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And when I bailed on the cycle lanes and rose on the road I was told I was breaking the law.
Yes, you can't rise on the road, you need a runway for that. :)
They were right, though. That cycling is banned in the carriageway where there is a cycle path is one of the less well-publicised facts about the Netherlands. Now, in theory, the path should be reasonably close to the road, go in the direction you want to go in, etc., but I've heard plenty of stories from people who were forced off the carriageway even where they were then put at inconvenience.
Also, "leiden" is the German word for 'to suffer'. It's pronounced differently than the Dutch place name, though.
Oliver Schick
I had a similar experience in Leiden. And when I bailed on the cycle lanes and rose on the road I was told I was breaking the law.
Please don't ever let London be like that. Although I suppose if it were to triple cyclist numbers I would opt for it.