They spent millions making one in Nottingham on an already low-traffic road that is regularly bisected by junctions.

Cars, of course, pull up to wait in the cycleway, without looking.

So not only is it pointless because it's not a busy road, it's also extremely dangerous.

My nearest town got a white line down the main road. It's actually worse than nothing because it's full of potholes and you get grief from drivers if you ride outside it.

Hey, a motorist who sees you and gives you grief is many times less likely to kill you then one who simply doesnt see you. Grief from motorists is good when ure a cyclist (not optimal, but good) Being visible to motorists is the #1 thing u can do to be safer. You just cycle wherever and however is physically safest, the road laws and regulations are not designed to keep you safe, they're designed for motorists to be able zoom around wherever they want unimpeded by anything. The only law you should be concerned about are the laws of physics.

When motorists are beeping at me, I take it as a beautiful fanfare to celebrate 'safety achieved' hurray hurray you can see me!

I don't let it change my behaviour but it does wear on you after a while. Mostly though I go a long way around to avoid the traffic.

Here in Australia we usually just get painted cyclist stick figures in car lanes.

Seeing them, I usually can't help but imagine that every one is the chalk outline of another cyclist fallen victim to such a pathetic excuse for infrastructure.