Strava reporting

robertsims
robertsims Posts: 141
edited March 2013 in Road general
Hi,

Near me is the Bristol - Bath cycle path which 100s of people use for commuting and leisure rides. Now 99% of people use this path in a responsible way and many of us use Strava to record our times/compete with each other/motivate etc. I know Strava divides opinion but many people do enjoy it.

Now some do-gooder has reported to Strava every single segment on the 13 mile path as dangerous. Now I appreciate that people do walk on the path but if a wide tarmac path with no cars on and (for the most part)no remotely sharp bends is dangerous then this person must live in cotton wool.

I have just commuted in this morning, left earlier then usual and felt good. Path was clear (as early morning) so put some speed down and knocked some time off my best, however none recorded by Strava (at least to compare to my other times) whilst they investigate these dangerous segments!

Made me mad so wanted a rant!
Triban 3

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  • Strith
    Strith Posts: 541
    Just make private segments and you can compare your bests.
  • dawebbo
    dawebbo Posts: 456
    I thought you can still compare your own rides even if a segment is marked as hazardous. Otherwise you could always create a private segment.
  • bazzer2
    bazzer2 Posts: 189
    I think a big orange plaquard with the Strava logo and 'Segment START' might be in order on the path :)
  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    bazzer2 wrote:
    I think a big orange plaquard with the Strava logo and 'Segment START' might be in order on the path :)
    Now THAT sounds like a good idea! :D
  • robertsims
    robertsims Posts: 141
    Slowbike wrote:
    bazzer2 wrote:
    I think a big orange plaquard with the Strava logo and 'Segment START' might be in order on the path :)
    Now THAT sounds like a good idea! :D
    lol

    I know I could do private segments but just bit of a faff when lots of segments already set up by others. Also it's nice to see how I'm doing compared to others (never mind KOM - can I make top 50!!! Most of the segments have 700-800 riders on them)

    Will wait and see what Strava do. If they stop all the segments then I'll just make private ones. Hoping Strava will see sense and reinstate them all....we will see
    Triban 3
  • Strith
    Strith Posts: 541
    From my experience they won't reinstate them. I'd set up your own private one.
  • robertsims
    robertsims Posts: 141
    Strith wrote:
    From my experience they won't reinstate them. I'd set up your own private one.
    If people set up new segments on same part of road does anyone know if these will be 'ok' (until someone reports them at least!)

    If so within a week all the segments will be recreated (as I said 100s of cyclists use route every morning)
    Triban 3
  • Strith
    Strith Posts: 541
    Not sure. Segments I've seen gone have stayed gone though.
  • AnneBr
    AnneBr Posts: 4
    Presumeably it's being reported by another cyclist who uses Strava. No?

    Or possibly a runner I guess, do they see the same segments on a run as on a ride?

    Don't think many walkers would necessarily go onto Strava just to report dangerous segments.
  • lawrences
    lawrences Posts: 1,011
    AnneBr wrote:
    Presumeably it's being reported by another cyclist who uses Strava. No?

    Or possibly a runner I guess, do they see the same segments on a run as on a ride?

    Don't think many walkers would necessarily go onto Strava just to report dangerous segments.

    Pretty sure you have to have ridden it to be able to report it as dangerous.
  • deadhead1971
    deadhead1971 Posts: 338
    That's true, you do have to have ridden the segment to be able to flag it as hazardous.
    When you do flag a segment, you do have to give a reason.
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  • john1967
    john1967 Posts: 366
    Can't see the problem here.if the path has a mix of users then its not the place for strava.for every carefull cyclist there's going to be an idiot and there must have been some kind of incident to make someone want to report to strava.don't forget the opposite of a dogooder is a dobadder.
  • psittacosis
    psittacosis Posts: 97
    I use the Bath/Bristol bike path and it is unsuitable for Strava, I say this as someone who likes and uses Strava. The ONLY way to use that bike path is slowly and carefully. Dogs, walkers, wet leaves and the greatest and most annoying hazard other cyclists who scream towards you two/three abreast or head down before pulling over at the last minute. There are lots of great testing Strava segments around Bath and Bristol. The bike path is no place for them. (I didnt flag them though).
  • robertsims
    robertsims Posts: 141
    I get your point about being careful and understand your reasons. It's just frustrating that 95% of cyclists use the path responsibly and slow down when walkers are around but at 6am it's very quiet and you can see far ahead. I suppose my issue is the poor behaviour of a few spoil it for the rest. Ah well!
    Triban 3
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    There's a local bikepath to us too - its great to avoid the main roads but it isn't the place for Stravas. Walkers, dogs, other users. Just that there would be segments would encourage stupid cyclists that little bit more. Save the speed stuff for better areas with less vulnerable users around.
  • petemadoc
    petemadoc Posts: 2,331
    cougie wrote:
    There's a local bikepath to us too - its great to avoid the main roads but it isn't the place for Stravas. Walkers, dogs, other users. Just that there would be segments would encourage stupid cyclists that little bit more. Save the speed stuff for better areas with less vulnerable users around.

    I agree. Segments on shared paths are a bad idea. I probably wouldn't bother reporting it myself but I'm on the side of the person who did report them in this case.

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