Johnstone "death trap" cycle lane to be scrapped as councillors send bosses back to the drawing board

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A Johnstone cycle lane that has been branded a death trap is to be scrapped "with immediate effect" after a fierce backlash from the community.At a full council meeting this week, elected members unanimously agreed to remove the temporary cycleway on Beith Road and examine alternative plans for active travel in the area.It seems even the ruling SNP administration could not turn their backs to the problems the lane was causing for cyclists and drivers, as councillors Andy Steel and Jacqueline Cameron - alongside Labour pair John Hood and Jim Sharkey - called for it be binned.And they received resounding support from the whole chamber as councillors ordered officers to go back to the drawing board. Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here. The decision to scrap the lane - part of a trial route between Howwood and Paisley - comes after a petition against it attracted 1,500 signatures.Councillor Steel complained it was unsafe as it was not being kept clean and debris was forcing cyclists into the road.He told the chamber: "When something isn’t working there is no point in digging your heels in and saying it is."This isn’t working.

Elected members from all parties have raised concerns and I think justifiably."Rather than encouraging people to cycle it’s had the exact opposite effect with hostility and resistance to cycling on the increase."Given that the lane is not being kept clean is it not usable in some places due to glass, stone and other debris."I couldn’t believe my eyes