Advocacy & Safety - Bike Lane or Bicycl Wait Zone?

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TromboneAl

04-15-10, 06:44 PM

This story (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7547129/Council-condemned-over-Britains-shortest-cycle-lane.html)talks about the absurdity of this short bike lane,

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01609/cycle_1609024c.jpg

but isn't that actually some kind bicycle wait-for-the-red-light zone?

ItsJustMe

04-15-10, 07:04 PM

I think it's either that or it's where a bike path emerges onto the main street, and it's therefore a warning to cars that bikes may emerge there.

cudak888

04-15-10, 08:05 PM

That lane is trying to indicate cyclists to divert to the sidepath.

It is identical in intent to this piece of crapola:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4263924493_1158046043_o.jpg

-Kurt