(18-08-13, 02:23 PM)Grahamm link Wrote: [quote author=Farjo link=topic=8742.msg95100#msg95100 date=1376789116]
Segregated cycle lanes, in my experience, are there to keep cyclists off the road rather than to protect them.
I entirely agree with you.
There are some like that in Portsmouth and, like that one, you get pedestrians (or other obstructions) in the cycle lane and if you're cycling, every time you get to a road, you have to waste energy slowing or even stopping to let traffic cross, then expend more energy getting moving again which means you are not cycling in the most efficient manner (which is to lose as little momentum as possible).
As such, I simply do not bother using those cycle lanes.
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If you want to ride a push bike and not waste energy then go on a velodrome, twats use this as an excuse to jump red lights and it is not acceptable, public roads have junctions and hazards to avoid, therefore you will waste energy many times on a journey, you have a choice for your mode of transport, don't make shit excuses to make up for it.
Do you moan about wasting fuel on your bike by slowing down to stop at junctions?
when on the road I'm as considerate as possible to other road users around me, selfish tossers should be whipped!
Some say...