malcolmw wrote:
This may have been answered before but if cycle lanes are marked on the main carriageway as in the photo, are cyclists obliged to use them only in the normal direction of traffic flow? To clarify, are the cycle lanes one way only within the meaning of the normal "keep left" rule of the road.
IIRC, when it was pointed out to the imbeciles at the council that these lanes weren't wide enough for bikes, nor was the road now wide enough for cars; their response was that the purpose of all the new paint was simply to alert motorists to the possibility that there might be cyclists using that stretch of road, and that nobody was expected to actually stay within the confines of the marked lanes.
So I guess the answer to your question is "Yes"; though I do wish the council would finish the job off by erecting suitable signage, eg "Please ignore the green lane markings".
Mind you, in the light of all this I can sort of see the sense in the otherwise ludicrous 20mph limit they've implemented here, as it does give you additional time to try and get out of the way of oncoming tourists who are trying to stay out of the pseudo-cycle lane and are thus approaching on your side of the road.