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Path: num2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!num1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!number.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!newsfeed00.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!news-out1.kabelfoon.nl!newsfeed.kabelfoon.nl!bandi.nntp.kabelfoon.nl!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!dedekind.zen.co.uk!zen.net.uk!hamilton.zen.co.uk!shaftesbury.zen.co.uk.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID:  From: Guy Cuthbertson  Newsgroups: uk.rec.cycling Subject: Re: Britain's most pointless cycle 'lane' unveiled - and it's just 8ft long! Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 23:54:46 +0100 References: <81273989-d78e-407b-81a4-ce2e9f42df2d@5g2000yqj.googlegroups.com> Lines: 13 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: MicroPlanet-Gravity/2.9.14 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 100407-1, 07/04/2010), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Organization: Zen Internet NNTP-Posting-Host: 1b45c99a.news.zen.co.uk X-Trace: DXC=NB[0>a=`\Y, michaelnewport@yahoo.com says... > > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1263069/Britains-shortest-cycle-lane-opened-Cardiff--just-8ft-long.html

We all know that (like many other things these days) cycle lanes are mainly put in to reduce available roadspace for cars (even if people can legally drive in them, it's best not to because of possible debris, which of course also provides a reason against cyclists using such facilities, not that most ever would anyway). So it's absolutely no surprise that our cities are now *covered* with obviously useless cycle lanes. How much a cycle lane helps a cyclist simply isn't a concern at the "planning" stage.