DRIVERS hit out after video emerged of cars veering into the opposite lane to avoid a cyclist using the road — instead of a bike lane beside him.

       The multi-million route opened in December after months of work.

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       Footage of a cyclist on the road, seemingly oblivious to the new lane to his left, sparked fury

       Drivers say the A347 outside Bournemouth is now no longer wide enough for them to make way for 999 vehicles.

       Footage of a cyclist on the road, seemingly oblivious to the new lane to his left, sparked fury.

       The driver who took it, who did not want to be named, said: “Four or five cars in front of me were having to avoid the cyclist as well as oncoming traffic.

       "It’s infuriating.

       “I hardly ever see cyclists in the bike lane.”

       Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council said cyclists may not realise the lane is open as no permanent signs have been put up yet.

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