Are we tackling cycle lanes wrong?

ColdAsIce

ColdAsIce

ColdAsIce

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Almost finished my holiday to Poland. I’ve been to 3 major cities so far plus a smaller town where my gf is from.

cycle lanes are part of the pavement network. Bikes are not on the roads. Warsaw and Wrocław the whole city is pretty much a full cycle lane network for bikes/e-scooters etc.

It just works. You don’t have drivers interacting with cyclists and pedestrians are separated also.

I feel the installation of cycle lanes in the UK are disruptive and dangerous to the road network.

Thoughts?
 
We need to take cyclists off the road network and find a way of having them blend into the pedestrian network. Definitely be some teething issues until Joe Public realises they have to be careful not to wander into the cycle lane but it has to be safer than how we currently do things.
 
SexyGreyFox said:
Why should I have to be forced to slow down to 15mph or even slower if I have to share with pedestrians?
I wouldn't accept being told I could only do 15mph in a 30mph or 35 in a 70 as a motorist all the time (besides when traffic congestion forces me to).
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I don't want you to share. I want it to be split into two. One lane for pedestrians and one for cycles but I don't think that should be placed on roads with cars. I think it should be seperated within the pavement network. With pavements widened to accommodate.
 
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