Michael Moynihan: Dangerous cycle lanes in Cork highlight flawed city planning

Poorly designed cycle lanes around Cork City Hall highlight how shoddy planning risks both cyclists and pedestrians while undermining sustainable transport goals

A cycle lane on Cork's Washington St. If infrastructure on the council’s very doorstep is so flawed, what hope for other parts of the city File picture: Denis Minihane

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned an encounter someone in my house had with a cyclist who was ignoring the rules of the road. Paying no attention to the strictures of polite society. Chaos. Anarchy.

One or two cyclists have raised the matter with me in the intervening period, and in vain have I replied: why, some of my best friends, and etc.