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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Donald Turvill & Abigail O'Leary

'Moronic' zig-zag cycle lane to be rebuilt as bends are too sharp for cyclists

A cycle path dubbed "moronic" by users is due to be rebuilt after cyclists said it was "an accident waiting to happen".

Some turns on Leith Walk's ' zig-zag bike lane in Edinburgh were found to be too sharp - failing to comply with the council's street design guidance.

The scheme, part of the public realm for the latest tram line extension, has been ridiculed by many online since cyclists started using it a year ago.

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