Colombo wouldn’t be wide enough, but Tuam and St Asaph cycleways are at least 2.0m wide, enough for a couple of bikes. Was never an issue with on-road painted cycle lanes (could just pass using the adjacent traffic lane), but new kerbed-in cycleways need to be wider (future-proofed for growing demand). I guess the test would be to ride on the lefthand side and see if someone tries to get past…

How does one identify a cycle lane that is meant to fit two cyclists in the same direction rather than just one? I ask as somebody who has been cycling in central Christchurch for ten years and didn’t know there were two different types. None of the new separated lanes (Colombo, Tuam, St Asaph) seem wide enough for two bikes going at a good clip.

Having had years of single bike-width cycle lanes, I think the concept of two-bike-wide separated cycleways is still a bit novel to many people who just ride in the middle of them out of habit. It will take time to get people used to keeping left, although a gentle bell ring or “excuse me” can go a long way now…

Then you get bike lanes that are blocked by one rider – St Asaph shows this – I can get all up their backwheel or I can just go around on the roadway.

There’s no requirement to use a cycle lane, and the only roads where you can’t ride a bike are clearly labelled, like Motorways, the Lyttelton Tunnel, etc.