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@Bra_Jesters
The thing that's been really getting to me recently with cycle lanes is cars parked on them. In particular there's a cycle lane on the main road near me which is always completely useless because cars are parked all over it. Doesn't affect me really, I tend towards the middle of the road there anyway, but it's dangerous for riders who feel compelled to stick to the cycle lane, because they'd be constantly pulling in and out between parked cars, with drivers coming up fast behind them, reduced visibility, etc.
The other day I encountered a couple of police officers on that road giving a cyclist a written warning for cycling on the pavement (which, fair enough, he shouldn't have been doing), so I very politely asked them what they do about drivers who park on cycle lanes. Said that because this makes the main road more dangerous for less confident cyclists it might be a reason why people are cycling on the pavement. Was met with derision/suspicion and told that it wasn't their job, it was for parking wardens to deal with. I said sure, but as they were wandering around warning people, could they warn the driver who was in the process of parking on the cycle lane as we were speaking. He just gave me a blank look and repeated that it wasn't his job.