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Originally Posted by towny
I walked along the cycle/footpath that skirts Watford town centre this lunchtime, alongside the river Colne. Between Tescos and my office, the pedestrian and cyclist half swapped sides no less than three times. No wonder there's so much friction between people on foot and people on wheels. I suspect a lot of cycle paths, whether sharing a footpath or a main road, have been put in by Councils that are scared of missing some Government target or other rather than actually desiring to improve facilities for cyclists.
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yeah - they have to put a certain amount down to meet targets
some of the ones here in Cardiff are daft
they are only 6 feet long and stuff
you see them in the local paper sometimes as it makes fun of them