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Photo |
Year taken |
Caption (by us, not the user) |
Categorisation |
28th Jun 2022 |  | 28th Jun 2020 | Becoming overgrown reducing path width and visibility | Road environment: Problem road |
27th Jun 2022 |  | 27th Jun 2021 | Histon Road, now with two wider cycle lanes and carriageway without centre line. | Road environment: Infrastructure road |
26th Jun 2022 |  | 26th Jun 2021 | Incorrect corduroy tactiles at A19 junction, and positioned too close to turn. | Other: Infrastructure general |
25th Jun 2022 |  | 25th Jun 2018 | Is Bowling over the bridge? No. | Route sign: Problem routesigns |
24th Jun 2022 |  | 24th Jun 2021 | A 'covid-19' cycle lane that provides protection by means of wands, Bradford. | Road environment: Good practice road |
23rd Jun 2022 |  | 23rd Jun 2021 | Bus advertising used for a safe passing campaign in York. #SafePassYork | Other: Good practice general |
22nd Jun 2022 |  | 22nd Jun 2021 | A diagonal road filter retro-fitted with full cycle access. | Cycleway: Good practice cycleways |
21st Jun 2022 |  | 21st Jun 2020 | Narrow barrier spacing | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
20th Jun 2022 |  | 20th Jun 2020 | Warning of closure of this busy section of shared use foot and cycleway. | General sign/notice: Event signs |
19th Jun 2022 |  | 19th Jun 2016 | Cycle superhighway, London | Dutch-style cycleway: Good practice dutchcycleways |
18th Jun 2022 |  | 18th Jun 2014 | Smoothie making at Science Park event #spoketacular | Other: Event general |
17th Jun 2022 |  | 17th Jun 2020 | Link from Trumpington Park to the busway | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
16th Jun 2022 |  | 16th Jun 2009 | Cycle parking rather tight and difficult to access. | Cycle parking: Problem cycleparking |
15th Jun 2022 |  | 15th Jun 2021 | 'Beware of Cycles' on various roads joining Inchinnan Road. | General sign/notice: Infrastructure signs |
14th Jun 2022 |  | 14th Jun 2021 | One-way road closure and cycle contraflow, Sheffield | Cycleway: Good practice cycleways |
13th Jun 2022 |  | 13th Jun 2021 | The Garscube Road cycle track at the entrance to the Oakbank Trading Estate. | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
12th Jun 2022 |  | 12th Jun 2021 | Traffic-calming with cycle bypass, Kendal | Road environment: Infrastructure road |
10th Jun 2022 |  | 10th Jun 2021 | Seating and tunnel on the excellent Keswick to Threlkeld Railway Path | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
9th Jun 2022 |  | 9th Jun 2018 | Backhill tunnel cycle path, Milton, Didcot. | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
8th Jun 2022 |  | 8th Jun 2014 | Plenty of space here for proper cycle tracks | Road environment: Problem road |
7th Jun 2022 |  | 7th Jun 2015 | Cycle counter in Sandviken, just outside Bergen centre, showing counts. | Cycleway: Good practice cycleways |
6th Jun 2022 |  | 6th Jun 2013 | Cycleway alongside the water in Fairlands Park, Stevenage. | Cycleway: Good practice cycleways |
5th Jun 2022 |  | 5th Jun 2021 | Pop-up cycle lane, Camden | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
4th Jun 2022 |  | 4th Jun 2021 | Newly resurfaced Trans Pennine Trail at Toll Bar, South Yorkshire. | Route sign: Good practice routesigns |
3rd Jun 2022 |  | 3rd Jun 2021 | Cycling through the Longleat Estate. | Other: Misc general |
2nd Jun 2022 |  | 2nd Jun 2019 | An 'End of Cycle Route' sign on the towpath, but which route ends here? | Route sign: Problem routesigns |
1st Jun 2022 |  | 1st Jun 2012 | Cycleway leads to a NO CYCLING sign | Cycleway: Problem cycleways |
31st May 2022 |  | 31st May 2015 | Bicycles and recumbent bikes on the Oldenburg to Bremen cycle route. | Cycleway: Good practice cycleways |
30th May 2022 |  | 30th May 2021 | Wildflowers at the rail station end of Scarborough Bridge, York. | Cycleway: Good practice cycleways |
29th May 2022 |  | 29th May 2021 | Blue cycle lane on Harborne Lane, Selly Oak, near Battery Retail Park. | Cycleway: Good practice cycleways |
28th May 2022 |  | 28th May 2021 | Tier electric hire scooter and cycle parking bays in Monkgate, York. | Bike share: Infrastructure bikeshare |
27th May 2022 |  | 27th May 2021 | Trike etc at the Draper's Arms, north Bristol | Bicycle: Misc bicycles |
26th May 2022 |  | 26th May 2016 | Dutch tourer arriving at Vensac | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
25th May 2022 |  | 25th May 2021 | West Midlands bike-sharing station below the Coventry ring road | Bike share: Infrastructure bikeshare |
24th May 2022 |  | 24th May 2008 | Road works on Hills Road Bridge. | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
23rd May 2022 |  | 23rd May 2016 | Steep dunes on the the Boucle des Cavalles, Maubuisson | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
22nd May 2022 |  | 22nd May 2019 | Hamelin Road, Leicester | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
21st May 2022 |  | 21st May 2021 | Cycling with easel. | Road environment: Good practice road |
20th May 2022 |  | 20th May 2005 | On the bank of the River Cam. | Other: Misc general |
19th May 2022 |  | 19th May 2013 | The Cornish Hundred audax event | Road environment: Event road |
18th May 2022 |  | 18th May 2021 | Vintage road sign on NCN route 1 | General sign/notice: Infrastructure signs |
17th May 2022 |  | 17th May 2021 | Link to shops from the Bawsey Drain cycleway, King's Lynn | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
16th May 2022 |  | 16th May 2021 | Cyclists Ahead - leading to the shared-use path from Swaffham Prior to Burwell | General sign/notice: Infrastructure signs |
15th May 2022 |  | 15th May 2017 | Two different approaches to the bad situation at Arbury Road junction. | Road environment: Problem road |
14th May 2022 |  | 14th May 2018 | New cycle bridge over the M5, Exeter | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
13th May 2022 |  | 13th May 2019 | Cycling with an umbrella on the main roundabout in Shköder, Albania. | Road environment: Infrastructure road |
12th May 2022 |  | 12th May 2021 | Some nice ice-cream bikes. | Other: Event general |
11th May 2022 |  | 11th May 2017 | Cycle Bradford art event - cycling through the central square fountains | Bicycle: Event bicycles |
10th May 2022 |  | 10th May 2021 | Cycleway in Rome. | Cycleway: Good practice cycleways |
9th May 2022 |  | 9th May 2021 | Ridiculous barrier at Manor Lane, Rawcliffe, York. | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
8th May 2022 |  | 8th May 2017 | Sign warning against rat running through Addenbrooke's | General sign/notice: Infrastructure signs |
7th May 2022 |  | 7th May 2018 | Routing #ReachRide arrivers to the cycle parking at Reach Fair 2018. | Destination: Event destinations |
6th May 2022 |  | 6th May 2020 | Approach to Torness | Track: Misc track |
5th May 2022 |  | 5th May 2015 | Street furniture placed to block access to the new cycle parking - bizarre! | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
4th May 2022 |  | 4th May 2021 | The on-road option for cycling from Aikenhead Road onto Polmadie Road. | Road environment: Infrastructure road |
3rd May 2022 |  | 3rd May 2019 | Cyclists at road closure in Pajë, Kosova | Cycleway: Good practice cycleways |
2nd May 2022 |  | 2nd May 2021 | Cycling alongside the busway | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
1st May 2022 |  | 1st May 2021 | Modal filter in Ely | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
30th Apr 2022 |  | 30th Apr 2021 | This infrastructure which was awful when it went in is looking distinctly dated. | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
29th Apr 2022 |  | 29th Apr 2017 | We're cleaning up a smashed bottle on Ditton Meadows to prevent punctures | Pothole: Event potholes |
28th Apr 2022 |  | 28th Apr 2021 | The new layout in Cambridge Street. A segregated cycle track has been provided. | Cycleway: Event cycleways |
27th Apr 2022 |  | 27th Apr 2020 | A 1930s style cycleway, now part of the National Cycle Network NCN 41. | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
26th Apr 2022 |  | 26th Apr 2018 | Cycle parking at Nottingham station (and the Cycle Hub beyond) | Cycle parking: Infrastructure cycleparking |
25th Apr 2022 |  | 25th Apr 2016 | The only way to get the cargo bike past the barrier was to take the top off. | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
24th Apr 2022 |  | 24th Apr 2021 | The Scallop (by Maggi Hambling) and the cycleway from Aldeburgh to Thorpeness | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
23rd Apr 2022 |  | 23rd Apr 2021 | Shared-use route around the B1532/A12 roundabout | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
22nd Apr 2022 |  | 22nd Apr 2021 | A nice section of riverside path, but it doesn't connect to anything else. | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
21st Apr 2022 |  | 21st Apr 2021 | Cyclist with ladder | Bicycle: Misc bicycles |
20th Apr 2022 |  | 20th Apr 2019 | Cycling across an old railway bridge in Barnstaple. | Cycleway: Good practice cycleways |
19th Apr 2022 |  | 19th Apr 2017 | Crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge | Cycleway: Good practice cycleways |
18th Apr 2022 |  | 18th Apr 2018 | About to fill in the contra flow cycling marking. | Road environment: Event road |
17th Apr 2022 |  | 17th Apr 2021 | The garden city was a great idea until it was swamped by cars | Car storage: Infrastructure carstorage |
16th Apr 2022 |  | 16th Apr 2020 | Entrance to cycleway to Panshanger Park at Birch Green. No drop in kerb. | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
15th Apr 2022 |  | 15th Apr 2018 | Unbelievably, this is marked as a cycle route to York station. | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
14th Apr 2022 |  | 14th Apr 2013 | Why wheelbender stands should be banned. | Cycle parking: Problem cycleparking |
13th Apr 2022 |  | 13th Apr 2019 | NCN27 rail trail the Tarka Trail | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
12th Apr 2022 |  | 12th Apr 2019 | Give way to a dismantled bus stop? | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
11th Apr 2022 |  | 11th Apr 2021 | Cyclists offered a choice of difficult obstacles to negotiate. | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
10th Apr 2022 |  | 10th Apr 2017 | Cycleway on the Cleddau bridge (NCN route 4) | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
9th Apr 2022 |  | 9th Apr 2021 | Sheffield stands in use on Butcher Terrace, Rowntree Park, York. | Other: Infrastructure general |
8th Apr 2022 |  | 8th Apr 2017 | The toucan signal boxes are positioned so they face away from approaching users. | Cycleway: Problem cycleways |
7th Apr 2022 |  | 7th Apr 2014 | Cycles parked very tidily in Market Street. | Cycle parking: Good practice cycleparking |
6th Apr 2022 |  | 6th Apr 2021 | Cycle rental by the boating lake in Helston | Bike shop: Infrastructure bikeshops |
5th Apr 2022 |  | 5th Apr 2017 | The more adventurous option on NCN route 4 towards Kidwelly | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
4th Apr 2022 |  | 4th Apr 2017 | Barrier on cycle route in Canaston Woods | Obstruction: Infrastructure obstructions |
3rd Apr 2022 |  | 3rd Apr 2019 | Cycleway under construction on the road passing Leicester's railway station. | Roadworks: Good practice roadworks |
2nd Apr 2022 |  | 2nd Apr 2021 | South City Way at junction of Victoria Road and Allison Street. | Road environment: Good practice road |
1st Apr 2022 |  | 1st Apr 2021 | Start of off-road section of NCN route 2 south from Cockwood | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
31st Mar 2022 |  | 31st Mar 2021 | The road closure in Avenuepark Street now has an opening to allow cycling. | Road environment: Good practice road |
30th Mar 2022 |  | 30th Mar 2021 | Temporary segregated cycle lane using wands | Dutch-style cycleway: Good practice dutchcycleways |
29th Mar 2022 |  | 29th Mar 2021 | A railing and kerb obstructing the end of an otherwise quite cycleable path. | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
28th Mar 2022 |  | 28th Mar 2014 | Cyclists on Huntingdon Road during the morning rush. | Road environment: Infrastructure road |
27th Mar 2022 |  | 27th Mar 2021 | Modal filter, Hendon | Road environment: Good practice road |
26th Mar 2022 |  | 26th Mar 2021 | Transporting a heavy, bulky load of bookshelves with a bike and trailer. | Bicycle: Good practice bicycles |
25th Mar 2022 |  | 25th Mar 2021 | Cycleway towards Stansted Airport from the village of Birchanger to the west. | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
24th Mar 2022 |  | 24th Mar 2021 | New arrangement of roadworks, with cars to the right, and cyclists to the left. | Roadworks: Event roadworks |
23rd Mar 2022 |  | 23rd Mar 2019 | Through motor traffic has been removed by a road closure next to the low bridge. | General sign/notice: Problem signs |
22nd Mar 2022 |  | 22nd Mar 2017 | Cycle link to service road, Wrexham | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
21st Mar 2022 |  | 21st Mar 2021 | Cargo bike parking outside Co-Op | Cycle parking: Good practice cycleparking |
20th Mar 2022 |  | 20th Mar 2021 | Ramp to north end of Chisholm Trail river bridge | Other: Infrastructure general |