Lambeth proposal 2 way cycle lanes Roupell St etc

I have emailed Lambeth Council re this... the cycle lanes are a mad idea especially the ones at St Thomas's Hospital etc and when patients etc get killed people will rightly opine how awful.! You have been warned!

These are not 'cycle lanes' - no physical works apart from some signs and road markings are proposed.

Personally I think it's awful that tens of thousands of Londoners die prematurely due to poor air quality, and therefore it's vital that we encourage walking and cycling to the utmost extent.

Yes, some cyclists behave inconsiderately, and give everyone who rides a bike a bad name. That is very frustrating for the majority of cyclists. We also should recognise that some pedestrians and motorists also behave inconsiderately.

I admit that it's taken me a long time to get used to looking in both directions when crossing the cycle lane in Blackfriars Road - it still doesn't seem quite 'right' - but objectively pedestrians are at much less risk from cyclists than they are from motor vehicles, and we need to keep a sense of perspective about the relative risks.

Well said James.

Fully support two way on Roupell, and elsewhere.

Yes poor air quality.agreed BUT a lot of it caused by traffic sitting in line slow frustrating not good for my heart or my recent stroke caused by stress stuck on buses. 211 and 507. Poor passengers and poor bus drivers.. have some compassion James

I don't see how allowing cycle traffic on Roupell St impacts on your health as it gets very little traffic in the first place?

Its not going to hold up many buses, either.

More pedestrian areas would be nice.

If less people chose to travel by car or bus and more walked or cycled then there'd be less traffic holding up those that do need to travel by car or bus.

Anyway, great idea to encourage more cyclists down a quiet road away from dangerous vehicles.

Guy's street wrote:

If less people chose to travel by car or bus and more walked or cycled then there'd be less traffic holding up those that do need to travel by car or bus.
Anyway, great idea to encourage more cyclists down a quiet road away from danogerous vehicles.

could take one all day to walk around London though

eDWaRD WooDWaRD wrote:

More pedestrian areas would be nice.

yes pedestrian areas