Worst actual cycle path?

[albion]

That is a very common practice. People really need informing on how best to tackle quite difficult situations.

 

[BoldonLad]

The one on the A14 near Kettering blows my mind every time I drive past. There's no cycle track along the dual carriageway, so I guess you're supposed to cycle in the slow lane, but they helpfully provide a cycle way to ensure you're safe at the slip roads.


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Washington, Tyne-Wear, has numerous similar examples of "cycle infrastructure", on it's dual carriageways.

 

[HLaB]

https://road.cc/content/news/cycling-live-blog-16-october-2023-304507

I can think of several highly neglected ones. That one has a good bit to the right.

I did 21mph down it in 2013 on my cheap (£195) Viking Fixie (Tail wind assisted), I wouldn't have even took a good bike down it then and its got 100x worse but looking at the leader board folks have been down it at over 26mph and Fifth done 25mph last year
https://www.strava.com/segments/3408459

 

[cougie uk]

Incredibly, the Manchester Airport orbital "cycleway" features this.

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Tbf that does look like fun going one way if you have a suitable bike.

 

[Hicky]

A Beeline section of cycle path is being constructed is Castleton N Mcr, it’s an abomination at best. Utterly useless….

 

[Alex321]

A Beeline section of cycle path is being constructed is Castleton N Mcr, it’s an abomination at best. Utterly useless….

Why?

Is it somewhere cyclists won't want to go? Or is the road so good there is no benefit to a separate cycle path?

Or some other reason?

I'm not disputing what you say, just wondering what it is that makes it so bad.

 

[Mike_P]

All too often the provision of cycle infrastructure is a tick box exercise without any thought of how practical it is to use. There's a few junctions on the A168 where it is a parallel local distributor to the A1(M) which have cycle facilities bypassing the roundabouts but the road is that quite normally they are virtually completely unused, and the monies would have been better spent elsewhere.

 

[Paulus]

Unfortunately steps on “cycle” tracks are fairly normal. Only rideable one way unless you are particularly good.

Incredibly, the Manchester Airport orbital "cycleway" features this.

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They have put smooth edges so you can push your bike along it. But I know what you mean.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The one on the A14 near Kettering blows my mind every time I drive past. There's no cycle track along the dual carriageway, so I guess you're supposed to cycle in the slow lane, but they helpfully provide a cycle way to ensure you're safe at the slip roads.


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Yeah I’ve seen that, what were they thinking?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

They have put smooth edges so you can push your bike along it. But I know what you mean.

But your have to lean your bike sideways to avoid bars hitting fence. It’s crazy.

 

[fossyant]

Incredibly, the Manchester Airport orbital "cycleway" features this.

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Calling @I like Skol

 

[roubaixtuesday]

They have put smooth edges so you can push your bike along it. But I know what you mean.

I look forward to finding a road with step on it and a nice smooth runway alongside so motorists can push their cars!

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Yeah I’ve seen that, what were they thinking?

My guess is that they were contracted to provide a cycle facility, so they did it the cheapest way possible.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

My guess is that they were contracted to provide a cycle facility, so they did it the cheapest way possible.

A line of paint isn’t a facility 😀

 

[Hicky]

Why?

Is it somewhere cyclists won't want to go? Or is the road so good there is no benefit to a separate cycle path?

Or some other reason?

I'm not disputing what you say, just wondering what it is that makes it so bad.

It's poorly finished, drainage is poor, there are numerous dropped sections where cars/vans park making it pointless.
More importantly it stops at one end where the road narrows and is severely needed....I believe funding is cut too.
It could be great as the road is an arterial route for kids to and from high school at each end and makes it difficult for the doom merchants to argue against despite there best attempts......oh and has over run by months.