RACQ analysis finds most of Brisbane’s busiest cycling routes are dangerous because they make no allowances for riders

When Kath Angus cycles to work, she opts to go twice as far as the shortest distance between East Brisbane and Herston because it’s the only way she feels safe.

The midwife and former Greens mayoral candidate enjoys cycling, but says her 10-kilometre commute is way longer than it needs to be.

“It is mostly the safest way — and it’s the way that’s all bikeway — but it’s not the quickest and it’s definitely not the shortest,” she said.

“The most direct route is 4.9…