Some people seem to like the Boris bike road and others seem to hate it.
I never used it so I don't know..
If I designed a bike road it would be a little bit different .
I would have a raised platform built over the foot path for the cyclists to ride on with a small ramp at the end of the street for the cyclists to enter it...
And
The raised platform would have a cover over it to protect the cyclists from the elements. The material of the cycle road would be a translucent plastic so it allows brightness in and keeps wind and rain of the pedestrians and cyclists heads.
