Is this a new Kent Highways experimental traffic scheme?

Following on from my blog on Monday concerning St. Peter's Road, lines were applied that same day, whether they're in the right place is presumably a matter of artistic difference.

I have a theory if you notice from my picture there are now two lines going down the centre of the road, there are two possibilities why the markings are as they are, theory one because of the large numbers of schizophrenic drivers in Thanet, in order to accommodate them it has been thought necessary to give them two lines, one for each personality, obviously it won't work in severe cases, theory two, the highway authorities have a bold experiment in place to see if they can slow down traffic by making a central cycle lane this would have two effects one it would make cyclists move a little quicker secondly motorists would in turn slowdown to avoid having to scrape cyclists off the bonnet of their car (personally I do not like experiments on living creatures, especially cyclists as I am one, unless it is absolutely necessary).

Another thought has occurred to me if you look at the photograph where there used to be a wide cycle lane there is now a single thick white line this maybe to encourage cyclists to keep right on the edge of the kerb thus giving cars the extra room they obviously need.

I am sure the highway authorities know what they're doing and it will be explained to us before someone is hurt.