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A modernist
My company are moving to Old Street, EC1 in a couple of weeks. I've recently bought a new bike and intent to cycle to work from New Cross every day.
On Saturday I done a test run to see how long it takes (27 minutes but I'll get quicker!) and explore a couple of potential quieter routes.
As soon as I got close to London Bridge and over the bridge, I had to constantly stop for red traffic lights which gets frustrating but is/was to be expected and I want to be a conscientious rider respect the road laws and other users etc.
However....it doesn't seem like many other cyclist do. Some do but I'd say most I seen simply ignore red lights if it seems safe to go or cycle on pavements to circumnavigate red lights etc.
On a couple of occasions I was waiting at lights that had turned red to allow pedestrians to cross but there weren't any people crossing so I just thought "sod this" and cycled through those ones.
The other element to this that does worry me are articulated lorries turning left and the terrible amount of fatalities we have in London of cyclist not being seen.
So, be honest city cyclists, do you stop at all red lights? Some? None?
On Saturday I done a test run to see how long it takes (27 minutes but I'll get quicker!) and explore a couple of potential quieter routes.
As soon as I got close to London Bridge and over the bridge, I had to constantly stop for red traffic lights which gets frustrating but is/was to be expected and I want to be a conscientious rider respect the road laws and other users etc.
However....it doesn't seem like many other cyclist do. Some do but I'd say most I seen simply ignore red lights if it seems safe to go or cycle on pavements to circumnavigate red lights etc.
On a couple of occasions I was waiting at lights that had turned red to allow pedestrians to cross but there weren't any people crossing so I just thought "sod this" and cycled through those ones.
The other element to this that does worry me are articulated lorries turning left and the terrible amount of fatalities we have in London of cyclist not being seen.
So, be honest city cyclists, do you stop at all red lights? Some? None?