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Bike lanes and driveways

Zaph0d · 2005-06-24 01:42:10

I have been using a bike recently for the first time in years. There is a bike lane that goes past people's driveways that open onto a large road. the bike lane has been constructed so that it runs along the road side of the pavement, separating pedestrians from car traffic. The strange thing is that for each driveway, the…

24-06-2005 1:42am

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Zaph0d

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I have been using a bike recently for the first time in years. There is a bike lane that goes past people's driveways that open onto a large road. the bike lane has been constructed so that it runs along the road side of the pavement, separating pedestrians from car traffic. The strange thing is that for each driveway, the bike lane dips to accomodate the ramped driveway's entrance onto the road. The constant dipping makes cycling difficult but also gives the impression that cars have right of way over bikes in the bike lane.

It seems obvious that it would have been smarter to keep the bike lane level and require those leaving their houses to pass over a bike lane sized ramp. What am I missing? Are bike lanes built like this in any other country?

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#2 24-06-2005 6:47am

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Zaph0d wrote:

The constant dipping makes cycling difficult but also gives the impression that cars have right of way over bikes in the bike lane.....What am I missing?

What you're missing is understanding why cycle tracks are built in Ireland. Any benefit to cyclists is a matter of chance, not design.

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#3 24-06-2005 7:11am

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sounds like leopardstown road, or the N11 heading towards town. both of them have horrible up-downs like that. really stupid. I mean the path is flat all the way along there - if they could manage that.... sheesh.

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#4 24-06-2005 8:09am

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The driveway rodeo as one previous poster put it.

Its an appalling feature of Dublin cyclelanes. Its actually good fun on a MTB with decent suspension, but I can imagine its no fun at all on a lightweight road bike. Cycle lanes in Dublin are designed to separate cyclists from traffic AND categorise them as second class road users. You as a cyclist are no longer regarded as an equal user of the road. Plus you've got to mix it with the pedestrians who don't see the lanes...

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#5 24-06-2005 9:30am

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I started a thread on this earlier on the cycling board:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=262795

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#6 24-06-2005 1:01pm

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Clontarf Road, just after the junction with the Howth and Malahide roads, has the same type of bike lane. At least, it does before it mysteriously peters out 200m futher on.

It's one of the few cycle lanes on my way to work that I refuse to use. Between the ramps and people reversing straight out onto the footpath, its just not safe.

And don't get me started about people parking on the cycle lane the other side of the school.

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