Is this the UK's shortest cycle lane?

This is a better pic: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.9630149,-1.1165743,3a,75y,137.83h,61.38t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sop7gdetemlJBN-ka2lPl3g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

I've always quite liked this one in York: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.962892,-1.1163886,3a,75y,346.84h,60.55t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sEAgB1H7_Ft-DDuwtQabTlg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1?hl=en
The cycle lane is a bit tricky to see on the screen grab but it's under the road name. All 8 or 9 foot of it.

There's a bendy bus stop near me! A nice curve painted on a fairly tight bend. I've not seen the bus get anywhere close to fitting in it yet.

Has anyone recorded a record with Strava for this segment yet?

And if you had to dis-mount at the end where the bus stop starts there's a railing in the way.

Has anyone created a Strava segment yet?

It's quite clear - The Gloucestershire County Council Highwayman says :
"Legislation prevents us from painting over bus lanes, and so the advisory cycle lane conditions continue underneath"

Of course, it does show great joined-up thinking with regards to the use of public transport combined with sustainable transport. I mean, you can arrive by bus, unload your bicycle and transfer safely to your connecting bus to continue your journey.

Except you probable aren't allowed to put your bike on the bus and even if you could, you wouldn't be able to access the cycle lane because of the railings and even if you could you wouldn't be able to leave the cycle lane if a bus was occupying the next bus stop.

Oh well...

Not a lane but a pretty pointless and dangerous ASZ in Dundee.

https://goo.gl/maps/AyIZ1

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If this is a continuation of a longer cycle lane prior to the bus stops, it seems fair enough.

Yes, assuming you accept it's a good idea to paint stretches of cycle lane where road width and other factors allow, and to provide nothing where they don't.

If this is a continuation of a longer cycle lane prior to the bus stops, it seems fair enough. The space looks just long enough for some idiot on the school run to plonk their car between the bus stops, so helps keep the area clear of badly parked cars.

"When we put cycle lanes in we consult with cycling groups on what they require."

as an individual who has been an active cycle facilities campaigner a lane that narrow adjacent to a railing would get a no from me - encourages non thinking passes "the bike is in their lane, I'm in mine" with no get out for cyclists

cycle lane design that put inexperienced cyclists in bad road positions isn't unique to the U. Here is one on my regular route to the beach in Melbourne, Aus - makes you thin enough for the cafe stop though

Enfield's contribution to absurd cycle lanes:

https://goo.gl/maps/GJSLM
https://goo.gl/maps/x9RHH

Since this is at the bottom of a hill I tend to cycle past it at about 25mph+ which makes it extra pointless.

It is funny, but also sad that we built such desperate nonsense in the UK.

I agree it's annoying that they're trying to flog that photo on a website. It's only a photo of a bit of road.

It's not a cycle lane ,but a cycle parking bay.

Not a good place to be right against he nearside kerb with a bus right in front and one right behind you.

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http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pete.meg/wcc/facility-of-the-month/harlow-d...

Wow, that is bad. What are you forced to give way to?
But I think this one is *even more stupid* - Southampton Street in Reading:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.4474386,-0.9673267,3a,75y,322.07h,95.13t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sytI7WLzuJiXjwu0NHcWGwA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

Spot where the mixed use cycle lane is - and how much space it has... and then look at how much road space has been willingly wasted on the 'do not use' markings.... It would have taken less paint to put in a proper cycle lane!!!

This gem is at the end of my road - thankfully, they moved the green box about 2 years later...

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pete.meg/wcc/facility-of-the-month/October2...

To be fair to the LA, you can clearly see the stretch of bike lane leading up to the bus bay in the photo they're flogging on alamy.com (negating much of the hilarity in the process).

This one must win for sheer stupidity though:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pete.meg/wcc/facility-of-the-month/harlow-d...

I quite like this example from Oxford - although the website is full of other interesting bits of design too.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pete.meg/wcc/facility-of-the-month/August20...

The local authority probably qualified for an additional government grant by adding this essential "infrastructure"...

The one in Plymouth is actually a continuation from the pavement, I know I ride past it regularly, it actually starts at the junction of by the roundabout.

It won't be the shortest but this one on Shoreditch High St is my favourite: https://goo.gl/maps/tOQCa
Assuming you're using the left-hand lane (a bus lane), to go straight on you need to cross two lanes of usually fast moving traffic, thread your way into the ASZ using a two foot wide corridor, and then get away quickly or you'll be run down. Genius.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2721882/Is-Britain-s-pointless-c... claims six feet, but it depends exactly how you measure it.

Exactly where does it continue? We have a bus-stop, then a give-way, then some zig-zags, can't see beyond that but its more than a slight interruption.

Is it mandatory, or is there only space for one dash?

Never mind the hilarious length, it's barely wide enough for some mountain bike bars.