Lytham St Annes stupid cycle lanes

Lytham St Annes tax payers have paid out a fortune on road signs and paint. What has this Council produced? In reality a traffic system which is deadly, costly and totally illogical.

Ignoring the proven experiments in Holland, this council has ploughed a furrow of stupidity which can only be described as monumental.

Granted they have experience of being sued for other peoples own stupid actions –I.E. walkers ignoring the flags on the beach whilst sand yachters practice their sport legally in designated areas, hence no more sand yachts on the beach - but this really does take the cakes. You cannot compensate for other peoples’ stupidity by doing daft things yourself.

This picture shows two cyclists having to pull into fast moving traffic because the ‘advised’ cycle lane was occupied. The permitted speed here is 40 MPH and is a regular hot-spot for speeding cars. Cyclists, because of the dangers, more often than not use the pavement which puts pedestrians at risk (Notareargunner reviewed the case of the 17 year old girl pedestrian, killed in a collision with a fast moving cyclist).

For the major stretch of the ‘cycle lane’, from Town Centre to the traffic lights at Highbury Road, the home owners have carte blanche say over the public highway.

I was told by a Council Official that parking restriction could not be enforced because the rich council tax payer would be in uproar. I have news for these rich council tax payers, for the Council and for everyone; they do not own the highways outside their overpriced sandcastles. The roads belong to everyone and are not the private domain of the rich and privileged, nor is the excuse that it will deter holidaymakers reasonable as shown above.
Either get rid of the cycle lane, or make parking illegal.