This is an example of an excellent bicycle path along the waterfront ... notice how the cycle path goes around the obstacle ... very chic!
Alternatively, this is an example where the painter of the little blue lines has lost concentration for a moment (or the sense they should have been born with) and failed to account for the obstacle, thus creating a cycle lane that is 30cm (12 inches) wide. This has to be the narrowest cycle lane anywhere ... not chic!
I have to admit that this made me 'lol' as I had recently watched a video where the town planner of Copenhagen, Niels Tørsløv, gave the standard width of cycle paths in his city as over 2 meters. I believe the standard width of our standard cycle paths is around 1m, and evidence suggests that we have an acceptable minimum of 30cm!
Great blog! One thing though; the blue lines aren't cycle lanes; my understanding is that they're daytime no-parking lines but you're allowed to park there at night (when you can't see them).
ReplyDeleteA legal cycle lane will have a white edge-line and cycle logos at the start & intersections, and must be at least 1.2m wide.
Cheers
Glen
Well who new! I've been bestowing Auckland's streets with cycle lanes when there were none. That makes the the situation in Auckland even more dire that before :-(
ReplyDeleteSo many lines on the road, and none of them for bicycles.
wierd but true, the blue lines in the Auckland CBD are there to mark where people can stand for the annual Christmas parade
ReplyDeletehonest!
Thanks for this info guys, although there does appear to be some confusion about their purpose. In the picture above we have a solid blue line, a dashed yellow and a solid yellow line and two white lines - anyone know what they are all for?
ReplyDeleteShould there be some international standardisation to avoid this type of confusion? If not, perhaps we could suggest a colour for cycle lanes in NZ - fluoro Orange? lime green?