Ramsey cycle lane faces criticism

Social media users have taken to Twitter to criticise a new cycle lane in Ramsey.

The lane was marked as part of roadworks on Lezayre Road which shut the route for some time - it reopened to traffic last week.

The new cycling lane runs from Gardeners Lane to School House Corner.

A number of Twitter users say the road is too narrow for two-way traffic and a cycle lane - and motorists have been forced dangerously close to bikes.

car and bus/wagon struggling to pass if not astride lane. No centre line is not helpful to good driving. School house is dangerous

— jacqui kneen (@jacquikneen) August 6, 2018

What is the actual point of this? Encouraging cyclists to cycle towards each other, drivers still need to pull over to give one cyclist space (#katesspace) let alone two and it's a really short length of road.

— Suzy Holland (@suzyp50) August 6, 2018