I rode the new cycle lanes south of Tally Ho Corner on 13th Nov 2020. In general they are very useful for cyclists.
Here are a few places where improvements would be helpful:
1) North of Summers Lane / Granville Road
There is a problem with cars parking in the cycle lanes. It's nice to have wide cycle lanes, but narrower lanes or double yellow lines might discourage illegal parking.
Southbound:
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| A1000 southbound at Sandringham Gardens. Car illegally parked - just enough room to squeeze through on a bike |
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| Southbound at No 593 near Addington Drive. Car illegally parked. No room to squeeze through safely on a bike. |
Northbound:
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| Northbound at Eton Avenue. The car is parked legally, but the van in front blocks access to the cycle lane beyond. |
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| Northbound at Fallow Ct Avenue. Car parked illegally, ignoring blue paint, solid white line and cycle lane sign. |
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| Northbound at Fallow Ct Avenue. Car parked illegally, ignoring solid white line and posts. |
2) Entrance to Finchley Leisure Centre car park
Outside lockdown, this is a busy entrance and there is a left-hook risk. Emerging traffic turning right may use the blue cycle lane to wait for a gap in the traffic. Traffic lights and an ASL here would increase safety and assist motor traffic entering and leaving the site.
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| Southbound at Finchley Leisure Centre |
3) South of North Circular Road
Just south of the Strawberry Vale traffic lights, 2 lanes of motor traffic merge just at the point where cyclists have to overtake a couple of parked cars. It's worse if there are also cars trying to turn right into Sylvester Road just beyond here. This parking needs to be relocated.
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| Southbound at No 348 south of Strawberry Vale |
4) The Bishops Avenue
Traffic emerging from The Bishops Avenue has poor visibility looking right due to a large tree immediately south of the junction. Traffic tends to push out onto the A1000, blocking the cycle lane. There is also a left-hook risk from northbound A1000 traffic turning left. Safety could be improved by installing traffic lights, or removing the tree and planting more trees elsewhere.
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| Northbound at The Bishops Avenue |
5) Northbound to East End Road traffic lights
Traffic going straight on, or left, moves into the left lane and leaves little or no room for cyclists to reach the ASL at the traffic lights. An approach lane could be provided either by (a) narrowing the pavement, or (b) banning the A1000 southbound left turn into Fortis Green, narrowing the southbound carriageway and widening the northbound carriageway.
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| Northbound approaching East End Road |
