I have been approached a few
times by residents about the narrowness of the short path on The Esplanade,
from Mill Street Car Park to Broughty Castle. There is no railing on the beach
side and in the past, due to the narrowness, there have been some near misses between
cyclists and pedestrians. Last year it was reported that there had been an accident
when a dog walker was knocked over by a cyclists on the path. Some cyclists are
using it rather than using the Green Circular through Castle Green or using the
road around Castle Green.
It’s great to see so many cyclists
and walkers out and about in the area but it is clear that this path isn’t suitable
as a shared route. Following the accident last year signs were put up advising ‘narrow
path, no cycling, cyclists dismount.’ I reported a recent occurrence of a near
miss to the council and after consideration by one of the council’s corporate health
and safety officers new signs are to be erected as shown here. These should be
in place by the end of the month.
