situation for both motorists and bi

situation for both motorists and bicyclists; especially when a bike or vehicle is aiming to turndirection. The situation is amplified in the case of discontinuities, forcing the cyclist into confusingor unsafe cycling conditions where they continue traveling forward. Rarely is there a safe or buff-ered transition to the new conditions.Intersection inconsistencies—Intersection inconsistencies (Fig. 3) represents discontinuities inwhich the bicycle lane is disrupted or terminated due to a relatively prominent intersection.The bicycle lane prior to the discontinuity is usually on the right-hand side of the road but dissipates after the intersection because of a variety of reasons such as automobile parking, a markedlydifferent street or urban formlayout, or lack space on the right of way. In general, intersectioninconsistencies are on streets carrying moderate volumes of traffic and they exist on the right sideof the streetLapsing lanes—The final group of discontinuities, lapsing lanes (Fig. 4) are those that typicallyend under relatively benign conditions and provide a well-buffered transition to riding amongauto traffic (i.e., wide traffic lanes after the discontinuity). These discontinuities occur almostexclusively on streets with low traffic and in residential areas. They are generally well markedand striped to indicate the end of a given facility. They rarely end in a turn lane or intersectionwhere a high volume of turns may interfere with the main direction of cyclists in the terminatingbicycle lane