Cycling in to work, I had one of my moments of inspiration! 
Most of us on here know that there is some very poorly designed cycling infrastructure. You know the type, gutter lanes, lanes that encourage you to filter up the left on approach to junctions (possibly past left turning lorries) etc.
This morning as I cycled past some hatching at the side of the road (telling cars to avoid the end of disabled parking bays) I realised that hatching could be the solution. So how about this.
Where the poor cycle lanes are just now, place yellow hatching (or another colour to indicate a new use). This hatching would become a no cycling zone, i.e. it would extend out to what is considered the secondary road position. At the start of each hatching area and at intervals within, there would be signs showing no cycling (bike with red cross through it). In the road to the right of these hatched areas, you would occasionally have a bike sign on the road, i.e. indicating that drivers should expect cyclists here, outside the hatching.
Of course in normal and good condition you should be able to cycle close to the hatching, but you could come out further where necessary.
These markings would indicate good cycling practice and highlight to drivers that cyclists should not be at the side of the road and to expect them further out. This would be particularly useful in roads where there are parked cars, i.e. hatching in the door zones.
Councils would like it, because they could still tick the boxes that said they were producing cycling infrastructure.
Discuss!
Most of us on here know that there is some very poorly designed cycling infrastructure. You know the type, gutter lanes, lanes that encourage you to filter up the left on approach to junctions (possibly past left turning lorries) etc.
This morning as I cycled past some hatching at the side of the road (telling cars to avoid the end of disabled parking bays) I realised that hatching could be the solution. So how about this.
Where the poor cycle lanes are just now, place yellow hatching (or another colour to indicate a new use). This hatching would become a no cycling zone, i.e. it would extend out to what is considered the secondary road position. At the start of each hatching area and at intervals within, there would be signs showing no cycling (bike with red cross through it). In the road to the right of these hatched areas, you would occasionally have a bike sign on the road, i.e. indicating that drivers should expect cyclists here, outside the hatching.
Of course in normal and good condition you should be able to cycle close to the hatching, but you could come out further where necessary.
These markings would indicate good cycling practice and highlight to drivers that cyclists should not be at the side of the road and to expect them further out. This would be particularly useful in roads where there are parked cars, i.e. hatching in the door zones.
Councils would like it, because they could still tick the boxes that said they were producing cycling infrastructure.
Discuss!
