Etiquette when over taking in Bike Lane

I'd say it wasn't a great experience?

Cycling in town is now experiencing the same issue cars have traditonally suffered from.

Traffic means more people will get out of cars (and to an extent buses) and get on the bike/E Bike/E Scooter. Is quicker to a point until the lane is filled up and congestion is caused.

Only when it comes to cars its always 'another lane' will fix it or widen the road. When it comes to bikes we have 1 sh*tty bike lane which is one way only.

Lane needs to be three times its current widht and be made two way on each side.

Another problem is different speeds - a road will have everyone doing the limit give or take (usually give) 10kph over. There isn't usually a problem with going into back of someone unless the car in front breaks suddenly.

With the fairview cycle lane you have ejets on what are nearly mopeds now doing 25 miles per her along with someone who up until recently has never cycled/exercised doing just 10 miles per hour. Both of which usually have no bike handling or situational awareness.

I'd be fairly fit and an experienced cyclist - when there is no traffic I'll easily hold 20+MPH and recently has just resorted to the road as its too dangerous on the cycle lane.

Good idea to check behind you to see if someone drafting you and if let them pass. Because you didn't want someone that close.

Are people making more out of this issue than actually exists? I don't think I've ever had an incident/ issue like the ones being discussed when using cycle lanes. Most cyclists I meet on commutes seem capable of using common sense and a reasonable level of courtesy. If I'm using the cycle lane (which is only about 50%) of the time, and if I can't hop down onto the road (due to infrastructure), I find that I usually pass, relatively close to the other cyclist, but without issue. Have never had anyone give out to me for terrorising them. All that's needed is to slow the f**k down to match their speed before passing. It's not a race track and I accept that if I'm using the convenience of a bike path I have to accept that it's a slower shared space than the road. Don't do it if there's a risk that a nudge might send you into road traffic/ pedestrians etc.

I'm not being smart - the OP question is a fair one - but I've just never come across this being a problem. The problem's I've encountered on cycle paths are generally 1) people using them contra flow when they're not designed to be and 2) pedestrians/ pedestrians with dogs treating them as an extension of the footpath. By now I know in advance which sections of my commute I'll use the cycle path on and which I'll stick to the road.

In my experience cyclists are a lot more courteous to each other than motorists are to each other.

The cycle track in the PP is almost highway-wide! Plenty of room there for two cyclists not to interfere with each other at all.

The Fairview lane is much narrower in comparison.

Is it? This looks worse then fairview.

Maybe the picture just makes it small.

How much m wide is it do you know?

When I experienced it was on the old cycle path. The one the cyclist died on.

Run off was onto grass which was slippery and unknown hazards in it, like holes etc. you avoided coming of the path into grass.

Just because some thinks they can go through the eye of needle is still risky passing another cyclist at speed. You can snag a handlebar. I was on a MTB with panniers.

Besides what's the rush. It's not a strava time trial..

I think you have take the context of a cycle lane. It's going to have all sorts in it, often close to pedestrians, it's an urban environment. It's a bit daft to just go flat out in it if it's not empty.

It's not a cycle motorway or completely segregated like you might get between towns in Holland.

Since someone ran into the back of the OP cries of "there's plenty of room" are a bit redundant.

Groan 😅

The (new since 2020) PP bike lane is suitable for in-lane passing.

Other bike lanes about the country, maybe not so much.

My memory is people complained about the cycle lanes for years. Opw did nothing.

Then in Covid so many went to the park in lockdown and over ran the cycle lanes they were forced to move the cycle lane to the road. I don't think opw was as proactive as you're suggesting.

They've been trying to ban cars for years and lockdown people parked all over the place, so banning parking was a slam dunk for the opw.

Worked out well for cyclists regardless of the reason why. I'm rarely in the park anymore..

Is every cycle not training? I don't think i can recall when cycling to work that i wasnt trying to beat my best time