Challenge! - Can you find a dafter cycle path than this one?

[Kermit power]

Outside Tolworth station there is a cycle lane. It has to be a candidate for the daftest cycle lane in the country.

Take a look on Google Streetview, then see if you can find a more absurd one.

Just to clarify, that's it. There's no more cycle path for at least 200 yards in either direction.

[maxxy5]

Not quite

[donfisher]

maxxy5 said:

Not quite

Hehe

Man with beard said:

”As a biologist, I am familiar with cryptic colouration, which works well for Arctic hares and polar bears, but I’d never considered it a suitable characteristic for traffic bollards.”

Edited by donfisher on Monday 23 May 21:54

[fixedwheelnut]

Check out 'Facility of the month' on the Warrington cycle campaign

http://www.warringtoncyclecampaign.co.uk/

[itsnotarace]

Quite fond of this one

[Buzz word]

This Is a favourite of mine I pass daily. You can't see the markings that well but it is a cycle lane.

A13 by lakeside

[TonyHetherington]

donfisher said:

maxxy5 said:

Not quite

Hehe

Man with beard said:

”As a biologist, I am familiar with cryptic colouration, which works well for Arctic hares and polar bears, but I’d never considered it a suitable characteristic for traffic bollards.”

Interesstingly, he also said "I've been riding this route for 25years". Now, assuming they weren't put in between him riding home the previous night, and riding to work the following morning, as a biologist you'd think he'd rememeber they were bloody there

[TonyHetherington]

Kermit power said:

Take a look on Google Streetview

That's is brilliant.

[ewenm]

TonyHetherington said:

Interesstingly, he also said "I've been riding this route for 25years". Now, assuming they weren't put in between him riding home the previous night, and riding to work the following morning, as a biologist you'd think he'd rememeber they were bloody there

Do biologists have better memories than most then? Interesting! I didn't realise there was a link between area of study and memory. Is there a league table somewhere for how the different studies rank in memory-capacity?

[TonyHetherington]

It was a mick take of his quote in the paper. He said "as a biologist...."

[curlie467]

TonyHetherington said:

Kermit power said:

Take a look on Google Streetview

That's is brilliant.

I like how it goes straight into the path of a tree!

[ewenm]

TonyHetherington said:

It was a mick take of his quote in the paper. He said "as a biologist...."

And mine was a mick take of you...

Never mind.

[TonyHetherington]

Ah. Oops.

[Bugeyeandy]

At least the French paint their bollards

[Hackney]

Not the shortest but this one in Richmond always amazes me.
It's not just a bit of white paint, it's got ridged slabs at either end, different colour tarmac and bumed edging stones. Must have cost a fortune.

[donfisher]

Is there a certain amount/%age of cycle lanes a council is obliged to provide?

[TonyHetherington]

donfisher said:

Is there a certain amount/%age of cycle lanes a council is obliged to provide?

Yup, and I seem to recall they get money for every mile they have.

[IanMorewood]

This always strikes me as a pointless bit of cycle lane.

[Mars]

fixedwheelnut said:

Check out 'Facility of the month' on the Warrington cycle campaign

http://www.warringtoncyclecampaign.co.uk/

Nothing wrong with that - it's a slalom.