Cyclists in France have started a campaign after a series of speed bumps were installed along a cycle path.

They appeared in the Montmagny suburb of northern Paris and have since been ridiculed by cyclists.

Council officials said that they were there to protect cyclists from motorists, but cyclists say it is actually putting them in more danger.

One cyclist said: ‘It’s really weird. We can’t ride along it on the bike, so we’re forced to ride in the way of pedestrians, or otherwise on the road.’

According to Le Parisien the bumps, which are about four inches high, were installed in December because drivers went onto the cycle path because of a bus stop on the opposite side of the road.

They said that a cyclist was hit by a driver who had gone onto the red path.

Valerie Leteignier said: ‘Some cars would not wait for the bus to leave and would pass on the cycle path and the pavement.

‘My daughter, coming out of our house, found herself face-to-face with a car and has been beeped.’

Patrick Foquet, mayor of the suburb, said a new kerb would be put in place in the spring to deter drivers from going onto the cycle path.

Source:
courtesy of METRO

by Richard Hartley-Parkinson

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