rosscbrown
New Member
...what a waste of time! I've just started cycling regularly and I often use a stretch of road adjacent to the Motorway spanning a couple of motorway junctions. When I first started cycling this B-road I was very thankful for the cycle lanes as the noise from the Motorway makes ir pretty impossible to hear cars and the like approaching from behind - having my own little lane of road to play in was lovely.
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However I have found that having space for my near exclusive use leads to other road users passing really close and not allowing additional space as they pass. At least when I'm out a bit from the side of the road and in the main road area motorists leave a nice wide space when passing
Also the road surface is so, so much better. The road is mainly used as access to a saw mill and the cycle lane is littered with wood debris and the like. There construction of the cycle lane doesn't seem to be of the same standard and upkeep of the main road surface despite being essentially the same surface separated by a solid while line.
So until some lorry tries to force me off the main road, I'm done with this facility for the time being....
[media]http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en...wy547rll0elOLg&cbp=12,187.74,,0,19.32[/media]
However I have found that having space for my near exclusive use leads to other road users passing really close and not allowing additional space as they pass. At least when I'm out a bit from the side of the road and in the main road area motorists leave a nice wide space when passing
Also the road surface is so, so much better. The road is mainly used as access to a saw mill and the cycle lane is littered with wood debris and the like. There construction of the cycle lane doesn't seem to be of the same standard and upkeep of the main road surface despite being essentially the same surface separated by a solid while line.
So until some lorry tries to force me off the main road, I'm done with this facility for the time being....