Check out our post on the A316 TfL cycle lane, where a mother and her son were knocked off their bicycle. Is this the most dangerous cycle lane in Richmond?
http://www.richmondlcc.co.uk/2011/06/11/the-most-dangerous-cycle-lane-in-richmond/
There is a cycle lane??? It looks like a pavement to me. Bad design nevertheless and all too common. When there is a danger from drivers what we tend to do is prohibit the movement of the potential vicitms and call it road safety.
Never cycle on the pavement - especially when it is a designated cycle lane.
This is just a form of vehicle apartheid - cycling on these "cycling provisions" just gives them totally unwarranted credibility.
For substantial lengths of the A316 there are proper off-road cycle paths without crossing traffic and toucan at major junctions. Rather more pleasant IMO than having HGVs passing inches from your elbow at 60 mph. (yes, traffic reduction/speed reduction should be a priority but if motorised traffic must come through Richmond, the A316 is the least damaging place for it to be.)
The trouble is that whenever creating space for cycling becomes a bit more difficult TFL just gives up.
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