Optical illusion cycle lane is given paint jobbut people are STILL bamboozled with hundreds tripping over The Irish Sun [Video]

AN ‘OPTICAL illusion’ cycle lane that has left more than 60 people injured has been given a paint job – but locals are STILL tripping over.

White kerbs on the high street in Keynsham, Somerset, have left cyclists and pedestrians thinking they’re painted lines – only to fall head over wheel in nasty accidents.

Keynsham High Street and joint pedestrian and cycle path that has a dangerous step down onto the roadwayCredit: Paul Gillis/BristolLive/BPM

Alan Flyng, 72, with the new lines painted last nightCredit: SWNS

Dave Dawson, who fell while crossing last yearCredit: Paul Gillis/BristolLive/BPM

The new lines painted last nightCredit: SWNS

The chaos has led to a staggering 59 injuries in 2023 – and sue to the oddly high number injured, the winding lane on Keynsham High street has been dubbed an “optical illusion”.

The dangerous cycle lane used to be the same colour as the road, until one councillor called for it to be painted.

Now it has …

Tags Driver Responsibility, Hit And Run, Walking Safety