New cycle lane in Hung Hom … but not for long
'Cycle lane' signs that have appeared in Hung Hom are not the real thing
For a moment, cyclists on Hung Hom South Road might have thought one of their dreams had finally come true: cycle lanes on urban roads.
No such luck.
No one is quite sure who made the mysterious markings, which appeared on Wednesday. But one thing is certain: it wasn't the government. And the Transport Department says it will remove the markings from the road as soon as possible.
The markings - two chevrons and an image of a bicycle - are used in countries such as the United States and Canada to indicate lanes that can be shared equally by cars and cycles.
Known as sharrows - a shared lane marked by arrows - such markings are placed by governments and sometimes, as in Los Angeles in 2008, by cyclists impatient for more riding space.