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There are a lot of obstacles or barriers on cycle routes, in and around Oxford. These may

• make it impossible for some people to cycle a route all
• make a route so difficult or uncomfortable that some people won't use it
• create hazards that endanger people cycling

Here I look at three examples of gaps that are too narrow, all of them on high use cycle routes in Oxford. Cycle Infrastructure Design, LTN 1/20 is quite clear on this: "Where bollards are placed in cycle tracks a clear width of 1.5m is required for access by the full range of cycles." (There are 1.1m wide tricycles being ridden around Oxford, and many larger cycles are around 0.8m wide.)
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