What it feels like to ride along the 'worst cycle lane in the world'

The bike lane might be 'moronic' and an 'accident waiting to happen' - but one howler shouldn’t make you swerve from the beauty of the act, writes Emmie Harrison-West

Emmie Harrison-West next to the worlds worst cycle lane
(Image credit: Emmie Harrison-West)

Slamming on my brakes, I slowly wobbled my bike around the mass of pushchairs, school kids and wide-eyed dogs waiting at a temporary bus stop. Right in the middle of the bike lane.

Then, zig-zagging my way around parked cars, the open doors of delivery vans, loading bays, and even giant copper planters full of dead plants, cigarette butts and dried up vomit, I tried to recall the last time I breathed. I’d taken breathing for granted, I thought.

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