'Cycle lanes that don’t join up just make everyone look a bit stupid': Why do so many bike lanes just end?

Image shows a painted bike lane with 'end' written on the road.

Have you ever been happily following a bike lane and it suddenly just ends for no obvious reason? Frustrating isn’t it! Why does this happen and what, if anything, can we do about it?

To answer the question, we’ve looked at concerns in the UK and the US, to take into account the differences in planning and local government structure.