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Bust up over bike lane bus stop | Bust up over bike lane bus stop |
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A cyclist has voiced his anger after a bus stop was placed across a Glasgow bike lane. | A cyclist has voiced his anger after a bus stop was placed across a Glasgow bike lane. |
Architect and Glasgow Green Cycle Club member Michael Dougall tweeted his ire, saying he had been using the lane since it was completed last year. | Architect and Glasgow Green Cycle Club member Michael Dougall tweeted his ire, saying he had been using the lane since it was completed last year. |
The site, between Glasgow Green and the Velodrome, is in a part of the city that was a focus for Commonwealth Games regeneration. | The site, between Glasgow Green and the Velodrome, is in a part of the city that was a focus for Commonwealth Games regeneration. |
Glasgow City Council said the path was now being rerouted behind the shelter. | Glasgow City Council said the path was now being rerouted behind the shelter. |
The council apologised for the inconvenience and tweeted that the work should be completed this weekend. | The council apologised for the inconvenience and tweeted that the work should be completed this weekend. |
However, Mr Dougall and others questioned what sort of Commonwealth Games legacy this was displaying and whether putting the cycle path into the way of pedestrians was a solution. | However, Mr Dougall and others questioned what sort of Commonwealth Games legacy this was displaying and whether putting the cycle path into the way of pedestrians was a solution. |
Others asked whether the carrying out the work at the weekend was a good use of money. | Others asked whether the carrying out the work at the weekend was a good use of money. |
Cyclist Ross McKay said the case highlighted by Mr Dougall was not the only example, with other shelters appearing along the Clyde Gateway. | |
Mr McKay recorded a video while cycling on the other side of road from, describing its position as "ridiculous". | |
And here's a selection of some other interesting cycle lanes you've sent in. | |
G Ingram describes this example from Cambuslang as potentially "lethal". | |
Dr Mark Snaith says cyclists end up constantly giving way, as the lights change back and forth at this Dundee crossing. | |
This lane at Wilkie Road, in Uddingston, "crosses the carriageway, brings cyclists onto the footway and off!" says Donald Stirling. | |
Do you take two wheels through town? If so, what's the weirdest bit of cycle path you've come across? | Do you take two wheels through town? If so, what's the weirdest bit of cycle path you've come across? |
Send us your pictures to newsonlinescotland@bbc.co.uk or tweet @BBCScotlandNews. | Send us your pictures to newsonlinescotland@bbc.co.uk or tweet @BBCScotlandNews. |
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Also, when taking photos, please do not endanger yourself or others, take unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. | Also, when taking photos, please do not endanger yourself or others, take unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. |