing in a shallower part of the groove but in places it’s over 100mm deep!

Auckland City Council were advised nearly a week ago but, so far, it hasn’t been fixed.

• Submitted to ACC – Tuesday, 22 May 2007 10:03 p.m
• What street? Great North Road Cycle-path
• What suburb? Waterview, Auckland
• What is the nearest intersection or street address? West of the BP station opposite Oakely Ave
• Which side of the street? L/H side cyclepath heading west
• There’s is a large crack between the concrete and sealed path running along the cycle way in the direction of travel. It s a severe hazard as is the right width to swallow a racing bike wheel and deep enough, appears hollow, to destroy it and possible injury from the fall. A colleague had this happen on Sunday and the result was a completely wrecked wheel, possibly damaged carbon forks + skinned knees & arms. Apart from the physical injury the result was a very bent near new racing bike.
  If not able to be repaired immediately the path should be closed off as esp in the evening is a real hazard.

Tags:  Waterview+Cyclepath