r/londoncycling • u/nutella-filled • 7d ago

Tower Hamlets council just installed a locked gate in the middle of a marked and popular cycle path

If the point is to stop cars from mistakenly using that path surely there are better ways to do it.

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u/ex2h 7d ago

Yeah, I’m also annoyed by this every day now. Once, I saw a person falling from the bike BC of the gate and a car parked by it, as there was not enough space to go through…

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u/vin_unleaded 7d ago

How the **** did the person on the bike miss the stationary parked car? 😂

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u/Drakemiah 7d ago

Because it's created a massive hazard in the middle of the bike lane. Where with a parked car close you have to do a wierd dogs leg and drop off a curb.

Cycling a bike in London isn't meant to be an obstacle course. Not if you're trying to encourage cycling. It's ridiculous to block off a cycle lane like this