The attached photographs are of a lane that is probably not more than 24" wide including the gutter. Barely suitable for the school children pictured using it at 5mph, and totally unsuitable for the wider range of pedal cycles available. For example, if somebody were to ride a tricycle or tow a trailer along that road, they would be "forced" to ride outside the cycle lane and fully in the narrow motoring lane.Who would rip out a well-used cycle lane, popular with children riding to school, when all the facts supported keeping it?
The answer is West Sussex County Council, who took the government’s money, installed a temporary cycle lane in Shoreham, ignored the evidence that it was working, but still decided to remove it five weeks later.
We were outraged, and we’re challenging this in the High Court – but we need your help.
Should they not be protesting that such a totally inadequate facility was installed in the first place?