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Do official cycle lanes need to end at street level.

Capt'n Midnight · 2007-04-08 10:01:39

Just noticed a few cycle lanes on the path that just stop, without a ramp down to the road level. Heading from Palmerstown to the back of Liffey Valley. Also is there a recomended kerb height on joining a lane from the road, as a higher kerb means you can't enter at a glancing angle and so you have to swing further out…

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08-04-2007 11:01am

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Capt'n Midnight

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Just noticed a few cycle lanes on the path that just stop, without a ramp down to the road level. Heading from Palmerstown to the back of Liffey Valley.

Also is there a recomended kerb height on joining a lane from the road, as a higher kerb means you can't enter at a glancing angle and so you have to swing further out into the traffic to get up on to the lane without ending on your snot. One of the problems is that motorists may expect you to be turning right on to the cycle lane, not left and then right to get a decent entry angle.

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#2 08-04-2007 11:43am
daymobrew

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We all know that there are numerous bad examples of cycle lanes in Dublin. robfitz has a site showing cycle lanes throughout the city.
You gotta love those that just end, or just appear. :rolleyes:

is there a recomended kerb height on joining a lane from the road

The lack of cycle track specifications is a big bone of contention with cyclists because cycle tracks are of inconsistent quality.

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#3 08-04-2007 2:44pm
markpb

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My favourite lane is on Clontarf Road at Alfie Byrne road. The cycle lane is on the footpath so bypasses a set of traffic lights and then disappears, forcing the cyclist to re-join traffic by jumping off the footpath into a yellow box in the middle of a T-junction. You couldn't make this stuff up.

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#4 09-04-2007 3:53pm
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Yeah,

love this site. Gives a monthly award for most useless cycle lane example

http://www.warringtoncyclecampaign.co.uk/facility-of-the-month/

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