Why do you propose different treatment for a child versus say a nervous cyclist?
If you can cycle at speed get on the road, leave cycle lanes for those that need them
Haha. Oh dear, I knew I was opening a can of worms with my original post but not quite this.
At no point was I talking about a 'nervous cyclist', a 'child cyclist', or even necessarily a 'slow cyclist'. I was talking specifically about a slow cyclist, hogging a whole lane that
does have overtaking room if said cyclist is paying attention. However, because they have earphones in they are
not paying attention and therefore can not really engage with the world around them as they cycle.
Everyone throwing these other scenarios at me are just making up straw man arguments for the sake of it. I am not a fan of 'elite fast cyclists' who disdain anyone who goes slower than them, which is what some people in this thread are trying to paint me as. I appreciate
some cycle lanes are only really fit for single file, and I should have made it more clear in my original post that I meant a wider one than that. Having said that some of the responses have been ridiculous - particularly considering the fact my original post was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek anyway!
Not to mention the fact that cycle lanes are not necessarily just for cyclists who are uncomfortable on the roads. I bet many a confident and 'skilled' cyclist used to traversing busy roads has been hit by a car before - the whole point of many cycle lanes (CS2 included) is that it separates you from that risk.