Cycle Paths

If it can be done for Bus lanes then it should also done for cycleways 

But it can't - the buses don't stay in the bus lanes. Perhaps their drivers cycle to work?

I imagine cyclists use the road because they feel they can make better progress unrestricted by the obstacles generally found on urban cycle routes? And they have right of way on the road over cycle routes.

David

.Thats why it needs a law change

If it can be done for Bus lanes then it should also done for cycleways 

But it can't - the buses don't stay in the bus lanes. Perhaps their drivers cycle to work?

...The cameras on bus lanes are to to catch other than buses

Don't blame him / her af all. It's exactly what I would do.

Ian

Just out of interest why would you choose the road rather than an adjacent cycleway especially if it was designed as a cycle way rather than being a shared footpath? 

David

Well David, as I pay two lots of road tax, there shouldn't even be any question about me using the roads.

But perhaps more relevantly, I have a road bike, designed for use on roads. The tyres are 19mm wide and not at all suitable for 'off road' use.

Cycle paths are often strewn with glass and other debris. Possibly thrown from vehicles on the road. Not an ideal surface to cycle on with road tyres.

Also, cycle paths are often only of short lengths and can run out, with no obvious way for the cyclist to then go. They are also used as footpaths (despite being clearly marked as cycle paths) which means a cyclist then has to stop / negotiate pedestrians who shouldn't even be there.

I hope that answers your question.

I would add that, if a car driver has to just occasionally slow down, just a bit, for a cyclist, it's hardly the end of the world, is it?

Don't blame him / her af all. It's exactly what I would do.

Ian

Just out of interest why would you choose the road rather than an adjacent cycleway especially if it was designed as a cycle way rather than being a shared footpath? 

David

Well David, as I pay two lots of road tax, there shouldn't even be any question about me using the roads.

But perhaps more relevantly, I have a road bike, designed for use on roads. The tyres are 19mm wide and not at all suitable for 'off road' use.

Cycle paths are often strewn with glass and other debris. Possibly thrown from vehicles on the road. Not an ideal surface to cycle on with road tyres.

Also, cycle paths are often only of short lengths and can run out, with no obvious way for the cyclist to then go. They are also used as footpaths (despite being clearly marked as cycle paths) which means a cyclist then has to stop / negotiate pedestrians who shouldn't even be there.

I hope that answers your question.

I would add that, if a car driver has to just occasionally slow down, just a bit, for a cyclist, it's hardly the end of the world, is it?

...If only that was the case of occasionally

I think when there's a cycle lane or path, which has cost thousands of pound to construct , and some cyclists totally ignore them and  ride along the road at the side of them  . Then it is coming it a bit don't you think ?