What can be done to free up cycle lanes that have parked cars on them?

[fixbikego mechanic]

Do you have any constructive suggestions to avoid car owners parking their car on cycle lanes? Thanks

 

[BSRU]

Traffic wardens with cameras, so that the parking offender has no excuse.
Have a larger fine when the illegal parking is causing an obstruction.

 

[ianrauk]

Yes, get rid of cycle lanes.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

This fixed onto quite a large bike.

 

[Sandra6]

Nobody seems able to stop drivers parking on double yellows, in disabled bays when they're not disabled, on pavements, blocking driveways and any other place they're not supposed to park, I doubt there'll be any headway made in keeping them out of cycle lanes.

 

[jarlrmai]

There's no enforcement so they will keep parking there

Cycle lanes are pointless and often outright dangerous anyway

 

[BSRU]

Cycle lanes are pointless

I always use cycle lanes to indicate where I should not be cycling, that is in the gutter.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Most gutter cycle lanes should be scrapped in this country, they're a bloody hazard. It's like locking and loading the cyclist in to the line of fire.

The worst ones are where the green painted lane is adjacent to the door zone, awful idea, just awful

 

[ianrauk]

Most gutter cycle lanes should be scrapped in this country, they're a bloody hazard. It's like locking and loading the cyclist in to the line of fire.

The worst ones are where the green painted lane is adjacent to the door zone, awful idea, just awful

These particularly get my bloody goat.

 

[Matthew_T]

Dont use cycle lanes. Parked cars are giving us the hint. They are dangerous and encourage left hooks and MGIF's.

 

[BSRU]

The worst ones are where the green painted lane is adjacent to the door zone, awful idea, just awful

Swindon does not have any of them as far as I know but we do have cycle lanes at the approach to a few RABs that put cyclists in the perfect position to be left hooked.

 

[siadwell]

Here's one of my local council's attempts: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rei...-rTQcN3X72sRfU9bkSzzOA&cbp=12,314.27,,0,12.45

Most drivers seem to use it to gauge how far they should park on the pavement.

 

[ianrauk]

Here's one of my local council's attempts: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=reigate&hl=en&ll=51.23778,-0.195985&spn=0.000054,0.045276&hnear=Reigate, Surrey, United Kingdom&gl=uk&t=m&z=15&layer=c&cbll=51.23778,-0.195985&panoid=-rTQcN3X72sRfU9bkSzzOA&cbp=12,314.27,,0,12.45

Most drivers seem to use it to gauge how far they should park on the pavement.

See... there is absolutely no need for so called cycle lanes in that road.
Just doesn't warrant it.
Invites all sorts of trouble, close passes & dooring especially.

 

[XRHYSX]

View: http://youtu.be/FQ-8xj8CUZw

I know it was a staged stunt but still funny

 

[wiggydiggy]

Do you have any constructive suggestions to avoid car owners parking their car on cycle lanes? Thanks from fixbikego mechanic

Where there is no current parking restriction my solution would be double yellows to keep the lane clear.

Where there is a parking restriction and that is being ignored, more parking wardens to fine those that are ignoring it.