Pointless cycle paths

[tom73]

Passed this on today's early morning ride.

Just what use is this ? It's totally pointless

 

[Drago]

It's for new riders who have yet to build up to longer rides.

 

[Brandane]

Passed this on today's early morning ride.

Just what use is this ? It's totally pointless View attachment 418091

Maybe it's the extra 5 metres of "cycle path" that the local council needed to qualify for some sort of funding grant?
Like most of the cycling "facilities" I see, a total waste of time/money.
Get rid of the fecking things, and teach drivers how to share the roads with others. Oh, and enforce it too, that would be nice. With severe penalties if they don't drive the way they are supposed to.

 

[tom73]

Maybe it's the extra 5 metres of "cycle path" that the local council needed to qualify for some sort of funding grant?
Like most of the cycling "facilities" I see, a total waste of time/money.
Get rid of the fecking things, and teach drivers how to share the roads with others. Oh, and enforce it too, that would be nice. With severe penalties if they don't drive the way they are supposed to.

Good point @Brandane knowing the ones in my council who manage stuff it's most likely a funding fudge.

 

[mustang1]

It's for new riders who have yet to build up to longer rides.

Where is this path?.... I need to take my colnago.

 

[Drago]

I'm presuming Yorkshire. Perhaps the workmen were distracted by a passing whippet?

 

[tom73]

I'm presuming Yorkshire. Perhaps the workmen were distracted by a passing whippet?

more likely management meeting and yet more power pt.

 

[MontyVeda]

Looks like a crossing point... what's on the other side of the road?

 

[snorri]

It's a layby for slower cyclists to allow faster cyclists to proceed unimpeded.

 

[GuyBoden]

Another council box ticking exercise.

 

[Pale Rider]

Looks like a crossing point... what's on the other side of the road?

Agreed, it's probably there to encourage cyclists to cross/turn perpendicular to the road, which is generally safer because it's easier to look left and right.

 

[NorthernDave]

More importantly, is there a Strava segment for it yet?

Looks like a crossing point... what's on the other side of the road?

Seriously though, I expect @MontyVeda is probably right.

 

[classic33]

Passed this on today's early morning ride.

Just what use is this ? It's totally pointless View attachment 418091

Anything to do with the bridge to the left?

@Drago, maybe something similar to those "Police Only" ramps on motorways?

 

[Ticktockmy]

A few around here in West Sussex, designed to get cyclists to cross the carrageway safetly, where cycle paths change to other side of carrage way, good for the newer or timid cyclist.However, more experiance cyclists very rarely use cyclepaths so wil not be of much concern to them. whilst it seems laughable to some and a waste of money, if it saves at least one newer or timid rider from being injured or killed, then it good for me.

 

[tom73]

Looks like a crossing point... what's on the other side of the road?

Nothing that needs or makes you need any help. It’s a straight road both sides