Cycle path my arse

Tried a new cyclepath today on the outskirts of Gloucester. You approach on the old single-carriage road linking it and my town and the cyclepath takes you off it before you get to a major roundabout that links the new dualcarriage way road between town and city, and the dualcarriageway bypass road, obvious unsafe for bikes. I followed the path and very quickly it narrowed, but still carried signs pointing me to other towns. However I found myself rather unceremoniously dumped on the side of the afore-mentioned dualcarriageway bypass occupying a narow strip of tarmac between the grass verge and some very fast moving traffic. I was not impressed, did not feel safe and could not turn round. I followed the road and any pretence of a cyclelane disappeared as we came to another massive roundabout and I was forced into the traffic lanes and indeed across them to turn right to seek the safety of city streets. We're talking a four lane roundabout with numerous traffic lights and about five exits. At no point did I feel comfortable and I was grateful it was Sunday traffic.

Quite incensed by this: I could just about cope but on a busier day I would even have baulked. Imagine kids using that path. Seems insane. Going to write a letter to someone about

A tip for writing that letter: shorter sentences.

Grammar is hard when you're angry

Tried a new cyclepath today on the outskirts of Gloucester. You approach on the old single-carriage road linking it and my town and the cyclepath takes you off it before you get to a major roundabout that links the new dualcarriage way road between town and city, and the dualcarriageway bypass road, obvious unsafe for bikes.

I followed the path and very quickly it narrowed, but still carried signs pointing me to other towns. However I found myself rather unceremoniously dumped on the side of the afore-mentioned dualcarriageway bypass occupying a narow strip of tarmac between the grass verge and some very fast moving traffic.

I was not impressed, did not feel safe and could not turn round. I followed the road and any pretence of a cyclelane disappeared as we came to another massive roundabout and I was forced into the traffic lanes and indeed across them to turn right to seek the safety of city streets. We're talking a four lane roundabout with numerous traffic lights and about five exits.

At no point did I feel comfortable and I was grateful it was Sunday traffic.

Quite incensed by this: I could just about cope but on a busier day I would even have baulked. Imagine kids using that path. Seems insane.

Going to write a letter to someone about

More manageable version :)

link on google earth?
EDIT - It sounds ridiculously dangerous. hate fomenting.

More manageable version :)

My apologies A.A.Gill

Off to find it on google earth

My apologies A.A.Gill

Happy to help Mr. Fingers

That's not my hand. I'm not black

How do you post a link from google earth? Found it

right got an image of it, where can I upload?

does this work? Yes it does, and on the right you see the 'cyclepath' join the carriageway where the red car is.

Higher view (I'm cooking with gas now)

(Note the same red car)