Fury as fire engine gets stuck in traffic on A road next to £1.12m cycle lane

Motorists claiming a new £1.12 million cycle lane leaves no room to make way for emergency vehicles say they have been vindicated - after a fire engine got stuck after months of warnings from road users. Jeff Cosier said it was 'impossible' for the fire engine to get past and that it was 'only a matter of time' before a cyclist got hurt Now drivers have been spotted veering fully into the cycle lane, having to drive over the huge curb, as a fire engine struggled to get through the traffic. Motorists claiming a new £1.12 million cycle lane leaves no room to make way for emergency vehicles say they have been vindicated - after a fire engine got stuck after months of warnings from road users The local BCP Council, however, continues to insist that drivers do not need to veer onto the cycle lane when they encounter emergency vehicles, despite emerging evidence to the contrary. A car has previously gotten stuck on the tall curb between the road and the cycle way as it tried to make way for a police car Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service group manager Stuart Gillion said: 'We work closely with local authorities in relation to matters that affect road networks.