Serious answer
cycle lanes should be physically separate from the road and pavements.

It should go:

Raised pavement - kerb - cycle lane wide enough for two abreast - raised kerb/reservation - road.
( Kroney, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 11:57, 4 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

This guy gets it, You get my vote for dictator Krones

( Reginald Donkeyfuck, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 11:58, Reply)

but unfortunately in places like london there isn't room to build them
what a crying shame
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 11:59, Reply)

All those narrow country lanes in London?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 11:59, Reply)

the ones that have objects lining them that don't like being moved
we call them "buildings"
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 12:11, Reply)

Really, central London could do with being largely pedestrianised.
Road use restricted to buses and goods vehicles. You could then insert proper cycle lanes on the larger roads. The narrower roads could be human-power vehicles only.
( Kroney, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 12:03, Reply)

Just like in Coventry.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 12:05, Reply)

I suggested this the other day.
I was told it was a shit idea I seem to recall, apparently Norwich or somewhere tried it.
(Pookie Bear had some very shiny foez, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 12:05, Reply)

The trouble with doing this outside of London
is there's fuck all to replace cars. London's an entirely different situation.
( Kroney, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 12:06, Reply)

How about bikes?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 12:07, Reply)

Are they powered by an engine?

( Kroney, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 12:08, Reply)

Of a sort.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 12:13, Reply)

Then they are private, non-human power vehicles.

( Kroney, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 12:15, Reply)

Oh right, you expect me to read your posts properly now, do you?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 12:18, Reply)

i, for one, memorise every syllable he types

( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 12:22, Reply)

what about taxis?
when i go to court later, i will have to take 3 boxes of files. how would i get those there if you banned all cars?

or were you including taxis? in which case, hmm, they could certainly trial it.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 12:12, Reply)

Digitally?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 12:13, Reply)

maybe one day, but actually i kind of hope not
it is much easier to read things on a paper file, and a million times easier on your poor eyes
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 12:15, Reply)

That's a fair point, I suppose.
I wasn't including taxis, but it would be reasonable to do so, though they would not be permitted to travel down the human power-only side streets. You'd need a rickshaw for that.
( Kroney, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 12:14, Reply)

the other option is to ban all cars except mine, and also allow me to park anywhere i like, esp outside certain shops
i would accept that
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 12:16, Reply)

No.

( Kroney, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 12:17, Reply)

FFS

( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 12:17, Reply)

I think penny farthings should get their own lanes.

(Pookie Bear had some very shiny foez, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 11:59, Reply)

Extra 6" if they have a monocle or ear trumpet.

(Pookie Bear had some very shiny foez, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 12:00, Reply)

Just like in MK.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 12:04, Reply)