I think cyclists are mad to do it in moving traffic
Why? – from a safety perspective?
The main road through the centre of Cardiff has been closed off, so my commute in now runs through Westgate Street, along with all the City Centre busses (lots of the bus stops have also been moved to this street).
So, its a solid line of traffic, either stationary or at walking pace, because 3 out of five vehicles is a bus, and they all want to drop off / pick up pasengers – and in normal street design excellence, the bus stops are “on-lane”.
You’d be forgiven for thinking it’s a one way street. Occasional pulses of traffic in opposite direction are light controlled – so multi-choice cycling proficiency test…
Do you:
a) stay in the middle of your lane, stopped / slow and invisible because of the busses,
b) Filter on the left (no cycle lane and busses pulling in / out, passengers alighting), or:
c) Filter / overtake on the almost empty oncoming lane, occasionally pulling in to avoid oncoming traffic, and inspiring mass hatred from all the stationary drivers??
You can tell which one I go for 😉