The Scottish roads authority has backpedalled on its recently improved cycle lane along a major route on the south-west coast, close to the city of Ayr.
Amid local authority concerns over traffic congestion and one man’s media-grabbing protest, the cycle lane will now be ripped out – after being installed this summer.
As the video shows, it is a protected wide lane, often painted blue. Cars appear to travel freely beside it.
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Scottish government figures show there are around 3,815km of National Cycle Network routes. Just over 1,000km are traffic-free routes which use a mix of railway path, canal towpath, forest road, shared-use path, segregated cycle lanes and redetermined rural footways. The remainder of the network is on road and, where possible, it incorporates lightly-used rural roads or quiet urban streets.
Amid local authority concerns over traffic congestion and one man’s media-grabbing protest, the cycle lane will now be ripped out – after being installed this summer.
As the video shows, it is a protected wide lane, often painted blue. Cars appear to travel freely beside it.
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Scottish government figures show there are around 3,815km of National Cycle Network routes. Just over 1,000km are traffic-free routes which use a mix of railway path, canal towpath, forest road, shared-use path, segregated cycle lanes and redetermined rural footways. The remainder of the network is on road and, where possible, it incorporates lightly-used rural roads or quiet urban streets.
