Yes it's a road. It's also a laneway though, it's a single lane with the width of a single lane. As such there's not enough width for a car to give safe passing distance to a cyclist. There's no way that the car would be able to give this guy 1.5m space even if he moved in to the left.
It is a Road, a laneway is a pathway for pedestrians.
Not its not a ' single lane ' that terminology is more appropriate with lanes on a dual carriageway or a motorway. Legally you are correct with reference to the 1.5m safe passing distance.
However I believe there is a way in which a car can indeed pass a cyclist safely on the section of road, which by the way I know very well.
If there are no vehicles parked in the parking bays on that road, a cyclist could safely cycle along in the parking pays, close to the kerb and a car can very easily pass that cyclist out, assuming of course that cyclist is not going at 40 kmph and feeling they own the road.
There's a reason there's at least two bike symbols painted on that stretch of road.
There is indeed, to let those driving cars etc to be aware that they may be present on that narrow road.
What does this even mean? I'm simply stating a fact? Cool? Impressive? What are you on about? I'm right, 50 is the max speed permitted there. There's no obligation on anyone to do 50 there, be they a car, tractor, bus, bike or whatever.
Only a certain type of individual comes out with with that one, it is possible to exceed 50 there by the way, whilst that may not be legal, it is possible.
I can't think of one. But then again I can't see why a motorist would beep a cyclist going 40 in a 50, and yet here we are.
I imagine the motorist saw the cyclist cycling along in the middle of the narrow road, perhaps the driver thought to themselves, what is this guy playing at ? Why is this cyclist in the middle of the road, am I going to be stuck behind this cyclist the whole way along my journey.
Again - if he did go over to the side there's no way there's enough room for safe passing space on that lane.
There is no way that particular cyclist would have gone over to the side, he has demonstrated his cycling behavior well on his own videos on Twitter. However a responsible cyclist would have cycled along that road on the left side, as they are supposed to and as they are to be fair expected to. That is of course speaking for cyclist who have consideration for other road users.
Had this cyclist been cycling on the left side, then the car driver could have perhaps seen that the cyclist was as such in on the left and was doing his best to allow the car room to pass, however this particular cyclist does not do things like that.
No it wasn't in general. What you specifically said was "He cycles along in the middle of that road at 40 kmh, the legal limit is 50. He is therefore holding up traffic."
You're clearly referring to "that road".
On any road, whereby a cyclist is cycling in the centre of the road and cycling at 40 kmh and if there is a 50kmh limit then that is 10 kmh less than what is legally allowed, therefore it is only logical to conclude that the cyclist is indeed holding up traffic.
Even on that stretch of road.
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