A Confusing Cycle Lane?

[heavens]

http://imgur.com/kXOhV4v

I'm not sure what these are called or how common they are? I've never seen another one in person in this area or anywhere else, even on the internet! Basically, that path on the left might be a cycle path, but I doubt it seeing how narrow it is.

I'm a bit puzzled as to why they put this little cycle lane here? When going from any road to cycle path I slow down, shoulder check on the bike path for any fellow cyclists or pedestrians and then being all good I'll get on it via the brick paving slabs.

This just puzzled me on a route out, thought it might make an interesting post?

 

[ufkacbln]

Seems fairly simple to me...

There is a dropped kerb, you turn off the road on the drop kerb, then follow the clearly marked cycle path.....

At the same time there is a second cycle path going around the junction, joined by the dropped kerb with tactile paving.

At the point where they join, you are asked to cede priority to the traffic already on this path as you join


NOT a brilliant design, but not that complex

 

[heavens]

Seems fairly simple to me...

There is a dropped kerb, you turn off the road on the drop kerb, then follow the clearly marked cycle path.....

At the same time there is a second cycle path going around the junction, joined by the dropped kerb with tactile paving.

At the point where they join, you are asked to cede priority to the traffic already on this path as you join


NOT a brilliant design, but not that complex

I personally feel that they could of used their money more wisely - I just find it a little odd about the point of it when you have to cede priority anyway.

 

[winjim]

You can pop up onto the path a bit ahead of the junction, so you're not getting in the way of everybody concentrating on getting onto the roundabout.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

Simple enough. As a cyclist you're expected to leave the road and stop for everyone else

 

[summerdays]

Presumably it allows you to avoid cycling around the roundabout if you want to and go to the right? Might be easier to see a google image of the layout.

The point of it would be for someone who wanted to avoid the road route, and showing priority can help to understand who you should give way to even if you don't agree with it.

 

[raleighnut]

I'd just ignore it normally but as I'm still on the trike it would help avoid going to the 3rd exit on a roundabout which ain't much fun even with the electric motor fitted.

 

[snorri]

Maybe it is a decceleration lane for cyclists turning left. The sign post and lighting column are dangerously close to the path edge.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

It was clearly designed by a road engineer with a 10 metre attention span.

 

[Onyer]

It was clearly designed by a road engineer with a 10 metre attention span.

We have something similar near us. A cycle lane to take you round a roundabout, which starts about 5 metres before the roundabout!! You then have to come back onto the road about 5 metres after the roundabout!! In the local paper someone complained that cyclists were ignoring it and slowing them down. Stupid. One local councillor tried to gain credit for creating a cycle lane between the two villages - but it is only about 20 metres long.