I think the *original* plan was actually well designed and had input from cycle groups. However the *revised* plan decided that cars were more important than cycle safety.
This one is well marked but suffers from a lot of this:
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I characterise this as "we ran out of room so now the path narrows, but we're going to continue with these posts even if they are essentially in the way". In the original plan the path would have continued across that junction on a raised table with "give way" signs to drivers instead.
This section is a work of genius:-
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As you can see, the intended position to cross the road to the left of that post, just behind the tree. This makes it impossible to see whether a car is approaching intending to turn left. Thus most people just drop off the pavement at the actual corner. For youngsters going to school, this is probably the most dangerous road to cross as it is *very* busy with people turning left to cut through the rat runs in the morning.
There is also a confusing bit further up by the church where the cycle path suddenly ends (although there is a bit of paint on the road instead), but magically reappears on the pavement about 20 paces further on next to the Jewellers.
