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You may also find the current flag status of the river useful. This page tracks the level of the Isis at Friar's Wharf; Geraint Jones informs me that 15" to 20" above normal there seems to be a good match for a flooded path.
The Environment Agency has an automated level meter at the Southern end of Mesopotamia with two readings available: upstream and downstream. Once calibrated against the flooding of the path these should provide a useful warning mechanism.
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Saturday 26 January 2013 14:12
: Bill () said:
Univ parks track largely clear but still a few icy patches. Marston Ferry Road track still very dangerous in places this lunchtime.
Saturday 26 January 2013 09:56
: Bill () said:
It's the County Council's responsibility not the City.
Friday 25 January 2013 13:19
: Andreas () said:
I personally would do it with a trailer, but not with a rear seat, unless you're prepared to push on the thin clear bands.
\nSlightly off-topic: The person responsible at the city council seems to be Shaun Hatton, shatton@oxford.gov.uk. Maybe it would be worthwhile to raise the issue of gritting / clearing the path with him.
Friday 25 January 2013 11:30
: Catherine () said:
I cycled on the path just then and it is much better than yesterday. Still lots of icy patches though. I've been cycling on it for the last week with a little one in the trailer, which has been OK. Just much harder work than normal. A couple of icy bits that I've needed to get off and push, though others more confident cycled past with no problem. It seems to depend on how strong you are and whether you're a confident cyclist as to how safe the path is at the moment.
Friday 25 January 2013 08:56
: Ian () said:
Not sure I'd risk it with a child on the back. Still quite icy this morning, there are a couple of thin bands of tarmac either side of the path most of the way, but the pedestrians also make a beeline for them.
Friday 25 January 2013 08:13
: Olof (emblaw@simnet.is) said:
Could someone please advise whether the path is now safe to cycle with a toddler
\non the back?
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Thursday 24 January 2013 07:36
: Bill () said:
The lights have been reported by several people and Cllr. Darke has been chasing this up with the relevant department.
Wednesday 23 January 2013 21:04
: Geraint Jonmes () said:
The lights (and the condition of the track and its safety) are the responsibility of the County Council. Report lights at http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/street-lighting and OCC usually call out Southern Electric within a day or so (but SEC seem to be snowed under at present).
Wednesday 23 January 2013 20:41
: Anne () said:
Who is responsible for the lights on the bridges, the council of the university?
Wednesday 23 January 2013 18:50
: Bill () said:
parts of the path still very slippery this evening because of deep slush - Cambridge and York grit cycle paths, why not Oxford?
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“ An A-road walks into a bar and asks for a pint. The barman serves him, but he looks really tough and the barman worries that there'll be trouble.
“ Then a dual carriage way walks in and buys a pint. The barman again notes that he looks tough and says, ‘Look, I don't want any trouble, so could you sit in that corner away from the A-road?’ So the dual carriage way does.
“ Soon afterwards, in walks a motorway and gets a pint, who looks extremely tough, so the barman makes him sit in another corner away from the other two roads.
“ A bit later, a really small road walks in and buys a diet coke. The A-road, dual carriage way and motorway all look at him aghast and run out of the pub. The barman grabs the motorway on the way past and asks, ‘Why are you running out? He's a really tiny road.’
“ The motorway replies, ‘He's no road, he's a cycle path!’ ”
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