Bicycle lanes: progress halted by legal loopholes By Anna Hassapi Cyprus Mail CYCLISTS in Cyprus are facing a multitude of obstacles, with little help from government bodies despite the obvious environmental advantages of increasing traffic on two wheels.On Thursday, the Commissioner for the Environment, Charalambos Theopemptou, met with Andis Hadjivassiliou, the president of Podilatokinisis, an organisation for the promotion of bicycle transport, to discuss the problems cyclists faced in Cyprus. Hadjivassiliou presented the main obstacles, including cars using bicycle lanes as parking, the lack of maintenance of lanes as rubbish, rocks, bushes and even electricity poles stand in the way of cyclists, and the fact that there are no outward bicycle exits from town centres.Despite the serious public transport and traffic congestion problems facing urban areas in Cyprus, the bicycle option is yet to receive necessary support from the state. Not only are cycle lanes sporadic and insufficien...