Firstly; We are indeed very fortunate to have such an extended, well maintained cycle path system in Cape Town. Cyclists in other cities have no idea how lucky we are. I often try and cycle on the green paths in Sandton and it's completely useless. So kudos to the City of Cape Town. Secondly; Routing the cycling lane along the bus route makes logical sense from many different angles. Land ownership, no traffic, etc. Thirdly; As posted above, it's only a small section that's problematic. But it is a big problem. And likely there is no short term solution. I've seen attempts at patrolling the section under discussion but the resource requirements to do it properly will make it very expensive. For me, as above, an immediate solution is to re-open the harbour like it used to be. Failing that, it's not a huge project to construct a path on the outside of the harbour fence, where the single track currently runs. I often cycle it in or out of town (MTB) and it's safe with more than enough space. The Woodstock off-ramp is the only danger point you need to cross. I typically cycle into town with the cycle path as there are enough other cyclists early on a weekend. But coming back I always do the N1 to Marine Drive. On Sunday morning the cops pulled me over on this section stating I'm not allowed on the highway. Had to get off. If more and more cyclists are going to use this road, I can see the dollar signs in a few cop eyes, fining cyclists on this section. Anyone knows where the N1 formally starts, coming out of Cape Town? I rode it twice on Monday on my motorbike and there are no signs posted.
