Punkawallah
Veteran
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Don't..... A colleague mentioned what's going on in our local village with a new bike lane. The council haven't consulted anyone, as usual, and all the cyclists on the 'village' facebook page have said they won't use it. Basically, the road can't be widened as it's narrow, so they are painting the pavement - the cycle lane will run past a 'bar' and a supermarket - so puts cyclists in direct path of pedestrians. It literally runs for about 150 yards. It's a total waste as it's a short stretch of road that's too narrow to be altered, and then it links into some back roads (which I use sometimes) which is a cycle route, although you have to get back onto the road anyway for another 300 yards as there is a narrow railway bridge. Far safer to be on the road as traffic isn't moving above 20 mph.
PS I didn't know about the road works as I avoid the village at most times, even in the car. Too busy !
PS I didn't know about the road works as I avoid the village at most times, even in the car. Too busy !
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
And when someone gets hurt its cyclists who'll cop the blame instead of eejut planners.
- Location
- Inside my skull
It’s a cycling lay-by for breaking long journeys up.
These bits of paintwork are often so that cyclists cross a slip-road at right angles rather than being vulnerable to high speed vehicles leaving a main road when they're riding along the main carriageway.
Similar, but mirror image markings, are at the other end of the junction where vehicles are entering the main carriageway, often at speed.
Time Waster
Veteran
That's kind of what I thought. It's not to travel along the road but to position the cyclist to cross the road. However, they are usually a bit longer than that and deeper to the side so you can turn and get straight for crossing over.
We have a few short cycle paths in the town I work at. The cyclist is on a path on the road behind pole markers, then at a junction there's slight detour to the left to go on the pavement. It either goes straight around the corner to a pedestrian and cyclist crossing or it goes around the bend and back onto the road behind those pole markers.
They are just simple paths to direct the cyclist round the potentially dangerous stretch of road or junction in a way in a way that's safer.
We have a few short cycle paths in the town I work at. The cyclist is on a path on the road behind pole markers, then at a junction there's slight detour to the left to go on the pavement. It either goes straight around the corner to a pedestrian and cyclist crossing or it goes around the bend and back onto the road behind those pole markers.
They are just simple paths to direct the cyclist round the potentially dangerous stretch of road or junction in a way in a way that's safer.
