cycle lane

Designated bicycle path

A cycle lane is a section of road marked or designated for bicycle traffic, typically separated from motor vehicles by painted lines or physical barriers.

British English equivalent of American "bike lane": The council added cycle lanes to the main road.

Also called a cycle path when fully separated from the roadway.

Related

car-free zone · cargo bikes · commuter · school run · buffer zone · contraflow · safety · sustainable transport · two-wheeled · transportation · rush hour · municipality · helmet · bike path · green paint · traffic · pedal · cycleway

Categories
Opposites
road user priority

cycle lanemotorway

High-speed divided highway

freeway · traffic lane · highway · expressway · bus lane

active vs. motorized transport infrastructure

cycle lanehighway

Major road for travel

freeway · motorway · expressway · autobahn · interstate

Family

cycle, lane, bicycle, recycle, tricycle, motorcycle, cycling, bicycling, cyclical

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G