South Korean solar powered bike lane whizzes cyclists along a six lane motorway

Here in Peterborough they used to have light columns in the centre of the road between the crash barriers. Saved money but the problem is obvious. A collision can send the light column into incoming traffic in the other direction. Exactly the same flaw here (with added falling solar panels onto any cyclist that's underneath it too).

This is an unworkable solution, even before we get onto the practical difficulty of cabling 20 miles of solar panels in a line.

Quietest motorways I've seen... Not sure many of us fancy cycling up the centre of the M6, even if it was in a protected lane!

Not really a solar powered bike lane then.

More like a bike lane with solar panels above it, unless there is some crucial detail that I'm missing.

"ICT systems will allow electricity to be distributed ... at night"
Don't you need lunar panels for that?

I think it seems rather neat. No, it may not have as nice views as a quite country lane, but building a cycle option into a motorway doesn't get rid of any quiet country lanes. It simply provides some option for cycling along a motorway, which is more than we've managed in this country.

I'm sure some people will have a use for it. Motorways do tend to be quite direct.

Wouldn't work in Blighty as it's always cloudy and raining.

I guess Koreans trust artic drivers not to jack-knife into this. I would give it a go.

Its slightly ironic that the video also shows so lovely quiet country roads weaving their way through the landscape.
Lovely roads for ......oh.......i dont know.......mad idea..........cycling on?

Will it be swept or will it end up covered in grit and bits of accident debris and old tyres etc.

Designers should consider this when they build bike paths - a small road sweeper vehicle should be able to clean it.

Notice how they have put the solar panels above the road not underneath as some europeans recently suggested 8}.

This looks awesome. I can imagine it to be a holy place for speed freaks if it becomes unused. long straights shallow turns. good training area.

some times you can be going too quick to really take in the country side.

and i imagine its for commuting not for leisurely rides.

It looks like a lovely country, shame cyclists are trapped in the middle of major arterial motorway for 20 miles of it and will see little of their surroundings. Personally speaking I hate the idea of it. Solar panels - yes. Cycling there - no.

Solar powered bike lane! For solar powered bikes, presumably.

A small but important detail. How the flippin heck does one get on or off?