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END

Submitted by ugly on Tue, 21/05/2013 - 18:31

Don't we all love to see that word END. The people who paint it, and the planners who inscribe it on the plans - what do they think they're saying to cyclists? Good luck, now you're on your own... Sorry mate, there isn't room for you here - have to make space for two lanes of vehicles who probably won't leave enough room for you as they try to overtake. I tend to see it and think "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here".

Cyclelane porridge

Submitted by ugly on Fri, 05/04/2013 - 12:59

Leeds is not exactly over-endowed with quality cycle lanes. Where they do exist they are very often of  sub-standard width - so it *really* helps when they are full of 'road-porridge'. 

This fine specimen is at Sheepscar, already a junction likely to strike fear into most two-wheeled travellers.  The cycle lane is full of some kind of mud, chunks of wood, cans and plenty of fag butts.

Inaccessible cycle lane

Submitted by ugly on Tue, 26/02/2013 - 13:03

 

Wiggle round the concrete bollard, dismount, somehow push your bike through the narrow A-frame, remount and ride off - what could be simpler? Try it with panniers for double the 'fun'. A-frames are used to keep motor bikes out, but also discourage cyclists.

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