bnwthrs

(My inbox tells me it has all been said already but oh well..)

Reasons for not using shared cycle ways:

– Shared cycle ways are often used by pedestrians who aren’t always aware that they are on a shared cycle way and therefore cross without looking (e.g. the Zebra crossing where bus users cross to the RCaH gate).
– Pedestrians would, quite fairly, expect me to travel slowly as I pass them in a safe manner when the only segregation is a line of paint.
– At each road junction on a shared cycle way, I need to give way to road users turning across my route, which will in sometimes mean I just slow down and sometimes means I have to stop and wait.

If I was any other road user, would I be expected to choose the above or an alternative which avoids all these things?

Does anyone know why the metre of land used for the cycle lane could not be shifted 2m northwards to create a cycle lane that allows cars to overtake me and removes all the conflict?