This bike lane is continually blocked. Today a lorry was parked in it despite an empty loading bay across the street.
Posted May 15, 2013, 11:19 AM UTC
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Reminds me of this cycle path in Hyde Park, Leeds. Not only in the door zone, but always blocked.
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Yeah, this is the same kind of thing. Belfast has precious few proper bike lanes, and this one is always blocked by bins and delivery lorries.
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Yipe, that street is a nightmare. The cycle-lane is best avoided. Also, most pedestrians don't seem to notice it is a cycle-lane.
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I refuse to acknowledge these bike lanes, the end abruptly dumping you out into pedestrian traffic. The designer didn't seem to appreciate that bikes don't belong on the footpath but instead on the road.
Only bike lane worse has to be this one in my opinion. There is no space for a bike and a car (never mind a van or HGV) and a bike to travel through that space.
Ps, cool to see a few belfast cyclists in this sub.
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Yeah, that one is terrible. It's also about 2m long - a classic example of box-ticking by the people who plan these things.
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Hyde Park Picture House is fan-bloody-tastic. Well was when I lived in Leeds anyway, please confirm still true.
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Can confirm, went to see THIS there last June!
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OMG loved that place when I lived in Leeds lol. :) :) :)
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Why would you even bother? The main road along there isn't that busy from what I recall of it (it's been 5 years since I lived in Woodhouse!)
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I think small side streets like this would be safer without cycle-lanes. Motorists expect you to stick to that lane even if a lorry is blocking your path. Best just have a wide street for all to enjoy.
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This is illegal in the Netherlands.
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It's illegal here too, but nothing is done about it.
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Where is this?
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Belfast.
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Not like it makes a difference.
Almost without fail there will be a bike in the middle of the lane I am driving in even if there is a bike lane 3 feet to the left.
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Listen here, you ignoramus.
If the bike lane has things obstructing it every 100m or so, it's much safer for the cyclist to stay in the car lane than having to duck in and out of the bike lane, where a car might not see him change lanes.
Or would you rather go to jail for manslaughter?
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Especially in city centres. 90% of all drivers lack 1 important thing that causes so many accidents: patience.
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Other vehicles are not allowed to drive in or block the cycle lane (either it's illegal or at least frowned upon). Bicycles, on the other hand, can both legitimately and legally ride in either the cycle lane or the road. This is for good reason as ultilink points out.
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Yes, lets use that cycle lane on the left... even when the car lane next to it is filtered to turn left... because I don't enjoy living.
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Reminds me of this beautiful video. He got ticketed for not riding in the bike lane and made a beautiful response.