In article , Simon Hewison
writes
Correct. The cyclist is riding from right to left, with the bike wheels
almost in the gutter, next to the pavement, therefore they're on the wrong
side.

That sounds like the cycle lane along Petty France. Road is eastbound
only, cycle lane is westbound only and on the north side.

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On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 18:40:27 +0100, "Clive D. W. Feather"
wrote:

In article , Simon Hewison
writes
Correct. The cyclist is riding from right to left, with the bike wheels
almost in the gutter, next to the pavement, therefore they're on the wrong
side.

That sounds like the cycle lane along Petty France. Road is eastbound
only, cycle lane is westbound only and on the north side.

All the on-road contraflow cycle lanes I can think of are on the left
side of the road. If you can remember, is there any obvious reason why
the lane in Petty France is on the right? Is it separated from the
main carriageway by a kerb or simply a white line?

PaulO

On Sat, 1 May 2004 at 16:16:18, Paul Oter wrote:

All the on-road contraflow cycle lanes I can think of are on the left
side of the road. If you can remember, is there any obvious reason why
the lane in Petty France is on the right? Is it separated from the
main carriageway by a kerb or simply a white line?

The one outside my window is on the right, now I come to think of it.
It is separated from the main carriageway by a kerb.
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In article , Paul Oter
writes
All the on-road contraflow cycle lanes I can think of are on the left
side of the road. If you can remember, is there any obvious reason why
the lane in Petty France is on the right?

No, unless it's that there's no side turns on that side.

Is it separated from the
main carriageway by a kerb or simply a white line?

Kerb, IIRC.

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On Thu, 29 Apr 2004, Clive D. W. Feather wrote:

In article , Simon Hewison
writes
Correct. The cyclist is riding from right to left, with the bike wheels
almost in the gutter, next to the pavement, therefore they're on the wrong
side.

That sounds like the cycle lane along Petty France. Road is eastbound
only, cycle lane is westbound only and on the north side.

Or Torrington Place: there's a bidirectional, partially segregated, cycle
lane on the eastbound side. As a cyclist, i wish it wasn't there, as it's
a pain to get on to, and just makes it hard to turn north from the
westbound main lane!

tom

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On Sat, 1 May 2004 20:27:01 +0100, Tom Anderson
wrote:


Or Torrington Place: there's a bidirectional, partially segregated, cycle
lane on the eastbound side. As a cyclist, i wish it wasn't there, as it's
a pain to get on to, and just makes it hard to turn north from the
westbound main lane!

tom

Yes, if I had been designing this facility, I would have put it on the
other side of the road. Having said that, you should be able to get
into the reservoir area if the traffic is stopped, or cross TCR later
if it is moving. Of course, you aren't *required* to use this cycle
lane!

Straying a bit, the eastern end of this route (the Seven Stations
Link) comes to an abrupt end at Woburn Place, with offside traffic
lights but separated cycle lanes. Does anyone know why it has not been
completed?

Regards,

Clive

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