PLANS to provide on-road cycle routes along The Boulevard, Worthing, have been attacked by local residents.
They say this "highly expensive" West Sussex County Council scheme cannot be justified to benefit a "tiny minority" of people, and would prove more of a hazard for cyclists than the present arrangements.
The county council has also been criticised for not extending the consultation process to people living in roads off The Boulevard.
Cycle lanes will operate from Strand Parade northwards, to join with the existing shared-use cycle track on Littlehampton Road.
NarrowWhere there is insufficient carriageway width to provide safe cycling facilities alongside on-street parking, double yellow lines will be introduced to prevent parking in the cycle lanes.
The county council says there have been a number of accidents involving cyclists in this area and cycle lanes will provide safer cycling, primarily to and from Durrington railway station, Durrington High School and Worthing College.
John Bown, of The Boulevard, said: "The double yellow lines proposed for the north section of The Boulevard to ban parking will cause utter chaos."
ParkingHe said both sides of The Boulevard were used by parents on the school run, and asked where they would be expected to park.
John Young, of Strathmore Road, said motorists would be reluctant to park adjacent to the kerb if they had to drive or reverse over a cycle lane, thus putting cyclists at risk.
Also, the measures would increase traffic congestion in roads leading off The Boulevard.
A West Sussex County Council spokesman said: "Once we have assessed the views of he residents in The Boulevard, we will make a decision regarding further consultation."
What do you think?How hazardous are on-road cycle routes for motorists and cyclists?
What type of cycle route would you prefer?
Share your views, comment in the space below, email the Herald or write in to Readers' Letters, Worthing Herald, Cannon House, Chatsworth Road, Worthing, BN11 1NA.
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