Posts tagged with ‘safety’

Mornington Crescent: game over for dangerous junction

Cobden Junction in Camden, next to the famous Mornington Crescent tube station, is to become perhaps the first “cycle-proofed” junction in Britain. A new layout will mean that, for the…

Brighton 20 limit to be extended

The city of Brighton and Hove is doubling the number of streets with a 20mph limit. Previously in force only in the city centre, the restriction will now apply to…

19 more London junctions to be tackled

Transport for London has announced £200m worth of improvements at 17 junctions and other dangerous roads across the capital – plus major schemes for Elephant & Castle and the IMAX…

Ban lorries at rush hour, says Bristol mayor

Boris Johnson might be unconvinced by the merits of an HGV ban on London’s streets, but Bristol’s mayor George Ferguson is strongly in favour. At a question and answer session…

Blue paint hastily removed at Bow Roundabout

London’s Cycle Superhighway 2 has been hastily ‘unpainted’ at Bow Roundabout, after a coroner described the route as “an accident waiting to happen”. CS2’s terrible accident record has dominated cycling…