Cyclists are supposed to turn right only because they can't be trusted to wait for pedestrians at the crossing to the left.
New contraflow cycleway and dooring zone
End of shared-use cycleway, turn left or right - there's a No Cycling sign (just to the right) for the footway ahead.
Segregated cycleway past Buckingham Palace
Segregated cycleway past Buckingham Palace
New pedestrianisation in Mayfair
Quietway 2 now has double white lines on Sussex Gardens.
Pedestrianisation in Soho
Pedestrianisation in Soho
Cut-through to Broadcasting House
Road closure and cycleway at Shaftesbury Circus, London
Traffic-free (mostly) link to Shaftesbury Circus (& bike-sharing station)
Hanover Street with projecting bicycle light from one of the Santander Cycles.
Quietway 1, Covent Garden, London
South Carriageway closed to vehicles westbound, for no obvious reason - no mention that the shared-use route is open for cycling.
The towpath under Bishops Bridge Road, Paddington Basin
Little-used cycle route past the police station in Hyde Park (no cycling on the routes to the left)
Strongly marked CS8 past a bus stop.
On- and off-road routes in both directions.
Experimental cycle route by Wellington Barracks, London
Experimental cycle route by Buckingham Palace
Experimental cycle route by Buckingham Palace. I don't know how you're meant to get onto it northbound.
Crossing on Cycle Superhighway 53, along South Carriage Drive, Hyde Park
Bike-sharing station by Cycle Superhighway 53, along South Carriage Drive, Hyde Park
The Broad Walk, Kensington Gardens - now open for cycling
Cycle lane in Hyde Park's North Carriage Drive
Cycle lane in Hyde Park's North Carriage Drive
New segregated cycleway on the West Carriage Drive, Hyde Park - the left-hand lane is for right-turning cyclists - but in practice cyclists use it in the other direction too.
New segregated cycleway along the South Carriage Drive, Hyde Park
Link to the new segregated cycleway on the West Carriage Drive, Hyde Park
Good to see that this has been opened up at last.
The right-hand lane is for right-turning cyclists - but in practice cyclists use it in the other direction too.
Space has been taken from motor vehicles to provide a two-way segregated cycleway in Hyde Park
The old shared-use path on the left is closed and a new one is open to the right.
Having a staggered crossing at Somerset House on the new Cycle Superhighway is probably a mistake.
Speed ramp and junction arrangement on the new Cycle Superhighway along the Victoria Embankment
Cyclist on the new Cycle Superhighway along the Victoria Embankment
Poor stretch leading to the good towpath past the Hammersmith & City entry to Paddington station.
Cycle link across Bayswater Road into park
Narrow contraflow cycle lane
Cyclist on the towpath and cycle parking at the new entry to the Hammersmith & City line platforms at Paddington
Stepped access to the Regents Canal towpath here.
Contraflow lane near Victoria station
Cycle crossing just north of Victoria station
The vast majority of rush-hour cyclists head left on the North Carriage Drive, rather than continuing north of the cycleway.
Hyde Park cycle route crossing the North Carriage Drive
Cathedral Walk, in a new development by Victoria station
Cathedral Walk, in a new development near Victoria station - I think that's a shelf, not a rail for locking bikes to, above the painted cycle.
Rising bollards to keep cars out of this pedestrianised street - overkill perhaps?
Link to Oxford St (and cycle stands in a pool of water)
Cycle cut-through at road closure.
Cycle Superhighway 8 (southbound) passing Millbank Tower. This picture shows how the bright blue surfacing stands out, and the clear labelling of the route number. (See also #31045)
Cycle Superhighway 8 on Millbank in London. The blue cycleway stands out very clearly, and is of a reasonable width.
Obvious site for a cycle crossing of Regent Street
One-block stretch of on-footway cycle track to link up on-road routes.
Road closure (with redundant right-turn road markings)
Two one-way roads meet, each with a contraflow cycle lane so that cyclists can go both ways throughout.
Splendidly clear cycle lanes on the descent to the Strand and Waterloo Bridge.
Contraflow cycle lane in Covent Garden
Contraflow cycle lane in Covent Garden (& cycle-rickshaw)
Contraflow cycle lane in Soho
Paddington Basin - new footbridge and two road bridges.
Cut-through from St Mary's Hospital, Paddington - room for cycle parking to the right.
Well-marked cut-through from Paddington station.
Cut-through from Paddington station.
Very discreet sign for cycle cut-through from Paddington station.
This location was set by synchronization with the track at location #18523.
This location was set by synchronization with the track at location #18523.
Cycle symbols alongside parked cars.
This location was set by synchronization with the track at location #18523.
New toucan crossing over West Carriage Drive
One of the few permitted cycle routes in Kensington Gardens. The level of paranoia in the Royal parks is incredible!
Cycling west on the Grand Union towpath from Little Venice.
Cycle route crossing North Carriage Drive to Hyde Park.
Junction of the cycle route up the east side of Hyde Park with North Carriage Drive.
Junction of Brook Gate crossing with the cycle route up the east side of Hyde Park.
The Brook Gate crossing of Park Lane - looking east to Upper Brook Street
Lanesborough Place - private road under the Lanesborough Hotel, and a useful cut-through from Hyde Park Corner to Belgrave Square.
Hyde Park Corner, rush hour - some cyclists use the zebra crossing to the left, but most just wait for traffic to let them through to the Hyde Park cycle route.
Hyde Park Corner - left-hand gate used by cyclists crossing directly from the central island into Hyde Park, right-hand gate used by those taking two stages.
Hyde Park Corner, evening rush hour - cyclists making the one-stage crossing from the central island to Hyde Park conflicting with cyclists turning right from Knightsbridge to the island - all in a hurry before traffic mows them down.
Hyde Park Corner, evening rush - cyclists crossing in two stages from the central island. There seem to be more cyclists every time I go to London.
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