Readers' worst cycle lanes

'Someone at the council got a little bit crazy with the cycle lane planning. It kind of makes sense. Whatever the logic behind all this, the upshot is that two lanes of traffic on what is supposed to be one of London's bike arteries have to cross over each other face to face. Great work council guy! The right conclusion to draw from this is that segregated cycle lanes of this kind are a bad idea. There are already plenty of serious studies showing just how bad an idea, for various reasons; this photo can be added lightly to the pile.' From Tom Anderson Photograph: Tom Anderson/guardian.co.uk

'What a terrible cycle lane! Turn left off the road and straight into a fence. Not very cyclist-friendly at all.' From red5standingby Photograph: red5standingby/flickr

'Let's put a sign for the cycle lane in the middle of the cycle lane.' From J-Wheelz Photograph: J-Wheelz/flickr

'Seats 6, option to hire it for business lunches.' ace_pettykrooks Photograph: ace_pettykrooks/flickr

'And into fast oncoming one-way traffic. Note the give way line, rather than any kind of diversion on to the pavement or anything else indicating a need to leave the road. Thankfully just downhill from the hospital.' From Clive Andrews Photograph: Clive Andrews/flickr

'Not sure how they were planning on suspending the cycle lane ... strong wires perhaps? Either way it doesn't seem to have worked, as it's still on the ground. This is also probably one of the most dangerous cycle lanes in Horsham, as this is a one way street, but the cycle lane goes in the reverse direction. Despite the double yellow lines on the other side of the road, they do not stop many people from parking there, this means that lorries and cars generally come straight at you and seem to have no intention of stopping or moving over.' From Dickie Dooda Photograph: Richard Downton/flickr

'Day 21: Not the worst example of a so-called cycle path, but only by virtue of it providing a 10-mile shortcut. (National Cycle Route 1)' From moragcasey Photograph: moragcasey/guardian.co.uk

'Of course. It's a cycle path. Why on earth would I want to ride on it?' From Clive Andrews Photograph: Clive Andrews /flickr

'Luckily, this section of cycle lane is only about 300 yards long, as there is no indication that you are going to round a bend and come across a complete dead end.' From houseofrock Photograph: houseofrock/guardian.co.uk

'This farcical cycle path measures a massive 32ft 5in long. This one must be unique in having a two-way system, small enough for a head on handlebar collision should two bikes pass. It leads straight onto the junction of a main road at one end, and a pedestrian pavement at the other.' From phill.d Photograph: phill.d/guardian.co.uk

'The mind boggles at times! I'm not really sure what the city council was thinking of when it made this ludicrous cycle path. If you navigated this cycle path at any speed you would be sure to fall off.' From phill.d Photograph: phill.d/flickr

'Why bother? Does this help anyone? No. You've got to feel sorry for the people who have to paint these bizarre white lines.' From greenerleith Photograph: greenerleith/flickr

'Firstly, it should be safe. And secondly, it should be easy to use, therefore making the road easier to use.' From blackpuddinonnabike Photograph: blackpuddinonnabike/guardian.co.uk

'This is an example of a cycle lane painted on the road exactly where cycles should not be ridden. The car is parked in a marked parking space. If its door were open, it would extend across the cycle lane. This is a busy bus route.' From Damian Cugley Photograph: Damian Cugley/flickr

'Pointless cycle lane.' From seoras Photograph: seoras/flickr

'The daft thing is, not only is it short, it's also a contra-flow, then it suddenly ends with a curb for you to smack into unexpectedly or a sharp right turn across the traffic, followed by a sharp left turn on to a pavement, trying to avoid irate pedestrians who forget that it is also a cycle lane.' From Dickie Dooda Photograph: Dickie Dooda/flickr

'Nice parking.' From carlosfpardo Photograph: carlosfpardo/flickr

'An obstacle I encounter every day on my way to work. England just isn't really clued up yet with cycle path design.' From diskojez Photograph: diskojez/flickr

'Fancy a short pavement stretch?' From cyclome1 Photograph: cyclome1/flickr

Bike Chicane
There's a long bridge linking Hope Lane (off Milton Road) on the south side with Windsor Place on the north side in Portobello, and it is a designated cycle route...These barriers have suddenly appeared at either end, presumably to stop cyclists 'racing' out of the end of the paths? Was this a particular problem at these points? It would be interesting to know the stats and if there had been any complaints at all. By blackpuddinonnabike. Photograph: blackpuddinonnabike/flickr

From steffdavies Photograph: steffdavie/flickr

'What on earth is this?' From Clive Andrews Photograph: Clive Andrews/flickr

'Wonder if there was a discussion about what to do about the grates: "Gee, that seems kind of dangerous, all in the middle of the bike lane and everything." "Yeah, we had better draw a line around that one."' From therealsideburnz Photograph: therealsideburnz/flickr

'Ridiculous bike lane.' From jokef Photograph: jokef/flickr