Road users were left baffled after a council painted what could be 'Britain's shortest cycle lane' - that is barely the length of a bike.
The tiny stretch of white road markings appeared in the Stirchley area of Birmingham just opposite an Aldi supermarket on Hazelwell Street and measures around 7ft (2.4m) long, taking around a second to ride along it.
Birmingham City Council installed the stretch as a 'transitional lane' in a bid to make the road safer for cyclists to use. But locals have branded it 'bizarre' and 'a waste of money' while criticising town hall bosses for spending taxpayers' cash on a 'useless' feature.
